EMPOLI. Milan was finally too strong for Empoli with the goal of Ruben Loftus-Cheek (11′), Olivier Giroud (31′ pen) and C. Traorè (88′). Milan was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Federico La Penna assisted by Stefano Del Giovane and Marco Ceccon. The 4th official was Antonio Giua. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.35 degrees Celsius or 47.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Milan was in firm control of the ball 65% while Empoli was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Milan had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milan won the encounter.
Empoli shot 17 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Milan shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 1 yellow card (Răzvan Marin). On the opposite side, Milan received 2 yellow cards (Davide Calabria and Álex Jiménez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Empoli stays with 13 points to sit in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Milan will has 39 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will play away against Hellas Verona on the 13th of January with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Hellas Verona (7 draws).
Milan will host Roma on the 14th of January with a 14-12 head to head stats in favor of Roma (13 draws).
Empoli – Formation
Empoli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli decided to play with the following team: Viktor Kovalenko, Elia Caprile , Tyronne Ebuehi , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastian Walukiewicz , Sebastiano Luperto , Emmanuel Gyasi , Alberto Grassi , Youssef Maleh , Tommaso Baldanzi , Nicolò Cambiaghi and Francesco Caputo .
The home team had on the bench: Răzvan Marin , Samuele Perisan, Stiven Shpendi, Matteo Cancellieri , Filippo Ranocchia , Mattia Destro, Daniel Maldini , Gabriele Indragoli and Etrit Berisha.
Empoli could not rely on the presence of Filippo Ranocchia (injured).
Substitutions
Empoli made 4 changes: Tyronne Ebuehi for Filippo Ranocchia (28′), Tommaso Baldanzi for Matteo Cancellieri (57′), Alberto Grassi for Răzvan Marin (74′) and Francesco Caputo for Daniel Maldini (74′).
Player of the match: Nicolò Cambiaghi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was Nicolò Cambiaghi.
His rating is with 23 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.
Milan – Formation
Milan started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Stefano Pioli played with: Mike Maignan , Davide Calabria , S. Kjær , T. Hernández , Alessandro Florenzi , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Yacine Adli , Tijjani Reijnders , Christian Pulišić , Olivier Giroud , Rafael Leão .
They had on the bench: Antonio Mirante, Luka Jović, Luka Romero, Matteo Gabbia , Lapo Nava, C. Traorè , Álex Jiménez , Yunus Musah , J. Šimić, K. Zeroli and D. Bartesaghi .
Milan could not rely on the presence of Álex Jiménez (injured).
Substitutions
Milan made 4 changes: Alessandro Florenzi for Alejandro Jiménez (35′), Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Yunus Musah (70′), Rafael Leão for C. Traorè (84′) and S. Kjær for Matteo Gabbia (84′).
Player of the match: T. Hernández
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was T. Hernández even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 67 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Empoli – Milan – 0-3
- Udinese – Lazio – 1-2
- Torino – Napoli – 3-0
- Salernitana – Juventus – 1-2
- Roma – Atalanta – 1-1