Udinese 1-1 Empoli: Draw on Wednesday
UDINE. Empoli and Udinese draw 1-1. T. Baldanzi scored the first goal (3') for Empoli. R. Pereyra settled the score 1-1 (70').
UDINE. Empoli and Udinese draw 1-1. T. Baldanzi scored the first goal (3′) for Empoli. R. Pereyra settled the score 1-1 (70′). Udinese couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Dacia Arena stadium in Udine on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Marco Serra with the collaboration of Domenico Rocca and Alessio Saccenti. The 4th official was Antonio Rapuano. The weather was foggy. The temperature was cold around 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.28 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
Udinese was in firm control of the ball 60% while Empoli was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Udinese was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Udinese to win the match.
Udinese shot 22 times, 3 on target, 19 off target. Talking about the opposition, Empoli shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Udinese received 2 yellow cards (Walace and Ilija Nestorovski). Talking about the opposition, Empoli received 2 yellow cards (Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Francesco Caputo).
Also, Empoli didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (79′).
After this match, Udinese will have 24 points to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Empoli will have 17 points like Salernitana to move up in the 15th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
Tommaso Baldanzi
Francesco Caputo
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18'18'
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
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45'45'
Walace
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61'61'
Francesco Caputo
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62'62'
Lazar Samardzic
Tolgay Arslan
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70'70'
Roberto Pereyra
Destiny Udogie
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71'71'
Filippo Bandinelli
Razvan Marin
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73'73'
Nedim Bajrami
Martín Satriano
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73'73'
Jean-Victor Makengo
Sandi Lovric
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79'79'
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
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81'81'
Ilija Nestorovski
Beto
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82'82'
Kingsley Ehizibue
Destiny Udogie
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82'82'
Festy Ebosele
Roberto Pereyra
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82'82'
Nicolò Cambiaghi
Francesco Caputo
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83'83'
Liberato Cacace
Tommaso Baldanzi
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90'90'
Ilija Nestorovski
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90'90'
Tyronne Ebuehi
Petar Stojanovic
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Udinese will play away against Juventus on the 7th of January with a 23-6 head to head in favor of Juventus (4 draws).
Empoli will play away against Lazio on the 8th of January with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Lazio (4 draws).
Udinese: Formation and Lineups
Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Andrea Sottil chose to play with the following team: Marco Silvestri , Nehuén Pérez , Rodrigo Becão , Enzo Ebosse , Roberto Pereyra , Sandi Lovrić , Walace , Tolgay Arslan , Destiny Udogie , Beto and Isaac Success .
Substitutes
Udinese made 4 changes: Tolgay Arslan for Lazar Samardzic (62′), Roberto Pereyra for Festy Ebosele (82′), Beto for Ilija Nestorovski (82′) and Destiny Udogie for Kingsley Ehizibue (82′).
Top player: Destiny Udogie
Probably the most impressive player in Udinese was Destiny Udogie.
His rating is with 46 passes (89% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 3 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 , Răzvan Marin , Alberto Grassi , Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro , Tommaso Baldanzi , Francesco Caputo and Martín Satriano .
Substitutes
Empoli made 6 changes: Razvan Marin for Filippo Bandinelli (71′), Martín Satriano for Nedim Bajrami (73′), Sandi Lovric for Jean-Victor Makengo (73′), Tommaso Baldanzi for Liberato Cacace (83′), Tommaso Baldanzi for Nicolò Cambiaghi (89′) and Petar Stojanovic for Tyronne Ebuehi (90′).
Top player: Răzvan Marin
Probably the most impressive player in Empoli was Răzvan Marin.
His rating is with 21 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rubio Fidel
At the European football team LOOTRS, Rubio works as a journalist. He began playing the game at the age of five, and since then, Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry, and Zinedine Zidane have all served as inspirations. He provides readers with the most recent news and trends that he keeps up of. In addition to covering football, Rubio is a certified yoga instructor and coach.
