EMPOLI. Lazio defeats Empoli with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Guendouzi (9′) and a goal from M. Zaccagni (67′).
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marchetti who was helped by Marco Bresmes and Filippo Valeriani. The 4th official was Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.21 degrees Celsius or 55.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Empoli was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Lazio that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Empoli was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Lazio found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Empoli shot 21 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Lazio shot 14 times, 7 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 3 yellow cards (Jacopo Fazzini, Simone Bastoni and Daniel Maldini). Regarding the opposition, Lazio received 2 yellow cards (Nicolò Rovella and Patric).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Empoli stays with 12 points to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Lazio will has 24 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will play away against Cagliari on the 30th of December with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Empoli (4 draws).
Lazio will host Frosinone on the 30th of December with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Lazio (1 draw).
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
57'
75'
Empoli adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli decided to play with the following team: Elia Caprile , Tyronne Ebuehi , Sebastian Walukiewicz , Sebastiano Luperto , Simone Bastoni , Jacopo Fazzini , Alberto Grassi , Youssef Maleh , Matteo Cancellieri , Daniel Maldini and Nicolò Cambiaghi .
The home team had on the bench: Stiven Shpendi, Liberato Cacace, Ardian Ismajli, Etrit Berisha, Samuele Perisan, Viktor Kovalenko , Emmanuel Gyasi , Răzvan Marin , Filippo Ranocchia, Mattia Destro and Tommaso Baldanzi .
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: Matteo Cancellieri for Tommaso Baldanzi (62′), Alberto Grassi for Răzvan Marin (75′), Youssef Maleh for Emmanuel Gyasi (84′), Jacopo Fazzini for Viktor Kovalenko (62′) and Daniel Maldini for Mattia Destro (76′).
Player of the match: Sebastian Walukiewicz
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was Sebastian Walukiewicz.
His rating is with 73 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 8.
Lazio – Formation
Lazio
9'
Also Lazio adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Maurizio Sarri played with: Ivan Provedel , Adam Marusic , Patric , Mario Gila Fuentes , Luca Pellegrini , Mattéo Guendouzi , Nicolò Rovella , Luis Alberto , Felipe Anderson , Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni .
They had on the bench: Daichi Kamada , Nicolò Casale, Elseid Hysaj, Matías Vecino, Pedro , Gustav Isaksen , Valentin Castellanos , Danilo Cataldi , Luigi Sepe and Christos Mandas.
Lazio could not rely on the presence of Valentin Castellanos (injured) and Daichi Kamada (injured).
Substitutions
Lazio made 5 changes: Ciro Immobile for Valentin Castellanos (22′), Luis Alberto for Daichi Kamada (25′), Nicolò Rovella for Danilo Cataldi (78′), Felipe Anderson for Gustav Isaksen (78′) and Mattia Zaccagni for Pedro (78′).
Player of the match: Ivan Provedel
The player that probably impressed the most for Lazio was the goalkeeper: Ivan Provedel. His rating is 9.08. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
