Fiorentina vs Empoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Fiorentina

58': Nicolás González

FT
1 - 0

Empoli

57': Sebastiano Luperto

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Fiorentina are hosting Empoli at Artemio Franchi, Firenze, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
3': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
3': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli.
5': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
5': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina).
7': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
8': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
8': Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Attempt saved. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli.
9': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
10': Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli with a cross following a corner.
11': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
11': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
13': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
14': Attempt saved. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
15': Offside, Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
16': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
16': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
17': Hand ball by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
18': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
22': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
22': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Offside, Fiorentina. Cristiano Biraghi tries a through ball, but Arthur Cabral is caught offside.
24': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina).
24': Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
28': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Lorenzo Tonelli because of an injury.
29': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
29': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Offside, Fiorentina. Joseph Alfred Duncan tries a through ball, but Lucas Torreira is caught offside.
32': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
32': Attempt saved. Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan with a cross.
32': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Igor Julio following a corner.
34': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Empoli).
34': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
35': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli with a cross.
35': Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
35': Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
36': Attempt missed. Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás González with a cross following a fast break.
37': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
37': Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli).
39': Pietro Terracciano (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
41': VAR Decision: No Goal Fiorentina 0-0 Empoli.
42': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
42': Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt saved. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
44': Attempt blocked. Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45'+1': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto following a fast break.
45'+3': Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
45'+3': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás González with a headed pass.
45'+5': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Empoli 0.
45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, Empoli 0.
47': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
47': Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Offside, Fiorentina. Cristiano Biraghi tries a through ball, but Riccardo Saponara is caught offside.
48': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
48': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Offside, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
51': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara.
52': Offside, Fiorentina. Joseph Alfred Duncan tries a through ball, but Riccardo Saponara is caught offside.
53': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
53': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
55': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
55': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Federico Di Francesco (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina).
56': Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
57': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Second yellow card to Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) for a bad foul.
58': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Empoli 0. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a set piece situation.
61': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Liam Henderson.
61': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Viti replaces Federico Di Francesco.
61': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Leo Stulac.
63': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
64': Foul by Nicolás González (Fiorentina).
64': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Offside, Empoli. Petar Stojanovic tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
66': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan.
68': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Fiorentina).
68': Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás González.
71': Substitution, Fiorentina. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Lucas Torreira.
71': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
71': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Attempt saved. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
74': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás González.
76': Attempt saved. Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara.
77': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces Riccardo Saponara.
77': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
81': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
81': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Empoli).
84': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Substitution, Fiorentina. Youssef Maleh replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
86': Substitution, Fiorentina. José Callejón replaces Nicolás González.
87': Substitution, Fiorentina. Aleksa Terzic replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
88': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Sottil with a cross.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 1, Empoli 0.
0': Match ends, Fiorentina 1, Empoli 0.

Statistics

EMP		FIO
20	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	4
0	Corner Kicks	5
10	Saves	1
37.4	Possession	62.6
5	SHOTS	24
1	ON GOAL	11
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	481
316	Passes	536
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	11
10	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.5
43	Long Balls	71
15	Accurate Long Balls	56
0.3	Long Balls %	0.8
0	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	9
10	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
3	Interceptions	6
18	Effective Clearances	12
18	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 22,407

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	26	+35	57
2	Napoli	26	+21	56
3	Atalanta	26	+33	54
4	Juventus	26	+22	49

Full Table

Line-Ups

Fiorentina (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Pietro Terracciano (GK)
98	Igor Julio
4	Nikola Milenkovic
3	Cristiano Biraghi
23	Lorenzo Venuti
18	Lucas Torreira
32	Alfred Duncan
10	Gaetano Castrovilli
9	Arthur Cabral
8	Riccardo Saponara
22	Nicolás González

Fiorentina Substitutes:

Aleksa Terzic, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Lucas Martínez Quarta, José Callejón, Youssef Maleh, Sofyan Amrabat, Matija Nastasic, Jonathan Ikoné, Aleksandr Kokorin, Antonio Rosati, Krzysztof Piatek, Riccardo Sottil.

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
33	Sebastiano Luperto
26	Lorenzo Tonelli
21	Liberato Cacace
30	Petar Stojanovic
11	Federico Di Francesco
5	Leo Stulac
8	Liam Henderson
25	Filippo Bandinelli
27	Szymon Zurkowski
99	Andrea Pinamonti

Empoli Substitutes:

Patrick Cutrone, Adrian Ismajli, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Marco Benassi, Valerio Verre, Simone Romagnoli, Kristjan Asllani, Jacopo Furlan, Samir Ujkani, Andrea La Mantia, Mattia Viti, Nedim Bajrami.

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