Serie A: Empoli overcomes Udinese 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit
EMPOLI. Empoli succeeded in turn the table against Udinese.
EMPOLI. Empoli found a way to turn the table against Udinese. It was Udinese to score first with a goal from G. Deulofeu. However, later Empoli found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with P. Stojanovic (50′), N. Bajrami (59′) and A. Pinamonti (78′). Empoli took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Monday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Paterna with the help of Vito Mastrodonato and Marcello Rossi. The 4th official was Livio Marinelli. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 4 degrees Celsius or 39.27 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 69%.
Match Statistics
Empoli was in firm control of the ball 58% while Udinese was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Empoli was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Empoli won the contest.
Empoli shot 21 times, 3 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Udinese shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 4 yellow cards (F. Parisi, S. Zurkowski, S. Romagnoli and L. Tonelli). On the opposite side, Udinese received 3 yellow cards (Samir, B. Soppy and I. Nestorovski).
After playing this encounter, Empoli will have 20 points like Sassuolo to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Udinese will stay with 16 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
F. Parisi
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22'22'
G. Deulofeu
I. Success
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30'30'
Samir
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41'41'
B. Soppy
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47'47'
S. Zurkowski
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50'50'
P. Stojanovic
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55'55'
B. Nuytinck
Samir
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55'55'
Bram Nuytinck
Samir Caetano
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59'59'
N. Bajrami
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65'65'
I. Pussetto
T. Arslan
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66'66'
S. Romagnoli
M. Viti
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67'67'
S. Romagnoli
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72'72'
L. Stulac
S. Ricci
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78'78'
A. Pinamonti
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79'79'
Ilija Nestorovski
Isaac Success
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79'79'
Lazar Samardzic
Nehuén Pérez
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81'81'
F. Bandinelli
S. Zurkowski
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82'82'
S. Luperto
N. Haas
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82'82'
L. Henderson
N. Bajrami
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85'85'
I. Nestorovski
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90'90'
L. Tonelli
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Empoli will play away against Napoli on the 12th of December with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (3 draws).
Udinese will host Milan on the 11th of December with a 16-11 head to head stats in favor of Milan (7 draws).
Empoli: Formation and Lineups
Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli chose to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario , Petar Stojanović , Lorenzo Tonelli , Mattia Viti , Fabiano Parisi , Nicolas Haas , Samuele Ricci , Szymon Żurkowski , Nedim Bajrami , Andrea Pinamonti and Patrick Cutrone .
Substitutes
Empoli made 5 changes: M. Viti for S. Romagnoli (66′), S. Ricci for L. Stulac (72′), S. Zurkowski for F. Bandinelli (81′), N. Haas for S. Luperto (82′) and N. Bajrami for L. Henderson (82′).
Top player: Nedim Bajrami
The player who no doubt impressed Empoli the most was Nedim Bajrami.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 11 crosses.
Udinese: Formation and Lineups
Udinese started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Luca Gotti played with: Marco Silvestri , Nehuén Pérez , Sebastien De Maio , Samir , Iyenoma Udogie , Brandon Soppy , Tolgay Arslan , Jean-Victor Makengo , Gerard Deulofeu , Beto and Isaac Success .
Substitutes
Udinese made 5 changes: Samir for B. Nuytinck (55′), B. Soppy for M. Jajalo (55′), T. Arslan for I. Pussetto (65′), N. Perez for L. Samardzic (80′) and I. Success for I. Nestorovski (80′).
Top player: Gerard Deulofeu
The player who no doubt impressed Udinese the most was Gerard Deulofeu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 54 passes (85% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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