EMPOLI. Atalanta had a comfortable win over Empoli. Atalanta scored with J. Ilicic (11′), J. Ilicic (26′), M. Viti (49′) and D. Zapata (89′). On the other side, F. Di Francesco (30′) scored for Empoli.

J. Ilicic missed a penalty (67′) for Atalanta.​

J. Ilicic missed 1 penalty (67′) for ​Atalanta.

The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Serra who had the assistance of Marcello Rossi and Francesco Fiore. The 4th official was Giacomo Camplone. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Empoli

1 - 4

Atalanta

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 13 Total 21
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 8 Off Target 14
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 117 Attack 88
  • 49 Dangerous attack 38
  • 67 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was similar. Empoli was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Atalanta that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Empoli was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Atalanta managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Empoli shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Atalanta shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Empoli received 3 yellow cards (L. Stulac, R. Marchizza and F. Bandinelli). On the opposite side, Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (R. Freuler and J. L. Palomino).

Match Timeline

11'
26'
30'
37'
39'
Lorenzo Tonelli- sub ->S. Romagnoli
42'
46'
46'
46'
49'
62'
62'
67'
67'
68'
68'
69'
80'
José Luis Palomino- Yellow
82'
89'
Giuseppe Pezzella- sub ->D. Zappacosta
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Milan
86
38
Inter
84
38
Napoli
79
38
Juventus
70
38
Lazio
64
38
Roma
63
38
Fiorentina
62
38
Atalanta
59
38
Hellas Verona
53
38
Torino
50
38
Sassuolo
50
38
Udinese
47
38
Bologna
46
38
Empoli
41
38
Sampdoria
36
38
Spezia
36
38
Salernitana
31
38
Cagliari
30
38
Genoa
28
38
Venezia
27
38

After playing this match, Empoli will stay with 9 points like Udinese to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Atalanta will have 14 points like Lazio and Juventus to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will play away with Salernitana on the 23rd of October with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Empoli (1 draw).

Atalanta will host Udinese on the 24th of October with a 12-10 head to head in favor of Atalanta (10 draws).

Empoli – Formation

Empoli
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
6.6
D
Simone Romagnoli 6.Italy
6.1
42'
D
Petar Stojanović 30.Slovenia
7.0
D
Riccardo Marchizza 3.Italy
6.2
82' 37'
D
Mattia Viti 42.Italy
5.8
M
Leo Stulac 5.Slovenia
6.8
46'
M
Nicolas Haas 32.Switzerland
6.4
46'
M
Szymon Żurkowski 27.Poland
6.6
62'
F
Liam Henderson 8.Scotland
7.4
F
Federico Di Francesco 11.Italy
7.3
62' 30'
F
Andrea Pinamonti 99.Italy
6.1
Substitutes
G
Samir Ujkani 1.Kosovo
D
Riccardo Fiamozzi 20.Italy
D
Lorenzo Tonelli 26.Italy
6.7
42'
D
Sebastiano Luperto 33.Italy
D
Fabiano Parisi 65.Italy
6.2
82'
D
Ardian Ismajli 34.Albania
M
Filippo Bandinelli 25.Italy
7.0
46' 67'
M
Kristjan Asllani 23.Albania
M
Nedim Bajrami 10.Albania
6.2
62'
F
Patrick Cutrone 9.Italy
6.6
62'
F
A. La Mantia 19.Italy
F
Leonardo Mancuso 7.Italy

Empoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario (6.6), Petar Stojanović (7.0), Simone Romagnoli (6.1), Mattia Viti (5.8), Riccardo Marchizza (6.2), Nicolas Haas (6.4), Leo Štulac (6.8), Szymon Żurkowski (6.6), Federico Di Francesco (7.3), Andrea Pinamonti (6.1) and Liam Henderson (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Cutrone (6.6), Riccardo Fiamozzi, Andrea La Mantia, Lorenzo Tonelli (6.7), Leonardo Mancuso, Samir Ujkani, Filippo Bandinelli (7.0), Sebastiano Luperto, Fabiano Parisi (6.2), K. Asllani, Nedim Bajrami (6.2) and Ardian Ismajli.

Empoli could not rely on the presence of L. Tonelli (injured).

Substitutions

Empoli made 5 changes: S. Romagnoli for L. Tonelli (42′), N. Haas for F. Bandinelli (46′), F. Di Francesco for N. Bajrami (62′), S. Zurkowski for P. Cutrone (62′) and R. Marchizza for F. Parisi (82′).

Best player: Liam Henderson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was Liam Henderson.

His rating is (7.4) with 40 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta
G
Juan Musso 1.Argentina
7.1
D
Rafael Tolói 2.Italy
6.3
39'
D
José Luis Palomino 6.Argentina
7.1
80'
D
Merih Demiral 28.Turkey
7.2
M
Davide Zappacosta 77.Italy
7.4
90'
M
Joakim Maehle 3.Denmark
7.0
M
Marten de Roon 15.Netherlands
7.0
M
Teun Koopmeiners 7.Netherlands
7.6
68'
F
Josip Iličić 72.Slovenia
9.0
68' 11', 26'
F
Mario Pasalic 88.Croatia
8.8
F
Luis Muriel 9.Colombia
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Marco Sportiello 57.Italy
G
Francesco Rossi 31.Italy
D
Giorgio Scalvini 42.Italy
D
Matteo Lovato 66.Italy
6.7
68'
D
Giuseppe Pezzella 13.Italy
90'
M
A. Oliveri 44.Italy
M
Remo Freuler 11.Switzerland
7.4
39' 69'
M
Ruslan Malinovskyi 18.Ukraine
6.8
68'
M
Federico Zuccon 45.Italy
M
Aleksey Miranchuk 59.Russia
F
Duván Zapata 91.Colombia
6.5
46' 89'
F
Roberto Piccoli 99.Italy

Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the other side, Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso (7.1), Rafael Tolói (6.3), Merih Demiral (7.2), José Luis Palomino (7.1), Davide Zappacosta (7.4), Marten de Roon (7.0), Teun Koopmeiners (7.6), Joakim Mæhle (7.0), Mario Pašalić (8.8), Josip Iličić (9.0) and Luis Muriel (6.8).

They had on the bench: A. Oliveri, Remo Freuler (7.4), Duván Zapata (6.5), Marco Sportiello, Roberto Piccoli, Ruslan Malinovskyi (6.8), F. Zuccon, Giorgio Scalvini, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Lovato (6.7), Aleksei Miranchuk and Giuseppe Pezzella.

Atalanta could not rely on the presence of R. Freuler (injured).

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: R. Toloi for R. Freuler (39′), L. Muriel for D. Zapata (46′), J. Ilicic for R. Malinovsky (68′), T. Koopmeiners for M. Lovato (68′) and D. Zappacosta for G. Pezzella (90′).

Best player: Josip Iličić​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Josip Iličić.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 35 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​