Empoli vs Monza, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

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Empoli are hosting Monza at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, 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.
3': Offside, Monza. Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
5': Offside, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo is caught offside.
6': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Monza).
6': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Attempt missed. Daniel Maldini (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
9': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Monza).
9': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Daniel Maldini (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
11': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini.
12': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
12': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Armando Izzo.
15': Foul by Samuele Birindelli (Monza).
15': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
18': Luca Caldirola (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Offside, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella is caught offside.
21': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Pessina (Monza).
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
24': Semuel Pizzignacco (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Semuel Pizzignacco (Monza).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
32': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Armando Izzo (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
34': Offside, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini is caught offside.
35': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
35': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Petagna (Monza).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
40': Andrea Petagna (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
41': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
41': Warren Bondo (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
44': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Monza).
45': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+2': Daniel Maldini (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
45'+2': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Monza).
45'+6': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Monza).
45'+6': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+6': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
45'+7': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Monza 0.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Monza 0.
45': Substitution, Monza. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Matteo Pessina.
46': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
46': Roberto Gagliardini (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
47': Attempt saved. Samuele Birindelli (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
47': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armando Izzo.
47': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
48': Foul by Daniel Maldini (Monza).
48': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Daniel Maldini (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella.
49': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Samuele Birindelli.
52': Offside, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
53': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Monza).
53': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Daniel Maldini.
55': Attempt missed. Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a corner.
56': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Samuele Birindelli.
56': Attempt blocked. Mattia Viti (Empoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
57': Foul by Daniel Maldini (Monza).
57': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Daniel Maldini (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
59': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Caldirola.
62': Andrea Petagna (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
62': Substitution, Monza. Dany Mota replaces Daniel Maldini.
65': Foul by Samuele Vignato (Monza).
65': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Monza) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
66': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
66': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Monza).
67': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
69': Substitution, Empoli. Ola Solbakken replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
69': Substitution, Monza. Gianluca Caprari replaces Samuele Vignato.
71': Delay in match (Monza).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
74': Attempt missed. Luca Caldirola (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini following a corner.
75': Foul by Warren Bondo (Monza).
75': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
77': Hand ball by Warren Bondo (Monza).
79': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
79': Gianluca Caprari (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Samuele Birindelli (Monza).
80': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
84': Warren Bondo (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Youssef Maleh.
85': Substitution, Empoli. Francesco Caputo replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
85': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
85': Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Armando Izzo (Monza).
86': Attempt saved. Ola Solbakken (Empoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
86': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Semuel Pizzignacco.
89': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Samuele Birindelli (Monza).
90': Andrea Petagna (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Bondo with a headed pass.
90'+1': Foul by Ola Solbakken (Empoli).
90'+1': Warren Bondo (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
90'+2': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
90'+2': Samuele Birindelli (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Monza 0.
0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Monza 0.

Statistics

MON		EMP
19	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	1
61.8	Possession	38.2
6	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
341	Accurate Passes	180
442	Passes	260
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	3
13	Crosses	21
0.1	Cross %	0.1
69	Long Balls	40
25	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	6
10	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	4
17	Effective Clearances	21
17	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 7,746

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	28	+36	61
2	Napoli	28	+22	60
3	Atalanta	28	+37	58
4	Juventus	28	+20	52

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Devis Vásquez (GK)
34	Adrian Ismajli
21	Mattia Viti
4	Sebastian Walukiewicz
93	Youssef Maleh
6	Liam Henderson
3	Giuseppe Pezzella
11	Emmanuel Gyasi
29	Lorenzo Colombo
99	Sebastiano Esposito
10	Jacopo Fazzini

Empoli Substitutes:

Niccolò Chiorra, Lorenzo Tosto, Saba Goglichidze, Jacopo Seghetti, Ola Solbakken, Gabriele Guarino, Liberato Cacace, Nicolas Haas, Petar Stojanovic, Francesco Caputo, Bohdan Popov, Luca Marianucci, Emmanuel Ekong, Steven Shpendi.

Monza (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
21	Semuel Pizzignacco (GK)
22	Pablo Marí
5	Luca Caldirola
4	Armando Izzo
38	Warren Bondo
32	Matteo Pessina
77	Georgios Kyriakopoulos
19	Samuele Birindelli
37	Andrea Petagna
14	Daniel Maldini
80	Samuele Vignato

Monza Substitutes:

Mattia Valoti, Roberto Gagliardini, Dany Mota, Gianluca Caprari, Andrea Carboni, Marco D'Alessandro, Alessandro Sorrentino, Davide Bettella, Stefano Sensi, Andrea Mazza, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Pedro Pereira, Mirko Maric.

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