Serie A: Roma prevails over Empoli 4-2

Saragna|Jan 23, 2022 13:27 GMT

EMPOLI. Roma prevails over Empoli 4-2.

EMPOLI. Roma prevails over Empoli 4-2. Empoli lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Fabbri who was helped by Stefano Alassio and Domenico Rocca. The 4th official was Antonio Giua. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.17 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.

Empoli

2

Roma

4

23 Jan 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Empoli was in firm control of the ball 58% while Roma was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Empoli was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Roma was able to find the solution to win this match.

Empoli shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Roma shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Empoli received 2 yellow cards (L. Tonelli and M. Benassi). On the other side, Roma received 2 yellow cards (G. Mancini and B. Cristante).

After playing this match, Empoli will stay with 29 points to move up in the 12th place. On the other side, Roma will have 35 points like Fiorentina to stay in the 8th place.

Match Events

25'

25'

T. Abraham
33'

33'

T. Abraham
35'

35'

S. Oliveira
37'

37'

N. Zaniolo
42'

42'

M. Viti

R. Marchizza
52'

52'

G. Mancini
55'

55'

A. Pinamonti

F. Bandinelli
60'

60'

M. Vina

A. Maitland-Niles
64'

64'

L. Tonelli
72'

72'

N. Bajrami

L. Henderson
75'

75'

J. Veretout

H. Mkhitaryan
79'

79'

F. Afena-Gyan

N. Zaniolo
81'

81'

M. Benassi

F. Bandinelli
81'

81'

P. Cutrone

L. Henderson
83'

83'

M. Benassi
85'

85'

B. Cristante

Next match

Empoli: Formation and Lineups

Empoli started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli chose to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario (6.1), Riccardo Fiamozzi (6.8), Ardian Ismajli (6.4), Lorenzo Tonelli (6.8), Riccardo Marchizza (5.8), Szymon Żurkowski (6.6), Samuele Ricci (6.8), Filippo Bandinelli (6.8), Nedim Bajrami (7.7), Liam Henderson (7.0) and Andrea Pinamonti (6.8).

Substitutes

Empoli made 3 changes: R. Marchizza for M. Viti (42′), F. Bandinelli for M. Benassi (81′) and L. Henderson for P. Cutrone (81′).

Top player: Nedim Bajrami

Probably the most impressive player in Empoli was Nedim Bajrami.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 34 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Roma: Formation and Lineups

Roma started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the other side, José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Rui Patrício (6.9), Gianluca Mancini (6.4), Chris Smalling (6.2), Roger Ibañez (6.5), Rick Karsdorp (7.4), Bryan Cristante (6.6), Sérgio Oliveira (8.8), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (6.8), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (7.4), Nicolò Zaniolo (7.9) and Tammy Abraham (8.7).

Substitutes

Roma made 3 changes: A. Maitland-Niles for M. Vina (60′), H. Mkhitaryan for J. Veretout (75′) and N. Zaniolo for F. Afena-Gyan (79′).

Top player: Sérgio Oliveira

Probably the most impressive player in Roma was Sérgio Oliveira.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 32 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

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