TORINO. Torino prevails over Empoli 1-0 after D. Zapata scored just 1 goal (25′).
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino stadium in Torino on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Livio Marinelli assisted by Filippo Bercigli and Alex Cavallina. The 4th official was Davide Ghersini. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 7.26 degrees Celsius or 45.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Torino was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Empoli that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Torino was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Torino won the match.
Torino shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Empoli shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Torino received 4 yellow cards (Karol Linetty, Nikola Vlašić, Raoul Bellanova and Alessandro Buongiorno). Regarding the opposition, Empoli received 2 yellow cards (Liberato Cacace and Sebastiano Luperto).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Torino has 23 points like Atalanta to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Empoli will stays with 12 points like Udinese to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Torino will host Udinese on the 23rd of December with a 13-11 head to head statistic in favor of Torino (4 draws).
Empoli will host Lazio on the 23rd of December with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Lazio (5 draws).
Torino – Formation
Torino
80'
66'
25'
Torino started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Ivan Juric decided to play with the following team: Vanja Milinković-Savić , Adrien Tamèze , Alessandro Buongiorno , Ricardo Rodríguez , Raoul Bellanova , Karol Linetty , Ivan Ilić , Mërgim Vojvoda , Nikola Vlašić , Duván Zapata and Antonio Sanabria .
The home team had on the bench: Samuele Ricci, Luca Gemello, David Zima, Yann Karamoh, Nemanja Radonjić, Pietro Pellegri, Saba Sazonov, Valentino Lazaro , Demba Seck , Koffi Djidji , Gvidas Gineitis, Mihai Popa and Brandon Soppy .
Substitutions
Torino made 4 changes: Mërgim Vojvoda for Valentino Lazaro (65′), Adrien Tamèze for Koffi Djidji (66′), Raoul Bellanova for Brandon Soppy (85′) and Duván Zapata for Pietro Pellegri (90′).
Player of the match: Ivan Ilić
The player that probably impressed the most for Torino was Ivan Ilić even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 58 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Viktor Kovalenko, Etrit Berisha , Tyronne Ebuehi , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastiano Luperto , Liberato Cacace , Răzvan Marin , Alberto Grassi , Youssef Maleh , Jacopo Fazzini and Nicolò Cambiaghi , Stiven Shpendi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matteo Cancellieri , Simone Bastoni, Samuele Perisan, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Emmanuel Gyasi , Filippo Ranocchia , Mattia Destro , Elia Caprile, Daniel Maldini and Tommaso Baldanzi .
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: Stiven Shpendi for Matteo Cancellieri (61′), Youssef Maleh for Tommaso Baldanzi (76′), Răzvan Marin for Mattia Destro (61′), Alberto Grassi for Filippo Ranocchia (76′) and Nicolò Cambiaghi for Emmanuel Gyasi (85′).
Player of the match: Jacopo Fazzini
The player that probably impressed the most for Empoli was Jacopo Fazzini.
His rating is with 39 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
