GENOVA. Genoa and Empoli draw 1-1. R. Malinovskyi scored the first goal (37′) for Genoa. M. Cancellieri made it even (67′).
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Aureliano with the help of Stefano Liberti and Francesco Cortese. The 4th official was Matteo Gualtieri. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.11 degrees Celsius or 71.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Genoa was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Empoli that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Genoa was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Genoa to win the match.
Genoa shot 21 times, 1 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Empoli shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Genoa received 3 yellow cards (Milan Badelj, Alessandro Vogliacco and Ruslan Malinovskyi). Talking about the opposition, Empoli received 1 yellow card (Filippo Ranocchia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Genoa will have 15 points like Lecce and Sassuolo to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Empoli will have 11 points like Udinese to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Genoa will play away against Napoli on the 18th of February with a 17-7 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (9 draws).
Empoli will play away agasint Hellas Verona on the 14th of January with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Hellas Verona (7 draws).
Genoa – Formation
Genoa
86'
73'
37'
Genoa started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Alberto Gilardino decided to play with the following team: Josep Martínez , Alessandro Vogliacco , Koni De Winter , Radu Drăgușin , Stefano Sabelli , Ruslan Malinovskyi , Milan Badelj , Morten Frendrup , Johan Vásquez , Junior Messias and Mateo Retegui .
The home team had on the bench: Ridgeciano Haps , Morten Thorsby, Aarón Martín, Nicola Leali, Filip Jagiełło, Berkan Kutlu , Alan Matturro, Silvan Hefti, George Pușcaș , Daniele Sommariva, Seydou Fini and Pablo Galdames.
Genoa could not rely on the presence of Ridgeciano Haps (injured).
Substitutions
Genoa made 3 changes: Johan Vásquez for Ridgeciano Haps (73′), Junior Messias for Berkan Kutlu (66′) and Stefano Sabelli for George Pușcaș (83′).
Player of the match: Junior Messias
The most impressive player for Genoa was Junior Messias.
His rating is with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
Empoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Etrit Berisha , Bartosz Bereszyński , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastiano Luperto , Liberato Cacace , Jacopo Fazzini , Filippo Ranocchia , Youssef Maleh , Nicolò Cambiaghi , Francesco Caputo and Daniel Maldini .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matteo Cancellieri , Samuele Perisan, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Alberto Grassi , Stiven Shpendi, Viktor Kovalenko , Emmanuel Gyasi, Răzvan Marin , Mattia Destro, Tyronne Ebuehi, Elia Caprile and Simone Bastoni.
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: Jacopo Fazzini for Viktor Kovalenko (46′), Daniel Maldini for Matteo Cancellieri (66′), Filippo Ranocchia for Alberto Grassi (65′), Youssef Maleh for Răzvan Marin (76′) and Francesco Caputo for Stiven Shpendi (90′).
Player of the match: Nicolò Cambiaghi
The player that probably impressed the most for Empoli was Nicolò Cambiaghi.
His rating is with 24 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
