Spezia 1-0 Empoli: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Nzola
LA SPEZIA. Spezia prevails over Empoli 1-0 after M. Nzola scored just 1 goal (36').
LA SPEZIA. Spezia prevails over Empoli 1-0 after M. Nzola scored just 1 goal (36′). Empoli lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Chiffi with the help of Stefano Del Giovane and Daisuke Emanuele Yoshikawa. The 4th official was Andrea Colombo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 25.7 degrees Celsius or 78.33 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 45%.
Match Statistics
Empoli was in firm control of the ball 59% while Spezia was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Empoli was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Spezia managed to find the solution to win this match.
Spezia shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Empoli shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 2 yellow cards (E. Gyasi and A. Reca). On the other side, Empoli received 1 yellow card (L. Henderson).
After playing this match, Spezia has 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. while Empoli stays with 0 points (7th).
Match Events
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4'4'
E. Gyasi
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14'14'
L. Henderson
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36'36'
M. Nzola
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54'54'
N. Cambiaghi
L. Henderson
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60'60'
A. Reca
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61'61'
A. Ekdal
D. Verde
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72'72'
M. Satriano
M. Destro
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75'75'
D. Strelec
E. Gyasi
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76'76'
E. Holm
A. Reca
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88'88'
J. Fazzini
F. Bandinelli
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90'90'
J. Sala
M. Bourabia
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90'90'
M. E. Ellertsson
K. Agudelo
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Spezia will play away with Inter on the 20th of August with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Inter (1 draw).
Empoli will host Fiorentina on the 21st of August with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Fiorentina (4 draws).
Spezia: Formation and Lineups
Spezia started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Luca Gotti chose to play with the following team: Bartłomiej Drągowski , Mattia Caldara , Jakub Kiwior , Dimitris Nikolaou , Emmanuel Gyasi , Kevin Agudelo , Mehdi Bourabia , Simone Bastoni , Arkadiusz Reca , Daniele Verde and M’Bala Nzola .
Substitutes
Spezia made 5 changes: D. Verde for A. Ekdal (61′), E. Gyasi for D. Strelec (75′), A. Reca for E. Holm (76′), M. Bourabia for J. Sala (90′) and K. Agudelo for M. E. Ellertsson (90′).
Top player: Simone Bastoni
Probably the most impressive player in Spezia was Simone Bastoni even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 10 crosses.
Empoli: Formation and Lineups
Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Paolo Zanetti played with: Guglielmo Vicario , Petar Stojanović , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastiano Luperto , Fabiano Parisi , Liam Henderson , Răzvan Marin , Filippo Bandinelli , Nedim Bajrami , Sam Lammers and Mattia Destro .
Substitutes
Empoli made 3 changes: L. Henderson for N. Cambiaghi (54′), M. Destro for M. Satriano (72′) and F. Bandinelli for J. Fazzini (88′).
Top player: Sam Lammers
Probably the most impressive player in Empoli was Sam Lammers.
His rating is with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
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