Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 19': Álvaro Morata
  • 44': Tijjani Reijnders
  • 69': Tijjani Reijnders
FT
3 - 0
Empoli

    Tijjani Reijnders' brace gives AC Milan win over Empoli

    Tijjani Reijnders's double and a goal by Alvaro Morata earned AC Milan a comfortable 3-0 win over Empoli at a foggy San Siro in Serie A on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Emerson Royal (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Tino Anjorin.
    • 6': Foul by Tino Anjorin (Empoli).
    • 6': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
    • 8': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
    • 8': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Anjorin.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a through ball.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 18': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Liam Henderson.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
    • 19': Goal! AC Milan 1, Empoli 0. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Tino Anjorin with a cross.
    • 25': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
    • 25': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
    • 27': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
    • 27': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
    • 28': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 28': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
    • 28': Tino Anjorin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 31': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
    • 33': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 35': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
    • 35': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
    • 37': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 38': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 38': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
    • 39': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
    • 39': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
    • 42': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
    • 44': Goal! AC Milan 2, Empoli 0. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Anjorin.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Tino Anjorin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
    • 45'+1': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, AC Milan 2, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 2, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 45': Substitution, Empoli. Ola Solbakken replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
    • 46': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 47': Offside, Empoli. Ola Solbakken is caught offside.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Emerson Royal (AC Milan).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Foul by Emerson Royal (AC Milan).
    • 50': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Offside, Empoli. Liberato Cacace is caught offside.
    • 54': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
    • 56': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
    • 56': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
    • 59': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Tino Anjorin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Tino Anjorin (Empoli).
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Tino Anjorin because of an injury.
    • 67': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
    • 67': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
    • 68': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Goal! AC Milan 3, Empoli 0. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana following a fast break.
    • 71': Substitution, Empoli. Luca Marianucci replaces Saba Goglichidze.
    • 71': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 71': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Emerson Royal (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 72': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
    • 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Yunus Musah.
    • 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Youssouf Fofana.
    • 75': Substitution, AC Milan. Strahinja Pavlovic replaces Matteo Gabbia.
    • 75': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Pietro Pellegri.
    • 76': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan).
    • 76': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Ola Solbakken (Empoli).
    • 77': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
    • 77': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
    • 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 81': Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Álvaro Morata.
    • 82': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Samuel Chukwueze.
    • 84': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 84': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, AC Milan. Francesco Camarda replaces Rafael Leão.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Francesco Camarda (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 87': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Samuel Chukwueze.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
    • 88': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
    • 90': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Offside, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 0
    44.3 Possession 55.7
    9 SHOTS 20
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    326 Accurate Passes 419
    371 Passes 470
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    14 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    30 Long Balls 43
    13 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 11
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    21 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    12 Interceptions 4
    18 Effective Clearances 16
    18 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 68,725

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 17 +14 38
    2 Atalanta 16 +22 37
    3 Internazionale 15 +25 34
    4 Lazio 17 +8 34
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    28 Malick Thiaw
    46 Matteo Gabbia Yellow Card
    19 Theo Hernández
    22 Emerson Royal
    11 Christian Pulisic
    14 Tijjani Reijnders
    29 Youssouf Fofana
    7 Álvaro Morata
    10 Rafael Leão
    80 Yunus Musah Yellow Card
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Francesco Camarda, Strahinja Pavlovic, Lorenzo Torriani, Filippo Terracciano, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Tammy Abraham, Samuel Chukwueze, Fikayo Tomori, Davide Calabria, Marco Sportiello.

    EMP Empoli (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    23 Devis Vásquez (GK)
    34 Adrian Ismajli
    21 Mattia Viti
    2 Saba Goglichidze
    93 Youssef Maleh
    6 Liam Henderson Yellow Card
    8 Faustino Anjorin
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    9 Pietro Pellegri
    29 Lorenzo Colombo Yellow Card
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Jacopo Bacci, Emmanuel Ekong, Ismael Konaté, Lorenzo Tosto, Sebastiano Esposito, Liberato Cacace, Junior Sambia, Luca Belardinelli, Dawid Bembnista, Jacopo Seghetti, Ola Solbakken, Samuele Perisan, Luca Marianucci.

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