Empoli 1-0 Sassuolo: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Baldanzi
EMPOLI. Empoli defeats Sassuolo 1-0 after T. Baldanzi scored just 1 goal (64').
EMPOLI. Empoli overcomes Sassuolo 1-0 after T. Baldanzi scored just 1 goal (64′).
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ermanno Feliciani with the help of Daniele Bindoni and Davide Imperiale. The 4th official was Gianluca Manganiello. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.06 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 45%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Empoli was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Sassuolo that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Sassuolo was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Empoli was able to find the solution to win this match.
Empoli shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Sassuolo shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 2 yellow cards (R. Marin and J. Fazzini). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Sassuolo.
After playing this match, Empoli will have 11 points to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Sassuolo will stay with 15 points to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
S. Lammers
M. Destro
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27'27'
R. Marin
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54'54'
J. Fazzini
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58'58'
J. Akpa Akpro
J. Fazzini
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61'61'
G. Kyriakopoulos
H. J. Traore
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64'64'
T. Baldanzi
M. Satriano
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72'72'
A. Harroui
K. Thorstvedt
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72'72'
E. K. Ceide
Rogerio
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72'72'
A. Alvarez
L. D\'Andrea
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78'78'
N. Bajrami
T. Baldanzi
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78'78'
N. Cambiaghi
M. Satriano
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78'78'
N. Haas
F. Bandinelli
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Empoli will play away with Napoli on the 8th of November with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Sassuolo will host Roma on the 9th of November with a 9-1 head to head record in favor of Roma (8 draws).
Empoli: Formation and Lineups
Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Paolo Zanetti chose to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario , Tyronne Ebuehi , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastiano Luperto , Fabiano Parisi , Jacopo Fazzini , Răzvan Marin , Filippo Bandinelli , Tommaso Baldanzi , Martín Satriano and Mattia Destro.
Empoli could not rely on the presence of J. Akpa Akpro (injured).
Substitutes
Empoli made 5 changes: M. Destro for S. Lammers (7′), J. Fazzini for J. Akpa Akpro (58′), T. Baldanzi for N. Bajrami (78′), M. Satriano for N. Cambiaghi (78′) and F. Bandinelli for N. Haas (78′).
Top player: Răzvan Marin
The player who no doubt impressed Empoli the most was Răzvan Marin even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 65 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Sassuolo: Formation and Lineups
Sassuolo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli , Jeremy Toljan , Martin Erlić , Gian Marco Ferrari , Rogério , Davide Frattesi , Maxime López , Kristian Thorstvedt , Luca D’Andrea , Andrea Pinamonti and Hamed Junior Traorè .
Substitutes
Sassuolo made 4 changes: H. J. Traore for G. Kyriakopoulos (61′), K. Thorstvedt for A. Harroui (72′), Rogerio for E. K. Ceide (72′) and L. D’Andrea for A. Alvarez (72′).
Top player: Maxime López
Probably the most impressive player in Sassuolo was Maxime López.
His rating is with 47 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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