Cagliari draws 0-0 with Empoli with Nicolas Viola missing a penalty. HIGHLIGHTS

CAGLIARI. Cagliari and Empoli could not score a single goal after Nicolas Viola missed a penalty.

December 31, 2023

CAGLIARI. Cagliari and Empoli didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

Nicolas Viola squandered a decisive penalty (82′). That would have allowed Cagliari to win the match.

The match was played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in Cagliari on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Maresca with the support of Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini. The 4th official was Francesco Fourneau. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 14.46 degrees Celsius or 58.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.

Match Statistics

Cagliari

0 - 0

Empoli

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

15 Total 5
3 On Target 1
11 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 1

108 Attack 93
51 Dangerous attack 37
152 Ball safe 158

1 Penalties 0
8 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

19 Total 17
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was 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. Cagliari 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

Cagliari was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Cagliari to win the match.

Cagliari shot 15 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Empoli shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cagliari received 1 yellow card (Gianluca Lapadula). Talking about the opposition, Empoli received 3 yellow cards (Liberato Cacace, Sebastian Walukiewicz and Youssef Maleh).

Match Timeline

Gianluca Lapadula- Yellow

29'

Youssef Maleh- Yellow

Gabriele Zappa(VAR_CARD)

45'

46'

Simone Bastoni- sub ->Youssef Maleh

Zito Luvumbo- sub ->Gianluca Lapadula

46'

60'

Emmanuel Gyasi- sub ->Daniel Maldini

60'

64'

Liberato Cacace- Yellow

Nicolas Viola(VAR)

67'

73'

Matteo Cancellieri- sub ->Francesco Caputo

80'

S. Walukiewicz- Yellow

Nicolas Viola- missed penaltyNicolas Viola

82'

84'

Ardian Ismajli - sub ->Viktor Kovalenko

Marco Mancosu - sub ->Nicolas Viola

89'

Gaetano Oristanio- sub ->Ibrahim Sulemana

89'

Andrea Petagna- sub ->Leonardo Pavoletti

89'

Jakub Jankto- sub ->Paulo Azzi

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Cagliari has 14 points like Hellas Verona to remain in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Empoli will has 13 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Cagliari will play away against Lecce on the 7th of January with a 3-3 head to head.

Empoli will host Milan on the 7th of January with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Milan (6 draws).

Cagliari – Formation

Cagliari

Simone Scuffet 22.Italy

7.3

Edoardo Goldaniga 3.Italy

7.3

Alberto Dossena 4.Italy

7.7

Gabriele Zappa 28.Italy

6.7

Paulo Azzi 37.Brazil

7.7

90'

Alessandro Deiola 14.Italy

7.5

Nahitan Nández 8.Uruguay

Nicolas Viola 10.Italy

7.0

89'

Matteo Prati 16.Italy

7.1

Ibrahim Sulemana 25.Ghana

6.6

89'

Tommaso Augello 27.Italy

Gianluca Lapadula 9.Peru

6.4

46'

29'

Leonardo Pavoletti 30.Italy

8.4

89'

Substitutes

Boris Radunović 1.Serbia

Simone Aresti 18.Italy

Mateusz Wieteska 23.Poland

Pantelis Hatzidiakos 17.Greece

Adam Obert 33.Slovakia

Alessandro Di Pardo 99.Italy

Marco Mancosu 5.Italy

6.4

89'

Gaetano Oristanio 19.Italy

6.6

89'

Jakub Jankto 21.Czech Republic

90'

Gastón Pereiro 20.Uruguay

Andrea Petagna 32.Italy

6.8

89'

Zito Luvumbo 77.Angola

6.4

46'

Cagliari adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Claudio Ranieri decided to play with the following team: Nahitan Nández, Tommaso Augello, Simone Scuffet (7.3), Gabriele Zappa (6.7), Edoardo Goldaniga (7.3), Alberto Dossena (7.7), Paulo Azzi (7.7), Ibrahim Sulemana (6.6), Matteo Prati (7.1), Alessandro Deiola (7.5), Nicolas Viola (7.0), Leonardo Pavoletti (8.4) and Gianluca Lapadula (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Gaetano Oristanio (6.6), Jakub Jankto, Boris Radunović, Marco Mancosu (6.4), Simone Aresti, Gastón Pereiro, Mateusz Wieteska, Andrea Petagna (6.8), Adam Obert, Zito Luvumbo (6.4) and Alessandro Di Pardo.

Substitutions

Cagliari made 5 changes: Gianluca Lapadula for Zito Luvumbo (46′), Nicolas Viola for Marco Mancosu (89′), Ibrahim Sulemana for Gaetano Oristanio (89′), Leonardo Pavoletti for Andrea Petagna (89′) and Paulo Azzi for Jakub Jankto (90′).

Player of the match: Leonardo Pavoletti

The player that probably impressed the most for Cagliari was Leonardo Pavoletti.

His rating is 8.4 with 18 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 16 duels out of 24.

Empoli – Formation

Empoli

Elia Caprile 25.Italy

8.7

S. Walukiewicz 4.Poland

6.7

80'

Liberato Cacace 13.New Zealand

7.0

64'

Tyronne Ebuehi 24.Nigeria

7.3

Sebastiano Luperto 33.Italy

7.3

Alberto Grassi 5.Italy

7.3

Viktor Kovalenko 8.Ukraine

6.6

84'

Daniel Maldini 27.Italy

7.0

60'

Youssef Maleh 29.Morocco

6.6

46'

29'

Francesco Caputo 9.Italy

7.0

73'

Nicolò Cambiaghi 28.Italy

7.5

Substitutes

Samuele Perisan 1.Italy

Etrit Berisha 99.Albania

Ardian Ismajli 34.Albania

6.8

84'

Răzvan Marin 18.Romania

Filippo Ranocchia 22.Italy

7.0

60'

Simone Bastoni 30.Italy

6.8

46'

Tommaso Baldanzi 35.Italy

Stiven Shpendi 7.Albania

Matteo Cancellieri 20.Italy

6.6

73'

Emmanuel Gyasi 11.Ghana

6.4

60'

Also Empoli adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Elia Caprile (8.7), Tyronne Ebuehi (7.3), Sebastian Walukiewicz (6.7), Sebastiano Luperto (7.3), Liberato Cacace (7.0), Viktor Kovalenko (6.6), Alberto Grassi (7.3), Youssef Maleh (6.6), Daniel Maldini (7.0), Francesco Caputo (7.0), Nicolò Cambiaghi (7.5).

They had on the bench: Răzvan Marin, Matteo Cancellieri (6.6), Ardian Ismajli (6.8), Samuele Perisan, Stiven Shpendi, Emmanuel Gyasi (6.4), Filippo Ranocchia (7.0), Simone Bastoni (6.8), Tommaso Baldanzi, Gabriele Indragoli and Etrit Berisha.

Empoli could not rely on the presence of Filippo Ranocchia (injured).

Substitutions

Empoli made 5 changes: Viktor Kovalenko for Ardian Ismajli (84′), Youssef Maleh for Simone Bastoni (46′), Francesco Caputo for Matteo Cancellieri (73′), Daniel Maldini for Emmanuel Gyasi (60′) and Simone Bastoni for Filippo Ranocchia (60′).

Player of the match: Elia Caprile

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was the goalkeeper: Elia Caprile. His rating is 8.67. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.