EMPOLI. Sampdoria was after all too good for Empoli. F. Caputo (31′), F. Caputo (52′) and A. Candreva (70′).
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Sunday and it started at 10:30 am local time. The referee was Maurizio Mariani who was helped by Emanuele Prenna and Orlando Pagnotta. The 4th official was Lorenzo Maggioni. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.5 degrees Celsius or 70.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2). On the other side, Sampdoria adopted a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
90'
57'
The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario , Petar Stojanović , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastiano Luperto , Riccardo Marchizza , Nicolas Haas , Samuele Ricci , Liam Henderson , Nedim Bajrami , Leonardo Mancuso and Patrick Cutrone .
The home team had on the bench: Federico Di Francesco , Jacopo Furlan, Leo Štulac, Samir Ujkani, Filippo Bandinelli , Andrea La Mantia , Andrea Pinamonti , Fabiano Parisi, Kristjan Asllani, Simone Romagnoli, Mattia Viti and Szymon Żurkowski .
Best player: Riccardo Marchizza
The player that probably impressed the most for Empoli was Riccardo Marchizza.
His rating is with 33 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria
70'
On the other side, Roberto D’Aversa played with: Emil Audero , Bartosz Bereszyński , Maya Yoshida , Omar Colley , Tommaso Augello , Antonio Candreva , Morten Thorsby , Adrien Silva , Mikkel Damsgaard , Francesco Caputo and Fabio Quagliarella .
They had on the bench: Fabio Depaoli , Nicola Ravaglia, Ernesto Torregrossa , Julian Chabot , Alex Ferrari, Kristoffer Askildsen , Albin Ekdal , Radu Drăguşin, Nicola Murru, Riccardo Ciervo, Wladimiro Falcone and Simone Trimboli.
Sampdoria could not rely on the presence of K. Askildsen (injured).
Best player: Antonio Candreva
The player that probably impressed the most for Sampdoria was Antonio Candreva.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (70% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 10 crosses.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Empoli was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Sampdoria that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Empoli was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Sampdoria managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Empoli shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Sampdoria shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 2 yellow cards (S. Zurkowski and S. Luperto). On the opposite side, Sampdoria received 2 yellow cards (K. Askildsen and E. Torregrossa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Empoli will stay with 3 points like Hellas Verona and Venezia to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Sampdoria will have 5 points to stay in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will play away against Cagliari on the 22nd of September with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Empoli (3 draws).
Sampdoria will host Napoli on the 23rd of September with a 19-3 head to head record in favor of Napoli (4 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Empoli – Sampdoria – 0-3
- Hellas Verona – Roma – 3-2
- Juventus – Milan – 1-1
- Lazio – Cagliari – 2-2
- Venezia – Spezia – 1-2
