Empoli vs AC Milan, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Empoli

65': Luca Marianucci

FT
0 - 2

AC Milan

54': Fikayo Tomori
68': Rafael Leão
76': Santiago Gimenez

Santiago Giménez nets first AC Milan goal in win over Empoli

Santiago Gimenez and Christian Pulisic celebrate [1296x729]

AC Milan won 2-0 at Empoli on Saturday thanks to second half goals from Rafael Leao and Santiago Gimenez in a Serie A clash that ended with both sides down to 10 men.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by João Félix (AC Milan).
2': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
5': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
5': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
7': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
7': Kyle Walker (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt saved. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
11': Offside, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo is caught offside.
12': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
12': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
12': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt blocked. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
15': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
15': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Offside, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
18': João Félix (AC Milan) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
18': João Félix (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
21': Attempt missed. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
24': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
24': Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
25': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Delay in match because of an injury Mattia Viti (Empoli).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Substitution, Empoli. Saba Goglichidze replaces Mattia Viti because of an injury.
30': Offside, AC Milan. Álex Jiménez is caught offside.
33': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
33': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
33': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Offside, AC Milan. Álex Jiménez is caught offside.
36': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
36': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
38': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
38': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Offside, Empoli. Liberato Cacace is caught offside.
41': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
44': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
44': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
45': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
45'+3': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders from a direct free kick.
45'+5': First Half ends, Empoli 0, AC Milan 0.
45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, AC Milan 0.
45': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Youssouf Fofana.
45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Álex Jiménez.
45': Substitution, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez replaces Tammy Abraham.
46': Offside, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
47': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
47': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
50': Offside, Empoli. Liberato Cacace is caught offside.
51': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
52': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
53': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
54': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
54': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Second yellow card to Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) for a bad foul.
57': Attempt blocked. Luca Marianucci (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
57': Attempt missed. Luca Marianucci (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
58': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': 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.
60': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
60': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
61': Attempt missed. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
62': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
62': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
63': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
65': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
65': Luca Marianucci (Empoli) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
66': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
67': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Goal! Empoli 0, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
69': Substitution, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
70': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
70': Substitution, Empoli. Christian Kouamé replaces Liam Henderson.
72': Attempt missed. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
72': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Félix.
73': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
73': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
75': Attempt missed. João Félix (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
75': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Kyle Walker (AC Milan).
76': Goal! Empoli 0, AC Milan 2. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a fast break.
79': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
80': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Konaté replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
81': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Bacci replaces Alberto Grassi.
82': Attempt saved. João Félix (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
84': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
84': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces João Félix.
87': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
87': Jacopo Bacci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt missed. Ismael Konaté (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
88': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
88': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
90': Attempt missed. Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross following a corner.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Ismael Konaté (Empoli).
90'+1': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Ismael Konaté (Empoli).
90'+4': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, AC Milan 2.
0': Match ends, Empoli 0, AC Milan 2.

Statistics

MIL		EMP
10	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	5
6	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	3
62.3	Possession	37.7
16	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
410	Accurate Passes	208
476	Passes	284
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	54
27	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	12
18	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	13
25	Effective Clearances	19
25	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 14,500

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	34	+29	74
2	Internazionale	34	+39	71
3	Atalanta	34	+36	65
4	Juventus	34	+20	62

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Devis Vásquez (GK)
35	Luca Marianucci
21	Mattia Viti
22	Mattia De Sciglio
5	Alberto Grassi
6	Liam Henderson
3	Giuseppe Pezzella
11	Emmanuel Gyasi
29	Lorenzo Colombo
13	Liberato Cacace
99	Sebastiano Esposito

Empoli Substitutes:

Christian Kouamé, Jacopo Seghetti, Ismael Konaté, Lorenzo Tosto, Darius Falcusan, Saba Goglichidze, Marco Silvestri, Brayan, Junior Sambia, Jacopo Bacci, Szymon Zurkowski.

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
31	Strahinja Pavlovic
23	Fikayo Tomori
19	Theo Hernández
32	Kyle Walker
79	João Félix
14	Tijjani Reijnders
29	Youssouf Fofana
90	Tammy Abraham
20	Álex Jiménez
80	Yunus Musah

AC Milan Substitutes:

Rafael Leão, Riccardo Sottil, Malick Thiaw, Samuel Chukwueze, Francesco Camarda, Davide Bartesaghi, Lorenzo Torriani, Santiago Gimenez, Marco Sportiello, Matteo Gabbia, Filippo Terracciano, Christian Pulisic.

Serie A News

Inter Milan's Serie A title hopes dented by Roma loss

Inter Milan's Serie A title hopes took a massive blow when the defending champions suffered a 1-0 home loss to Roma on Sunday.

Christian Pulisic, Santiago Gimenez earn AC Milan win over Venezia

Goals from Christian Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez earned AC Milan a 2-0 win away at Venezia on Sunday, to leave the hosts ever closer to relegation.

Men's soccer rivalries to know: El Clásico, Manchester Derby

From El Clásico to Manchester Derby, here are some of the most notable men's rivalries in soccer around the world.

Europe's top soccer leagues: Titles, cup finals, UCL, relegation

The European soccer season is drawing to a close, but who will win the race for the titles, cups, European qualification -- and who will be relegated?

Juventus' Champions League hopes dealt blow in loss at Parma

Juventus stumbled to a 1-0 defeat at Parma on Wednesday, failing to impress with a sleepy performance as they slipped out of the top four with the season now edging towards its conclusion.