LIVE UPDATES. Empoli extends the lead over Monza with a goal from Szymon Zurkowski in the 38th minute and the result is 2-0

Live updates of the match played between Empoli and Monza on the 21st of January 2024 in Empoli during the 21st week of the Serie A

By
Luke Meyer
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LIVE UPDATES. Empoli extends the lead over Monza with a goal from Szymon Zurkowski in the 38th minute and the result is 2-0

EMPOLI. Empoli and Monza are clashing in the 21st round of the Serie A.

Szymon Zurkowski has scored a goal in the 38th minute. The result is now 2-0 for Empoli over Monza.

Match Statistics

Team 1

Empoli

3 - 0

Team 1

Monza

  • ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
  • 9 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 64 Attack 144
  • 15 Dangerous attack 72
  • 67 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Monza had a superior ball possession 70% while Empoli was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Empoli had a more offensive attitude with dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 4 were on target.

Empoli shot 5 times, 4 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Monza shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Szymon Zurkowski

Szymon Żurkowski

Forwarder, Midfielder

PolandPoland

Age: 27

185 cm

77 kg

Season 2023/2024
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Played 13 24 Missed
Minutes 872 67.1 Avg
Goals 4 0.3 Avg
Assist 0 0.0 Avg
Attempt 12 0.9 Avg
Passes 239 18.475.5% AvgSucc
Yellow 4 0.3 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 16 times for 635 minutes for Serie B.

Szymon Zurkowski didn’t score any goal for Spezia. He procured one assist. He received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

His team is currently 20th in Serie B. In the last match Spezia lost 1-0 against Cremonese. The next match in Serie B will be against FC Groningen.

The last time the teams played each other, the score was 1-0 for Cremonese.

Empoli performance and stats

Empoli

Manager: Nicola Belmonte
Serie A
Rank 18th
Win 8
Draw 9
Loss 20
Goals 27-53
Diff -26
Top 3 Scorers
M.Niang (5)
S.Zurkowski (4)
F.Caputo (3)
This season
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Empoli is currently 19th in the Serie A with 13 points.

In the last 20 games, it has won 3 times, drawn 4 times, and lost 13 times. In its last match, Empoli lost 2-1 against Hellas Verona.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 11 goals and conceding 35.​

Empoli will play the next match in Serie A against Juventus on Saturday 27th of January in Torino.​

Monza performance and stats

Monza

Manager: Raffaele Palladino
Serie A
Rank 12th
Win 11
Draw 12
Loss 14
Goals 39-49
Diff -10
Top 3 Scorers
A.Colpani (8)
M.Pessina (6)
D.Mota (4)
This season
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Monza is currently 11th in the Serie A with 25 points.

In the last 20 games, it has won 6 times, drawn 7 times, and lost 7 times. In its last match, Monza lost 1-5 against Inter.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 20 goals and conceding 25.​

Monza will play the next match in Serie A against Sassuolo on Sunday 28th of January in Monza.​

Commentary

73'
Shot blocked. Stiven Shpendi - Empoli - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Youssef Maleh.
70'
Luca Caldirola - Monza - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Fouled by Luca Caldirola - Monza
  
Emmanuel Gyasi - Empoli - won a free kick on the right wing.
69'
Stiven Shpendi - Empoli - won a free kick in attack.
  
Fouled by Luca Caldirola - Monza
  
Substitution - Empoli. Stiven Shpendi for Alberto Cerri.
67'
Substitution - Monza. Valentín Carboni for Pedro Pereira.
66'
Corner - Monza. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
65'
Luca Caldirola - Monza - won a free kick in attack.
  
Fouled by Szymon Zurkowski - Empoli
  
New attacking attempt. Danilo D'Ambrosio - Monza - shot with left foot from more than 35 yards is saved in the left corner. Assist - Pedro Pereira.
55'
Delay in match - Monza
58'
Nicolò Cambiaghi - Empoli - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by Danilo D'Ambrosio - Monza
56'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55'
New attacking attempt. Dany Mota - Monza - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner.
  
Shot blocked. Matteo Pessina - Monza - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
54'
Fouled by Razvan Marin - Empoli
  
Andrea Colpani - Monza - won a free kick on the left wing.
53'
Corner - Monza. Conceded by Alberto Cerri.
  
Shot blocked. Pablo Marí - Monza - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Andrea Colpani with a cross.
  
Corner - Monza. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
51'
Missed chance. Danilo D'Ambrosio - Monza - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Matteo Pessina with a head.
  
New attacking attempt. Mirko Maric - Monza - shot with the head from few metres is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Andrea Colpani with a cross.
48'
Missed chance. Razvan Marin - Empoli - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Alberto Cerri.
38'
New attacking attempt. Alberto Cerri - Empoli - shot with left foot from few metres is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
33'
Sebastian Walukiewicz - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
25'
Missed chance. Dany Mota - Monza - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Matteo Pessina.
16'
Fouled by Alberto Grassi - Empoli
13'
Goal! Empoli 1, Monza 0. Szymon Zurkowski - Empoli - shot with right foot from outside the box to the left corner.
9'
Shot blocked. Lorenzo Colombo - Monza - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Andrea Colpani.