Torino vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

Mar 15, 2025, 7:45 PM · Italian Serie A

70': Nikola Vlasic

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1 - 0

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Torino are hosting Empoli at Olimpico Grande Torino, Torino, Italy, starting on Saturday 15 Mar 2025 7:45 PM UTC+00:00. 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.
1': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Kouamé with a headed pass.
2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
4': Attempt blocked. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a headed pass.
4': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Delay in match because of an injury Gvidas Gineitis (Torino).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6': Delay in match (Empoli).
6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
7': Samuele Ricci (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
9': Gvidas Gineitis (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
13': Cesare Casadei (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
13': Attempt missed. Cristiano Biraghi (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ché Adams with a through ball.
15': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
15': Delay in match because of an injury Cristiano Biraghi (Torino).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Offside, Torino. Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
17': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
17': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Torino).
18': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
20': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a through ball.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Gvidas Gineitis (Torino).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Offside, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
23': Eljif Elmas (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
24': Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
26': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
27': Attempt missed. Saúl Coco (Torino) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
27': Offside, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
30': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Saúl Coco (Torino).
30': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
31': Ché Adams (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
32': Attempt missed. Gvidas Gineitis (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
33': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
33': Samuele Ricci (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Torino).
35': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
40': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
41': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Empoli).
41': Saúl Coco (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Offside, Torino. Gvidas Gineitis is caught offside.
44': Attempt missed. Gvidas Gineitis (Torino) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Gvidas Gineitis (Torino).
44': Delay in match because of an injury Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
45'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Torino 0, Empoli 0.
45': Second Half begins Torino 0, Empoli 0.
45': Substitution, Torino. Adam Masina replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
48': Foul by Gvidas Gineitis (Torino).
48': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Gvidas Gineitis (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Adam Masina.
52': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
52': Samuele Ricci (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Cristiano Biraghi (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Junior Sambia (Empoli).
56': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Ricci with a headed pass.
57': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Torino).
58': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
59': Attempt missed. Adam Masina (Torino) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
60': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
61': Attempt missed. Gvidas Gineitis (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ché Adams with a headed pass.
62': Offside, Torino. Eljif Elmas is caught offside.
63': Substitution, Torino. Valentino Lazaro replaces Gvidas Gineitis.
64': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
64': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross.
64': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
65': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
67': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
69': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Kouamé following a fast break.
70': Goal! Torino 1, Empoli 0. Nikola Vlasic (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
74': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Torino).
74': Junior Sambia (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Junior Sambia.
77': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Torino).
79': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Luca Marianucci.
80': Eljif Elmas (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli).
81': Attempt saved. Cristiano Biraghi (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
81': Offside, Torino. Adam Masina is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Torino. Yann Karamoh replaces Eljif Elmas.
84': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Torino).
84': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Torino).
86': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Konaté replaces Liam Henderson.
87': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
87': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
89': Attempt blocked. Yann Karamoh (Torino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, Torino. Adrien Tameze replaces Nikola Vlasic.
90'+6': Hand ball by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
90'+8': Attempt saved. Ismael Konaté (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Torino 1, Empoli 0.
0': Match ends, Torino 1, Empoli 0.

Statistics

EMP		TOR
12	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	2
49.4	Possession	50.6
16	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
234	Accurate Passes	253
317	Passes	330
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	6
25	Crosses	15
0.4	Cross %	0.4
72	Long Balls	45
39	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	3
4	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	14
0.3	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	2
22	Effective Clearances	38
22	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A
7:45 PM, Sat, Mar 15, 2025
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 20,402

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	30	+39	67
2	Napoli	30	+23	64
3	Atalanta	30	+34	58
4	Bologna	30	+16	56

Full Table

Line-Ups

Torino (4-3-3)

No.	Name
32	Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
23	Saúl Coco
13	Guillermo Maripán
34	Cristiano Biraghi
4	Sebastian Walukiewicz
28	Samuele Ricci
66	Gvidas Gineitis
22	Cesare Casadei
18	Ché Adams
11	Eljif Elmas
10	Nikola Vlasic

Torino Substitutes:

Adam Masina, Ali Dembélé, Salama, Borna Sosa, Alberto Paleari, Adrien Tamèze, Marcus Pedersen, Ivan Ilic, Karol Linetty, Valentino Lazaro, Antonio Donnarumma, Yann Karamoh.

Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Marco Silvestri (GK)
34	Adrian Ismajli
13	Liberato Cacace
35	Luca Marianucci
6	Liam Henderson
5	Alberto Grassi
3	Giuseppe Pezzella
7	Junior Sambia
18	Christian Kouamé
11	Emmanuel Gyasi
99	Sebastiano Esposito

Empoli Substitutes:

Saba Goglichidze, Lorenzo Colombo, Tyronne Ebuehi, Thomas Campaniello, Devis Vásquez, Lorenzo Tosto, Ismael Konaté, Jacopo Seghetti, Mattia De Sciglio, Jacopo Bacci, Viktor Kovalenko, Anders Asmussen, Federico Brancolini.

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