MILANO. Milan and Empoli are facing in the 28th round of the Serie A.
Christian Pulišić has scored a goal in the 40th minute to give a 1-0 lead to Milan over Empoli.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Milan had a strong ball possession 63% while Empoli was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Milan was putting more pressure with dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target.
Milan shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Empoli shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Milan received 1 yellow card (Tijjani Reijnders). Talking about the opposition, Empoli received 4 yellow cards (Szymon Zurkowski, Giuseppe Pezzella, Jacopo Fazzini and Matteo Cancellieri).
Christian Pulišić
Christian Pulisic
United StatesSeason 2023/2024
Played
32
2
Missed
Minutes
2288
71.5
Avg
Goals
10
0.3
Avg
Assist
6
0.2
Avg
Attempt
86
2.7
Avg
Passes
790
24.782.0%
AvgSucc
Yellow
2
0.1
Avg
Red
0
0.0
Avg
This season he played in total 26 times for 1945 minutes for Serie A.
Christian Pulišić scored 8 goals for Milan. He procured 6 assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 3rd in Serie A. In the last match Milan won 4-2 against Slavia Praha.
The last time the teams played each other, the score was 4-2 for Milan.
Milan performance and stats
Milan
Manager: Stefano Pioli
Rank
2nd
Win
21
Draw
7
Loss
6
Goals
64-39
Diff
25
Rank
3rd
Win
2
Draw
2
Loss
2
Goals
5-8
Diff
-3
Top 3 Scorers
Milan is currently 3rd in the Serie A with 56 points.
In the last 27 games, it has won 17 times, drawn 5 times, and lost 5 times. In its last match, Milan won 0-1 against Lazio.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 51 goals and conceding 32.
Empoli performance and stats
Top 3 Scorers
Empoli is currently 15th in the Serie A with 25 points.
In the last 27 games, it has won 6 times, drawn 7 times, and lost 14 times. In its last match, Empoli lost 0-1 against Cagliari.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 22 goals and conceding 41.
Commentary
90'
The second half concludes with AC Milan leading Empoli by 1-0.
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan. Elia Caprile is responsible for the concession.
Another offensive move. Samuel Chukwueze of AC Milan makes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist was provided by Ismaël Bennacer.
Théo Hernández of AC Milan has earned a free kick on the left flank.
Matteo Cancellieri from Empoli commits a foul.
Player change - AC Milan. Yacine Adli is coming on for Noah Okafor.
Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
Davide Calabria of AC Milan commits a foul.
87'
Another offensive move. Mattia Destro from Empoli attempts a header from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper saves it right in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Liberato Cacace with a cross pass.
86'
Corner kick awarded to Empoli. The opportunity is given due to a defensive action by Samuel Chukwueze.
85'
Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Davide Calabria of AC Milan commits a foul.
83'
Offside - Empoli. Mattia Destro has been flagged for offside.
81'
Sebastiano Luperto of Empoli has been awarded a defensive free kick.
Risky move by Yunus Musah - AC Milan.
80'
Matteo Cancellieri of Empoli is handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
Théo Hernández of AC Milan has successfully secured a free kick in his team's defensive area.
Matteo Cancellieri of Empoli commits a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Empoli. This was due to a deflection by Malick Thiaw.
79'
Opportunity squandered. Yunus Musah of AC Milan takes a left-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but it sails high. The assist was provided by Samuel Chukwueze.
77'
Opportunity squandered. Davide Calabria of AC Milan attempts a header from the right side of the six-yard box, but it sails over the crossbar. The cross for the assist was provided by Noah Okafor.
76'
Player Swap - Empoli. Mattia Destro is coming on to replace M'Baye Niang.
Player change - Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri is coming on to replace Szymon Zurkowski.
Youssef Maleh of Empoli has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Théo Hernández from AC Milan commits a foul.
75'
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan. Sebastian Walukiewicz is responsible for the concession.
74'
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan. Forced by Elia Caprile's defense.
Another offensive effort. Ruben Loftus-Cheek of AC Milan takes a shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area, but it's deflected to the right corner. The assist was provided by Ismaël Bennacer.
73'
Player swap - AC Milan. Olivier Giroud is replacing Luka Jovic.
69'
M'Baye Niang of Empoli has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
Malick Thiaw commits a foul - AC Milan.
66'
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan. The opportunity arises due to a defensive action by Liberato Cacace.
65'
Yunus Musah of AC Milan has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
66'
Shot blocked. Samuel Chukwueze - AC Milan - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Noah Okafor.
65'
Szymon Zurkowski of Empoli has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
Fouled by Szymon Zurkowski - Empoli
63'
Player Swap - AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze comes in for Christian Pulisic.
Player change - AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori is replaced by Pierre Kalulu.
62'
Player change - AC Milan. Yunus Musah is coming on for Tijjani Reijnders.
Offside call - AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer has been flagged offside.
60'
Szymon Zurkowski of Empoli has been awarded a free kick on the left flank.
Davide Calabria of AC Milan commits a foul.
59'
Corner kick awarded to Empoli. The opportunity arises due to a defensive move made by Davide Calabria.
58'
Opportunity squandered. Ruben Loftus-Cheek of AC Milan takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it soars too high. The assist was provided by Ismaël Bennacer.
56'
Opportunity squandered. Szymon Zurkowski of Empoli fails to capitalize with his left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area following a corner kick.
Corner kick awarded to Empoli. The opportunity arises due to a deflection off Davide Calabria.
Attempt thwarted. Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli takes a challenging, long-range shot with his right foot from the left side, but it's stopped. The assist was by Youssef Maleh.
55'
Player swap for Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini is replaced by Viktor Kovalenko.
Player change - Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella is replaced by Liberato Cacace.
Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan is penalized for a handball.
53'
Giuseppe Pezzella from Empoli commits a foul.
Giuseppe Pezzella from Empoli has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
Davide Calabria - AC Milan - won a free kick on the right wing.
51'
Pause has ended. They are prepared to proceed.
The match is momentarily paused due to an injury sustained by Youssef Maleh from Empoli.
Match interruption - Ismaël Bennacer of AC Milan is injured.
48'
Opportunity squandered. Davide Calabria of AC Milan takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it sails over the bar.
Offside - Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi has been flagged offside.
45'
The second half commences with AC Milan leading Empoli by 1-0.
The first half concludes with AC Milan leading Empoli by 1-0.
Opportunity squandered. Luka Jovic of AC Milan failed to score with a header from the middle of the penalty area. The cross that set up the chance came from Ismaël Bennacer following a corner kick.
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan. The opportunity was given due to a deflection by Bartosz Bereszynski.
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan. This was given due to a deflection off Emmanuel Gyasi.
43'
Tijjani Reijnders of AC Milan has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Szymon Zurkowski from Empoli commits a foul.
42'
Player swap for Empoli. Bartosz Bereszynski is coming on to replace Ardian Ismajli who seems to have sustained an injury.
41'
VAR Verdict: AC Milan takes the lead 1-0 against Empoli, courtesy of Christian Pulisic.
40'
Goal! AC Milan 1, Empoli 0. Christian Pulisic - AC Milan - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Noah Okafor.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
39'
Offside - It's Empoli. M'Baye Niang has been flagged offside.
Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli has earned a free kick on the left flank.
Malick Thiaw commits a foul - AC Milan.
38'
Missed chance. Christian Pulisic - AC Milan - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Tijjani Reijnders.
35'
Théo Hernández from AC Milan commits a foul.
Elia Caprile of Empoli has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Ismaël Bennacer of AC Milan has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
Szymon Zurkowski of Empoli commits a foul.
34'
Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Tijjani Reijnders commits a foul - AC Milan.
32'
Another offensive effort is underway. Noah Okafor from AC Milan takes a shot with his right foot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist was provided by Tijjani Reijnders.
31'
Offside - Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski has been flagged offside.
Jacopo Fazzini of Empoli has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek commits a foul - AC Milan.
30'
Youssef Maleh of Empoli has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek commits a foul - AC Milan.
29'
Ruben Loftus-Cheek of AC Milan has secured a free kick in a defensive position.
Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli commits a foul.
Opportunity squandered. M'Baye Niang of Empoli attempts a shot with his right foot from a challenging angle on the left, but it veers off target to the left. The assist came from Giuseppe Pezzella via a cross.
28'
Ruben Loftus-Cheek commits a foul - AC Milan.
Ardian Ismajli of Empoli has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
27'
Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Davide Calabria of AC Milan commits a foul.
19'
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan, resulting from a deflection by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
26'
Tijjani Reijnders of AC Milan has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
25'
Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli has earned a free kick on the left flank.
Tijjani Reijnders commits a foul - AC Milan.
24'
Jacopo Fazzini of Empoli has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Jacopo Fazzini from Empoli commits a foul.
Christian Pulisic of AC Milan has earned a defensive free kick.
18'
Fouled by Emmanuel Gyasi - Empoli
Noah Okafor - AC Milan - won a free kick on the left wing.
17'
Missed chance. Fikayo Tomori - AC Milan - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Ismaël Bennacer with a cross after corner.
16'
Corner - AC Milan. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
15'
New attacking attempt. Emmanuel Gyasi - Empoli - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
13'
Jacopo Fazzini - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Ismaël Bennacer - AC Milan
Shot blocked. Luka Jovic - AC Milan - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Fikayo Tomori.
Missed chance. Fikayo Tomori - AC Milan - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Tijjani Reijnders with a cross after corner.
12'
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan. The opportunity arises due to a deflection by Ardian Ismajli.
10'
Szymon Zurkowski of Empoli has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Ismaël Bennacer of AC Milan has committed a foul.
9'
Giuseppe Pezzella of Empoli has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Davide Calabria of AC Milan commits a foul.
Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli commits a foul.
Fikayo Tomori of AC Milan has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
8'
Luka Jovic from AC Milan has secured a free kick on the left flank.
Sebastian Walukiewicz commits a foul - Empoli.
5'
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan. This was forced by Elia Caprile.
New attacking attempt. Christian Pulisic - AC Milan - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
4'
Corner kick awarded to AC Milan, forced by Sebastiano Luperto's defensive action.
2'
Giuseppe Pezzella of Empoli commits a foul.
Christian Pulisic of AC Milan has earned a free kick on the right flank.
1'
Ismaël Bennacer of AC Milan has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive end.
M'Baye Niang commits a foul - Empoli.
