Fiorentina vs Empoli, 2024-25 Coppa Italia, Round of 16

· Empoli advance 4-3 on penalties
Fiorentina
  • 59': Moise Kean
  • 70': Riccardo Sottil
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Empoli advance 4-3 on penalties
Empoli
  • 4': Emmanuel Ekong
  • 75': Sebastiano Esposito

About

Fiorentina are hosting Empoli at Artemio Franchi, Firenze, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Coppa Italia.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Junior Sambia (Empoli).
  • 1': Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moise Kean.
  • 2': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
  • 3': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Lorenzo Tosto.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 4': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Empoli 1. Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 6': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Junior Sambia.
  • 8': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
  • 8': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina).
  • 8': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Luca Belardinelli (Empoli).
  • 9': Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Fiorentina).
  • 10': Luca Belardinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Danilo Cataldi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Luca Belardinelli (Empoli).
  • 11': Andrea Colpani (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
  • 13': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
  • 13': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Luca Belardinelli (Empoli).
  • 14': Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Luca Belardinelli (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
  • 17': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Dodô with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina).
  • 19': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Robin Gosens (Fiorentina).
  • 24': Junior Sambia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Offside, Fiorentina. Moise Kean is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Moise Kean (Fiorentina).
  • 25': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Luca Belardinelli (Empoli).
  • 29': Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Fiorentina).
  • 32': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Moise Kean.
  • 34': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Danilo Cataldi.
  • 35': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 35': Moise Kean (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
  • 36': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Luca Marianucci (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Dodô (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Andrea Colpani (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodô.
  • 39': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Lorenzo Tosto.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 41': Offside, Fiorentina. Moise Kean is caught offside.
  • 43': Hand ball by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
  • 44': Foul by Junior Sambia (Empoli).
  • 44': Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Offside, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Empoli 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, Empoli 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Colpani.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Substitution, Fiorentina. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Andrea Colpani.
  • 52': Substitution, Fiorentina. Amir Richardson replaces Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 53': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli).
  • 56': Foul by Luca Belardinelli (Empoli).
  • 56': Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Danilo Cataldi (Fiorentina).
  • 57': Luca Belardinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Sottil with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Jacopo Seghetti.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amir Richardson.
  • 59': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Empoli 1. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Foul by Robin Gosens (Fiorentina).
  • 63': Junior Sambia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Empoli. Youssef Maleh replaces Luca Belardinelli.
  • 64': Substitution, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Liberato Cacace.
  • 64': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Viti replaces Ardian Ismajli.
  • 67': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pietro Comuzzo.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross.
  • 68': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
  • 69': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Ranieri.
  • 70': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Empoli 1. Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
  • 73': Foul by Robin Gosens (Fiorentina).
  • 73': Junior Sambia (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Robin Gosens (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Ola Solbakken.
  • 75': Substitution, Fiorentina. Fabiano Parisi replaces Robin Gosens.
  • 75': Substitution, Fiorentina. Albert Gudmundsson replaces Lucas Beltrán.
  • 75': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Empoli 2. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 77': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina).
  • 77': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Hand ball by Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina).
  • 78': Offside, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Pietro Comuzzo.
  • 82': Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
  • 82': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Junior Sambia.
  • 82': Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé replaces Riccardo Sottil.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moise Kean with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 84': Offside, Fiorentina. Moise Kean is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina).
  • 86': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Dangerous play by Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli).
  • 86': Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodô.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Dangerous play by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
  • 90'+1': Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Dodô (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 2, Empoli 2.
  • 90': Goal! Fiorentina 2(1), Empoli 2. Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Fiorentina 2, Empoli 2.
  • 91': Goal! Fiorentina 2(1), Empoli 2(1). Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 92': Goal! Fiorentina 2(2), Empoli 2(1). Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 93': Penalty missed. Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
  • 94': Penalty saved. Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 94': Goal! Fiorentina 2(2), Empoli 2(2). Liam Henderson (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Penalty missed. Moise Kean (Fiorentina) right footed shot is too high.
  • 96': Goal! Fiorentina 2(2), Empoli 2(3). Luca Marianucci (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 97': Goal! Fiorentina 2(3), Empoli 2(3). Danilo Cataldi (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 97': Goal! Fiorentina 2(3), Empoli 2(4). Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 98': Penalty Shootout ends, Fiorentina 2(3), Empoli 2(4).
  • 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 2(3), Empoli 2(4).

Statistics

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17 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 1
40.3 Possession 59.7
7 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
247 Accurate Passes 411
332 Passes 491
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 26
0.1 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 58
15 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 5
37 Effective Clearances 11
37 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Coppa Italia

Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 17,618

Line-Ups

FIO Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
6 Luca Ranieri
15 Pietro Comuzzo
21 Robin Gosens
2 Dodô
9 Lucas Beltrán
32 Danilo Cataldi
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta
20 Moise Kean
7 Riccardo Sottil
23 Andrea Colpani
Fiorentina Substitutes:
Fabiano Parisi, Michael Kayode, Yacine Adli, Jonathan Ikoné, Amir Richardson, Christian Kouamé, Cristiano Biraghi, David de Gea, Marin Pongracic, Tomasso Martinelli, Matias Moreno, Albert Gudmundsson.

EMP Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
12 Jacopo Seghetti (GK)
34 Adrian Ismajli
31 Lorenzo Tosto
35 Luca Marianucci Yellow Card
6 Liam Henderson
16 Luca Belardinelli
13 Liberato Cacace
7 Junior Sambia
99 Sebastiano Esposito
19 Emmanuel Ekong
17 Ola Solbakken
Empoli Substitutes:
Lorenzo Colombo, Youssef Maleh, Giuseppe Pezzella, Emmanuel Gyasi, Ismael Konaté, Bohdan Popov, Samuele Perisan, Noah Houssain El Biache, Dawid Bembnista, Mattia Viti, Devis Vásquez, Jacopo Bacci.

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