EMPOLI. Empoli and Salernitana draw 1-1. P. Cutrone scored the first goal (31′) for Empoli. F. Bonazzoli settled the score (76′).
D. Perotti squandered a decisive penalty (84′). That would have allowed Salernitana to win the match.
D. Perotti didn’t score 1 penalty (84′) for Salernitana.
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa who was helped by Giorgio Peretti and Stefano Alassio. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.4 degrees Celsius or 77.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 16 Total 26
- 6 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 24
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 74 Attack 121
- 36 Dangerous attack 82
- 89 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 11
Fouls
- 18 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Empoli was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Salernitana that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Salernitana was putting more pressure with 82 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Salernitana to win the match.
Empoli shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Salernitana shot 26 times, 2 on target, 24 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 3 yellow cards (L. Henderson, G. Vicario and N. Bajrami). Regarding the opposition, Salernitana received 2 yellow cards (I. Radovanovic and Ederson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Empoli will have 38 points to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, Salernitana will have 31 points to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
76'
77'
31'
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: .
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: P. Cutrone for N. Bajrami (57′), S. Zurkowski for M. Benassi (73′), F. Bandinelli for L. Henderson (73′), F. Parisi for L. Cacace (77′) and V. Verre for A. La Mantia (77′).
Salernitana – Formation
Salernitana
Salernitana started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Davide Nicola played with: .
Substitutions
Salernitana made 5 changes: L. Coulibaly for M. Ruggeri (46′), G. Kastanos for F. Bonazzoli (53′), J. Obi for N. Zortea (62′), S. Verdi for M. Coulibaly (80′) and P. Mazzocchi for D. Perotti (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
