AS Roma vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

Roma overpower Empoli, equal Serie A record in 7-0 victory

Jose Mourinho's AS Roma earned their first win of the 2023-24 season after two quick-fire goals set them on their way to a 7-0 home trashing of bottom-placed Empoli in Serie A on Sunday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Penalty conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
• 2': Goal! Roma 1, Empoli 0. Paulo Dybala (Roma) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
• 7': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
• 8': Goal! Roma 2, Empoli 0. Renato Sanches (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a cross.
• 10': Foul by Diego Llorente (Roma).
• 10': Mattia Destro (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 11': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
• 11': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 12': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Rasmus Kristensen.
• 14': Offside, Roma. Leonardo Spinazzola tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
• 14': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
• 16': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
• 16': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 18': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
• 21': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
• 24': Offside, Roma. Paulo Dybala tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
• 28': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
• 28': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
• 29': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
• 30': Offside, Empoli. Bartosz Bereszynski tries a through ball, but Matteo Cancellieri is caught offside.
• 31': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
• 33': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 35': Own Goal by Alberto Grassi, Empoli. Roma 3, Empoli 0.
• 38': Foul by Renato Sanches (Roma).
• 38': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 38': Paulo Dybala (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 39': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
• 39': Renato Sanches (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
• 39': Delay in match because of an injury Evan Ndicka (Roma).
• 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 41': Foul by Diego Llorente (Roma).
• 41': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 42': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 42': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
• 42': Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini with a cross following a corner.
• 43': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
• 43': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 45'+1': Attempt saved. Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Destro.
• 45'+1': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
• 45'+3': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Roma 3, Empoli 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Roma 3, Empoli 0.
• 45': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
• 45': Substitution, Empoli. Simone Bastoni replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
• 45': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Renato Sanches.
• 52': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
• 52': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Goal! Roma 4, Empoli 0. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
• 58': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
• 58': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 58': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 59': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
• 60': Substitution, Empoli. Francesco Caputo replaces Mattia Destro.
• 60': Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Matteo Cancellieri.
• 61': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
• 63': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 63': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
• 64': Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Paulo Dybala.
• 66': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
• 67': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski.
• 70': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
• 70': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Attempt saved. Edoardo Bove (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
• 71': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
• 71': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 72': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
• 72': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
• 75': Substitution, Roma. Riccardo Pagano replaces Leandro Paredes.
• 78': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
• 78': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 78': Offside, Empoli. Bartosz Bereszynski tries a through ball, but Tommaso Baldanzi is caught offside.
• 79': Goal! Roma 5, Empoli 0. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
• 81': Foul by Riccardo Pagano (Roma).
• 81': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 82': Goal! Roma 6, Empoli 0. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Belotti following a fast break.
• 83': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
• 84': Substitution, Roma. Sardar Azmoun replaces Romelu Lukaku.
• 84': Substitution, Empoli. Stiven Shpendi replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
• 85': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 85': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Roma).
• 85': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 85': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
• 86': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riccardo Pagano with a cross following a corner.
• 86': Goal! Roma 7, Empoli 0. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante following a corner.
• 87': Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 87': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
• 90': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
• 90': Simone Bastoni (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Roma).
• 90'+3': Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 7, Empoli 0.
• 0': Match ends, Roma 7, Empoli 0.
• 0': Match ends, Roma 7, Empoli 0.