Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Como, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
  • 47': Pietro Pellegri
FT
1 - 0
Como

    About

    Empoli are hosting Como 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.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Como) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza with a headed pass.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Alieu Fadera (Como) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 9': Alieu Fadera (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 13': Hand ball by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 14': Andrea Belotti (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
    • 16': Foul by Yannik Engelhardt (Como).
    • 16': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Alberto Moreno (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 18': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
    • 18': Yannik Engelhardt (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Mattia Viti (Empoli).
    • 19': Lucas da Cunha (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Como).
    • 20': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Como. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 28': Foul by Alberto Dossena (Como).
    • 28': Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 31': Yannik Engelhardt (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Yannik Engelhardt (Como).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Corner, Como. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Como) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas da Cunha with a cross.
    • 39': Corner, Como. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
    • 42': Alieu Fadera (Como) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 44': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
    • 44': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Belotti (Como).
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Como 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Como 0.
    • 47': Goal! Empoli 1, Como 0. Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 49': Offside, Como. Alieu Fadera is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Strefezza (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas da Cunha.
    • 53': Alieu Fadera (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
    • 54': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Maleh with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pepe Reina.
    • 57': Corner, Como. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 58': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Como).
    • 59': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
    • 59': Yannik Engelhardt (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Alberto Dossena (Como) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri.
    • 62': Substitution, Como. Nico Paz replaces Federico Barba.
    • 63': Substitution, Como. Patrick Cutrone replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
    • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Ola Solbakken.
    • 65': Foul by Nico Paz (Como).
    • 65': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Marc Kempf (Como).
    • 65': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lucas da Cunha.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 67': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pepe Reina.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Mattia Viti (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Andrea Belotti (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
    • 68': Offside, Empoli. Pietro Pellegri is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri following a fast break.
    • 73': Foul by Lucas da Cunha (Como).
    • 73': Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 74': Yannik Engelhardt (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 76': Substitution, Empoli. Tino Anjorin replaces Nicolas Haas.
    • 76': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Pietro Pellegri.
    • 78': Substitution, Como. Simone Verdi replaces Alieu Fadera.
    • 78': Substitution, Como. Alessandro Gabrielloni replaces Andrea Belotti.
    • 79': Foul by Tino Anjorin (Empoli).
    • 79': Nico Paz (Como) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Corner, Como. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Marc Kempf (Como) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Paz with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Corner, Como. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
    • 83': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Como).
    • 84': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 84': Substitution, Empoli. Luca Marianucci replaces Liam Henderson.
    • 86': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 86': Yannik Engelhardt (Como) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Substitution, Como. Alberto Cerri replaces Lucas da Cunha.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Alberto Cerri (Como) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Paz.
    • 87': Devis Vásquez (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Alessandro Gabrielloni (Como).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 90'+1': Nico Paz (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Como) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Verdi.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Como) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
    • 90'+2': Pepe Reina (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Como) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moreno with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Nico Paz (Como) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yannik Engelhardt.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Como 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Como 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 17
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 2
    59.4 Possession 40.6
    12 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    388 Accurate Passes 244
    464 Passes 320
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    43 Long Balls 63
    22 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    15 Effective Tackles 7
    19 Tackles 12
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 24
    16 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
    Location: Empoli, Italy
    Attendance: 8,102

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 8 +7 18
    2 AS Roma 8 +5 18
    3 AC Milan 8 +7 17
    4 Internazionale 8 +8 15
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    EMP Empoli (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    23 Devis Vásquez (GK)
    34 Adrian Ismajli
    21 Mattia Viti
    22 Mattia De Sciglio
    32 Nicolas Haas
    6 Liam Henderson
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    9 Pietro Pellegri
    93 Youssef Maleh
    17 Ola Solbakken
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Federico Brancolini, Faustino Anjorin, Ismael Konaté, Jacopo Seghetti, Lorenzo Colombo, Liberato Cacace, Emmanuel Ekong, Luca Marianucci, Lorenzo Tosto, Junior Sambia.

    COMO Como (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 Pepe Reina (GK)
    93 Federico Barba
    13 Alberto Dossena
    18 Alberto Moreno
    5 Edoardo Goldaniga
    33 Lucas Da Cunha
    2 Marc-Oliver Kempf
    26 Yannick Engelhardt
    11 Andrea Belotti
    7 Gabriel Strefezza
    16 Alieu Fadera
    Como Substitutes:
    Francesco Andrealli, Emil Audero, Nico Paz, Simone Verdi, Ali Jasim, Patrick Cutrone, Giuseppe Mazzaglia, Alberto Cerri, Alessio Iovine, Alessandro Gabrielloni, Fellipe Jack, Marco Sala.

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