Empoli vs Atalanta, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta storm to 5-0 win at Empoli as Lookman double renews title hopes
Third-placed Atalanta cruised to a 5-0 win at lowly Empoli with Ademola Lookman scoring a brilliant double with a goal in each half on Sunday to reignite their bid for the Serie A title.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta).
- 1': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 4': Attempt saved. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
- 4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
- 5': Attempt saved. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Silvestri (Empoli).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta).
- 8': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 11': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 14': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 14': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Dangerous play by Christian Kouamé (Empoli).
- 15': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
- 20': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
- 23': Foul by Stefan Posch (Atalanta).
- 23': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Own Goal by Emmanuel Gyasi, Empoli. Empoli 0, Atalanta 1.
- 29': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
- 29': Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 30': Foul by Stefan Posch (Atalanta).
- 30': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 33': Attempt saved. Stefan Posch (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
- 33': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
- 33': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 2. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti following a corner.
- 38': Hand ball by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
- 40': Attempt saved. Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
- 41': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 3. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
- 44': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Davide Zappacosta.
- 45': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Atalanta 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Atalanta 3.
- 46': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
- 46': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 47': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 49': Attempt missed. Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 52': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
- 54': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 54': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 4. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 56': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
- 57': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Kouamé with a cross.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Junior Sambia replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 58': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Christian Kouamé.
- 59': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
- 59': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Stefan Posch (Atalanta).
- 60': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Davide Zappacosta.
- 63': Substitution, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói replaces Berat Djimsiti because of an injury.
- 63': Substitution, Atalanta. Éderson replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
- 64': Foul by Stefan Posch (Atalanta).
- 64': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
- 66': Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Attempt missed. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
- 72': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Alberto Grassi.
- 72': Substitution, Empoli. Thomas Campaniello replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
- 73': Offside, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 74': Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 5. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 75': Attempt missed. Thomas Campaniello (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo with a through ball.
- 76': Substitution, Atalanta. Marco Brescianini replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 76': Substitution, Atalanta. Juan Cuadrado replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 77': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 77': Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
- 81': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Raoul Bellanova.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 83': Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 85': Thomas Campaniello (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 87': Attempt missed. Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a through ball.
- 90': Hand ball by Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Atalanta 5.
- 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Atalanta 5.
Statistics
 ATA |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.6 | Possession | 46.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 370 | Accurate Passes | 303 |
| 450 | Passes | 395 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 36 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 9,176
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 9,176
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 37 | +30 | 79 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 37 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 37 | +42 | 74 |
| 4 | Juventus | 37 | +22 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Empoli (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Silvestri (GK) |
| 22 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 2 | Saba Goglichidze |
| 5 | Alberto Grassi |
| 93 | Youssef Maleh |
| 6 | Liam Henderson |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 99 | Sebastiano Esposito |
| 18 | Christian Kouamé |
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Marco Carnesecchi (GK)  |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 23 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 5 | Stefan Posch |
| 8 | Mario Pasalic |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 16 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 32 | Mateo Retegui |
| 11 | Ademola Lookman |
| 17 | Charles De Ketelaere |
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