EMPOLI. Atalanta was ultimately too strong for Empoli with the goal of Gianluca Scamacca (5′), Teun Koopmeiners (29′) and Gianluca Scamacca (51′).
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 Luca Massimi with the help of Pietro Dei Giudici and Daisuke Emanuele Yoshikawa. The 4th official was Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.09 degrees Celsius or 68.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Empoli was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Atalanta that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match.
Empoli shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atalanta shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 4 yellow cards (Youssef Maleh, Jacopo Fazzini, Liberato Cacace and Emmanuel Gyasi). Regarding the opposition, Atalanta didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Empoli will stay with 7 points like Udinese to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta will have 19 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will play away with Hellas Verona on the 14th of January with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Hellas Verona (7 draws).
Atalanta will host Sassuolo on the 18th of February with a 17-4 head to head in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).
Empoli – Formation
Empoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli decided to play with the following team: Etrit Berisha , Tyronne Ebuehi , Sebastian Walukiewicz , Sebastiano Luperto , Liberato Cacace , Razvan Marin , Alberto Grassi , Youssef Maleh , Nicolò Cambiaghi , Francesco Caputo and Matteo Cancellieri .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Maldini , Samuele Perisan, Stiven Shpendi, Viktor Kovalenko, Emmanuel Gyasi , Gabriele Guarino, Bartosz Bereszyński, Jacopo Fazzini , Filippo Ranocchia, Elia Caprile, Simone Bastoni and Ardian Ismajli .
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: Matteo Cancellieri for Daniel Maldini (75′), Sebastian Walukiewicz for Ardian Ismajli (63′), Nicolò Cambiaghi for Emmanuel Gyasi (63′), Youssef Maleh for Jacopo Fazzini (74′) and Razvan Marin for Simone Bastoni (82′).
Best player: Ardian Ismajli
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was Ardian Ismajli.
His rating is with 8 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso , Giorgio Scalvini , Berat Djimsiti , Sead Kolašinac , Hans Hateboer , Marten de Roon , Éderson , Matteo Ruggeri , Teun Koopmeiners , Ademola Lookman and Gianluca Scamacca .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rafael Tolói , Mario Pašalić , Emil Holm, Luis Muriel , Charles De Ketelaere , Mitchel Bakker , Nadir Zortea, Michel Ndary Adopo, Marco Carnesecchi, Francesco Rossi, Giovanni Bonfanti and Aleksei Miranchuk.
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: Gianluca Scamacca for Charles De Ketelaere (65′), Teun Koopmeiners for Mario Pašalić (66′), Giorgio Scalvini for Rafael Tolói (46′), Ademola Lookman for Luis Muriel (76′) and Matteo Ruggeri for Mitchel Bakker (86′).
Best player: Gianluca Scamacca
The most impressive player for Atalanta was Gianluca Scamacca.
His rating is with 2 goals, 32 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He hit the woodwork twice times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.