EMPOLI. Empoli and Cagliari draw 1-1. A. Pinamonti scored the first goal (38′) for Empoli. L. Pavoletti made it even (84′).
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Federico Dionisi with the collaboration of Mauro Vivenzi and Sergio Ranghetti. The 4th official was Valerio Marini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.7 degrees Celsius or 54.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Cagliari had a strong ball possession 55% while Empoli was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cagliari had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Cagliari to win the match.
Empoli shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cagliari shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 1 yellow card (P. Stojanovic). On the opposite side, Cagliari received 2 yellow cards (Joao Pedro and R. Marin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Empoli will have 31 points to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Cagliari will have 21 points like Venezia to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will play away with Sampdoria on the 19th of February with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sampdoria (4 draws).
Cagliari will host Napoli on the 21st of February with a 16-4 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (7 draws).
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
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75'
38'
Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario , Petar Stojanović , Simone Romagnoli , Mattia Viti , Fabiano Parisi , Szymon Żurkowski , Kristjan Asllani , Filippo Bandinelli , Nedim Bajrami , Patrick Cutrone and Andrea Pinamonti .
The home team had on the bench: Liam Henderson , Valerio Verre , Andrea La Mantia, Lorenzo Tonelli, Leo Štulac, Marco Benassi , Samir Ujkani, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Jacopo Furlan, Liberato Cacace, Federico Di Francesco and Ardian Ismajli .
Substitutions
Empoli made 4 changes: P. Cutrone for L. Henderson (65′), F. Bandinelli for M. Benassi (75′), S. Zurkowski for A. Ismajli (89′) and N. Bajrami for V. Verre (89′).
Best player: Nedim Bajrami
The player that probably impressed the most for Empoli was Nedim Bajrami.
His rating is with 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 10 crosses.
Cagliari – Formation
Cagliari
Cagliari started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Walter Mazzarri played with: Alessio Cragno , Edoardo Goldaniga , Matteo Lovato , Adam Obert , Alberto Grassi , Raoul Bellanova , Răzvan Marin , Dalbert , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Gastón Pereiro and João Pedro .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luca Ceppitelli , Luca Gagliano, Simone Aresti, Leonardo Pavoletti , Keita Baldé , Andrea Carboni, Daniele Baselli , Giorgio Altare , Boris Radunović, Christos Kourfalidis and Gabriele Zappa.
Cagliari could not rely on the presence of G. Altare (injured) and D. Baselli (injured).
Substitutions
Cagliari made 5 changes: M. Lovato for G. Altare (28′), A. Obert for L. Ceppitelli (59′), C. Lykogiannis for D. Baselli (59′), R. Marin for L. Pavoletti (79′) and R. Bellanova for K. Balde (80′).
Best player: Leonardo Pavoletti
The most impressive player for Cagliari was Leonardo Pavoletti.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 79′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Atalanta – Juventus – 1-1
- Empoli – Cagliari – 1-1
- Genoa – Salernitana – 1-1
- Hellas Verona – Udinese – 4-0
- Milan – Sampdoria – 1-0
- Sassuolo – Roma – 2-2
