Juventus vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ATen-man Juventus held to home draw by lowly Empoli
Juventus squandered the chance to increase their lead over second-placed Inter Milan when they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Empoli in Serie A on Saturday after playing most of the game with 10 men.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Filip Kostic (Juventus).
- 1': Attempt saved. Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Maleh with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 4': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 6': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
- 10': Alberto Cerri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 12': Attempt saved. Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 13': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 13': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 15': Hand ball by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 16': Alberto Cerri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus).
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Alberto Cerri (Empoli).
- 17': Delay in match (Juventus). VAR checking.
- 18': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) is shown the red card.
- 19': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
- 19': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 23': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
- 28': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 28': Attempt missed. Alberto Cerri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youssef Maleh with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Youssef Maleh with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 42': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 42': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Youssef Maleh following a set piece situation.
- 44': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 44': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ardian Ismajli.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Empoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Empoli 0.
- 48': Offside, Empoli. Alberto Cerri is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Federico Gatti (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Miretti with a cross.
- 50': Goal! Juventus 1, Empoli 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 54': Bremer (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Empoli).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ardian Ismajli.
- 56': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 56': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Alberto Grassi.
- 56': Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Alberto Cerri.
- 59': Substitution, Juventus. Timothy Weah replaces Fabio Miretti.
- 59': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 59': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
- 64': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 64': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Hand ball by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
- 68': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 70': Goal! Juventus 1, Empoli 1. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 76': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Alex Sandro (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 78': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
- 78': Substitution, Juventus. Kenan Yildiz replaces Filip Kostic.
- 78': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Bremer.
- 80': Delay in match (Empoli).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
- 82': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 82': Offside, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 83': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
- 88': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 88': Attempt missed. Bremer (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 90'+1': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 90'+2': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Juventus).
- 90'+2': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Timothy Weah (Juventus).
- 90'+3': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Timothy Weah (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Empoli. Razvan Marin replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Empoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 1, Empoli 1.
Statistics
 EMP |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 61 | Possession | 39 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 567 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 634 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 25 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 39,518
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 39,518
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 11 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 11 | +12 | 24 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 11 | +15 | 22 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 11 | +13 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 20 | Fabio Miretti |
| 16 | Weston McKennie |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 11 | Filip Kostic |
| 27 | Andrea Cambiaso |
| 14 | Arkadiusz Milik  |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
Empoli (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastian Walukiewicz  |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 29 | Youssef Maleh |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi |
| 17 | Alberto Cerri |
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