Sassuolo tops Empoli 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

EMPOLI. Sassuolo had a close win over Empoli.

November 27, 2023

EMPOLI. Sassuolo had a close win over Empoli.

The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza with the support of Francesca Di Monte and Marco Ricci. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 9.56 degrees Celsius or 49.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.

Match Statistics

Empoli

3 - 4

Sassuolo

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

11 Total 17
9 On Target 9
1 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 5

72 Attack 88
37 Dangerous attack 48
74 Ball safe 70

1 Penalties 1
6 Corners 5

Fouls

20 Total 14
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Empoli was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sassuolo that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sassuolo was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sassuolo won the match.

Empoli shot 11 times, 9 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo shot 17 times, 9 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Empoli received 4 yellow cards (Emmanuel Gyasi, Alberto Grassi, Youssef Maleh and Jacopo Fazzini). Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (Domenico Berardi and Matheus Henrique).

Match Timeline

Francesco Caputo(penalty)

12'

Andrea Pinamonti(goal)

22'

Matheus Henrique(goal)Jeremy Toljan

Jacopo Fazzini- Yellow

24'

Jacopo Fazzini(goal)Matteo Cancellieri

30'

Youssef Maleh- Yellow

31'

37'

Matheus Henrique- Yellow

50'

Domenico Berardi - Yellow

55'

65'

Jeremy Toljan(VAR)

66'

Domenico Berardi (penalty)

Alberto Grassi- sub ->Filippo Ranocchia

70'

71'

Viktor Kovalenko- sub ->Jacopo Fazzini

70'

78'

Samu Castillejo- sub ->Armand Laurienté

78'

Samuele Mulattieri- sub ->Andrea Pinamonti

79'

Nedim Bajrami- sub ->Kristian Thorstvedt

Mattia Destro- sub ->Nicolò Cambiaghi

79'

Emmanuel Gyasi- sub ->Youssef Maleh

79'

Viktor Kovalenko(goal)

86'

Emmanuel Gyasi- Yellow

90'

Domenico Berardi (goal)Matías Viña

90'

Marcus Pedersen- sub ->Domenico Berardi

Alberto Grassi- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Empoli will stay with 10 points like Cagliari to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo will have 15 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will play away against Hellas Verona on the 14th of January with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Hellas Verona (7 draws).

Sassuolo will play away agasint Atalanta on the 18th of February with a 17-4 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).

Empoli – Formation

Empoli

Etrit Berisha 99.Albania

7.5

B. Bereszyński 19.Poland

7.0

Liberato Cacace 13.New Zealand

6.3

Sebastiano Luperto 33.Italy

6.7

Ardian Ismajli 34.Albania

6.3

Filippo Ranocchia 22.Italy

6.4

70'

Jacopo Fazzini 21.Italy

7.3

70'

24'

30'

Youssef Maleh 29.Morocco

6.8

79'

31'

Francesco Caputo 9.Italy

7.3

Matteo Cancellieri 20.Italy

6.6

71'

Nicolò Cambiaghi 28.Italy

7.3

79'

Substitutes

Samuele Perisan 1.Italy

Elia Caprile 25.Italy

S. Walukiewicz 4.Poland

G. Guarino 14.Italy

Tyronne Ebuehi 24.Nigeria

Viktor Kovalenko 8.Ukraine

7.8

70'

86'

Răzvan Marin 18.Romania

Simone Bastoni 30.Italy

Alberto Grassi 5.Italy

6.8

70'

90'

Stiven Shpendi 7.Albania

Emmanuel Gyasi 11.Ghana

6.4

79'

90'

Mattia Destro 23.Italy

7.0

79'

Daniel Maldini 27.Italy

6.3

71'

Empoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli decided to play with the following team: Etrit Berisha (7.5), Bartosz Bereszyński (7.0), Ardian Ismajli (6.3), Sebastiano Luperto (6.7), Liberato Cacace (6.3), Jacopo Fazzini (7.3), Filippo Ranocchia (6.4), Youssef Maleh (6.8), Nicolò Cambiaghi (7.3), Francesco Caputo (7.3) and Matteo Cancellieri (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Alberto Grassi (6.8), Tyronne Ebuehi, Samuele Perisan, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Stiven Shpendi, Viktor Kovalenko (7.8), Emmanuel Gyasi (6.4), Gabriele Guarino, Răzvan Marin, Mattia Destro (7.0), Elia Caprile, Daniel Maldini (6.3) and Simone Bastoni.

Substitutions

Empoli made 5 changes: Nicolò Cambiaghi for Mattia Destro (79′), Youssef Maleh for Emmanuel Gyasi (79′), Filippo Ranocchia for Alberto Grassi (70′), Jacopo Fazzini for Viktor Kovalenko (70′) and Matteo Cancellieri for Daniel Maldini (71′).

Player of the match: Viktor Kovalenko

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was Viktor Kovalenko.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 9 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.

His performance was fantastic also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 70′.

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo

Andrea Consigli 47.Italy

7.1

Mattia Viti 21.Italy

6.4

55'

Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil

6.4

Martin Erlić 5.Croatia

6.6

Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany

8.4

Matheus Henrique 7.Brazil

7.9

37'

22'

Armand Laurienté 45.France

7.3

78'

Domenico Berardi 10.Italy

8.8

90'

50'

66', 90'

Daniel Boloca 24.Romania

7.3

Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway

6.4

79'

Andrea Pinamonti 9.Italy

7.3

78'

12'

Substitutes

Gianluca Pegolo 25.Italy

Alessio Cragno 28.Italy

Filippo Missori 2.Italy

Marcus Pedersen 3.Norway

90'

Gian Marco Ferrari 13.Italy

M. Viña 17.Uruguay

6.7

55'

Uroš Račić 6.Serbia

Nedim Bajrami 11.Albania

6.8

79'

Cristian Volpato 23.Italy

Luca Lipani 35.Italy

Samu Castillejo 20.Spain

6.8

78'

Samuele Mulattieri 8.Italy

6.7

78'

Emil Konradsen Ceide 15.Norway

Grégoire Defrel 92.France

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

Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli (7.1), Jeremy Toljan (8.4), Ruan (6.4), Martin Erlic (6.6), Mattia Viti (6.4), Daniel Boloca (7.3), Matheus Henrique (7.9), Domenico Berardi (8.8), Kristian Thorstvedt (6.4), Armand Laurienté (7.3) and Andrea Pinamonti (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Gian Marco Ferrari, Matías Viña (6.7), Samu Castillejo (6.8), Grégoire Defrel, Filippo Missori, Marcus Pedersen, Uroš Račić, Samuele Mulattieri (6.7), Nedim Bajrami (6.8), Emil Konradsen Ceide, Cristian Volpato, Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno and L. Lipani.

Sassuolo could not rely on the presence of Matías Viña (injured) and Marcus Pedersen (injured).

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 5 changes: Mattia Viti for Matías Viña (55′), Armand Laurienté for Samu Castillejo (78′), Andrea Pinamonti for Samuele Mulattieri (78′), Kristian Thorstvedt for Nedim Bajrami (79′) and Domenico Berardi for Marcus Pedersen (90′).

Player of the match: Domenico Berardi

The most impressive player for Sassuolo was Domenico Berardi.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 36 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.