MILANO. Milan conquers Empoli 1-0 after P. Kalulu scored just 1 goal (19′).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Chiffi with the collaboration of Davide Imperiale and Damiano Di Iorio. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Milan was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Empoli that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Milan had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milan won the match.
Milan shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Empoli shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Milan received 1 yellow card (S. Tonali). On the opposite side, Empoli didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Milan will have 63 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Empoli will stay with 32 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will play away with Cagliari on the 19th of March with a 24-1 head to head statistic in favor of Milan (6 draws).
Empoli will host Hellas Verona on the 20th of March with a 3-3 head to head.
Milan – Formation
Milan
19'
72'
90'
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stefano Pioli decided to play with the following team: Mike Maignan , Davide Calabria , Pierre Kalulu , Fikayo Tomori , Alessandro Florenzi , Sandro Tonali , Ismaël Bennacer , Junior Messias , Franck Kessié , Rafael Leão and Olivier Giroud .
The home team had on the bench: Rade Krunić, Ciprian Tătărușanu, Matteo Gabbia, Zlatan Ibrahimović , Alessio Romagnoli, Alexis Saelemaekers , Samu Castillejo, Brahim Díaz , Fodé Ballo-Touré, Antonio Mirante, Ante Rebić and Daniel Maldini.
Substitutions
Milan made 5 changes: F. Kessie for B. Diaz (72′), J. Messias for A. Saelemaekers (72′), O. Giroud for Z. Ibrahimovic (83′), R. Leao for A. Rebic (83′) and I. Bennacer for R. Krunic (88′).
Best player: Pierre Kalulu
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was Pierre Kalulu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
Empoli started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Guglielmo Vicario , Riccardo Fiamozzi , Simone Romagnoli , Sebastiano Luperto , Liberato Cacace , Szymon Żurkowski , Kristjan Asllani , Filippo Bandinelli , Nedim Bajrami , Liam Henderson and Andrea Pinamonti .
These were the players on the bench: Andrea La Mantia, Lorenzo Tonelli, Valerio Verre, Petar Stojanović , Mattia Viti, Patrick Cutrone , Fabiano Parisi , Ardian Ismajli, Marco Benassi , Federico Di Francesco , Leo Štulac and Samir Ujkani.
Empoli could not rely on the presence of F. Di Francesco (injured).
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: L. Henderson for P. Cutrone (63′), R. Fiamozzi for P. Stojanovic (63′), L. Cacace for F. Parisi (63′), N. Bajrami for F. Di Francesco (71′) and F. Bandinelli for M. Benassi (71′).
Best player: Simone Romagnoli
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was Simone Romagnoli.
His rating is with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Milan – Empoli – 1-0
- Salernitana – Sassuolo – 2-2
- Sampdoria – Juventus – 1-3
- Spezia – Cagliari – 2-0
