Juventus vs Empoli, 2024-25 Coppa Italia, Quarterfinals
· Empoli advance 4-2 on penaltiesVlahovic misses penalty as Juve suffer shock Coppa Italia exit to Empoli
Empoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to advance to the Coppa Italia semi-finals on Wednesday after a resilient performance helped them hold the defending champions to a 1-1 draw in regular time.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani with a headed pass.
- 10': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 10': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás González (Juventus).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Offside, Empoli. Ismael Konaté is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
- 18': Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ismael Konaté (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 22': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Lorenzo Tosto.
- 23': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Juventus).
- 23': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Goal! Juventus 0, Empoli 1. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacopo Bacci.
- 27': Hand ball by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 27': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
- 30': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus).
- 30': Junior Sambia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Juventus).
- 30': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 31': Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Hand ball by Timothy Weah (Juventus).
- 36': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 36': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 41': Attempt saved. Ismael Konaté (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
- 44': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Juventus).
- 44': Jacopo Bacci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 45': Ismael Konaté (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Ismael Konaté (Empoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Devis Vásquez with a through ball.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Saba Goglichidze replaces Ardian Ismajli.
- 46': Attempt saved. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
- 46': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
- 51': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 51': Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 52': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
- 53': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Substitution, Juventus. Kenan Yildiz replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
- 54': Substitution, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli replaces Lloyd Kelly.
- 55': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 55': Jacopo Bacci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 57': Attempt saved. Junior Sambia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 57': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mattia Perin.
- 58': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 58': Mattia Perin (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Juventus. Francisco Conceição replaces Nicolás González.
- 60': Substitution, Empoli. Christian Kouamé replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
- 60': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Ismael Konaté.
- 60': Substitution, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Lorenzo Tosto.
- 62': Hand ball by Timothy Weah (Juventus).
- 62': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
- 63': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 64': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 65': Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 65': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! Juventus 1, Empoli 1. Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 70': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Luca Marianucci.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 73': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Jacopo Bacci.
- 74': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
- 74': Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
- 75': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 75': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 78': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz with a cross.
- 78': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
- 78': Attempt saved. Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 79': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 79': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz with a cross.
- 81': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 83': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 84': Substitution, Juventus. Alberto Costa replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
- 85': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito following a fast break.
- 85': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
- 87': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 87': Francisco Conceição (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 87': Francisco Conceição (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 89': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 89': Hand ball by Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Empoli 1.
- 90': Penalty Shootout begins Juventus 1, Empoli 1.
- 90': Penalty missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot is just a bit too high.
- 91': Goal! Juventus 1, Empoli 1(1). Liam Henderson (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 92': Goal! Juventus 1(1), Empoli 1(1). Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 93': Goal! Juventus 1(1), Empoli 1(2). Christian Kouamé (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 94': Goal! Juventus 1(2), Empoli 1(2). Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 95': Goal! Juventus 1(2), Empoli 1(3). Liberato Cacace (Empoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 95': Penalty saved. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 96': Goal! Juventus 1(2), Empoli 1(4). Luca Marianucci (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 96': Penalty Shootout ends, Juventus 1(2), Empoli 1(4).
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 1(2), Empoli 1(4).
Statistics
 EMP |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 31 | Possession | 69 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 230 | Accurate Passes | 598 |
| 302 | Passes | 658 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 38 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Coppa Italia
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 39,304
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 39,304
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mattia Perin (GK) |
| 6 | Lloyd Kelly |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 27 | Andrea Cambiaso |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 8 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 16 | Weston McKennie |
| 11 | Nicolás González |
| 20 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
Empoli (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Devis Vásquez (GK) |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 31 | Lorenzo Tosto |
| 35 | Luca Marianucci |
| 93 | Youssef Maleh |
| 6 | Liam Henderson  |
| 36 | Jacopo Bacci |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 7 | Junior Sambia |
| 29 | Lorenzo Colombo |
| 90 | Ismael Konaté |
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