
Como vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Edoardo Goldaniga (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 3': Attempt missed. Maxence Caqueret (Como) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza.
- 4': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 4': Sergi Roberto (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Sergi Roberto (Como).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Foul by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
- 6': Patrick Cutrone (Como) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Assane Diao (Como) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
- 11': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
- 12': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Marc Kempf.
- 15': Attempt missed. Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 19': Corner, Como. Conceded by Luca Marianucci.
- 20': Offside, Como. Edoardo Goldaniga is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 22': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 22': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Como).
- 25': Edoardo Goldaniga (Como) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
- 27': Attempt missed. Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 28': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 29': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Como).
- 30': Sergi Roberto (Como) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Como).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Como) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 34': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 35': Alberto Moreno (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 36': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Empoli).
- 36': Sergi Roberto (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Alberto Moreno (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 39': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a cross.
- 39': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross.
- 39': Foul by Assane Diao (Como).
- 39': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Empoli).
- 42': Marc Kempf (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
- 45': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Como 0, Empoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Como 0, Empoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Como. Máximo Perrone replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 46': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
- 47': Attempt blocked. Maxence Caqueret (Como) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Kempf.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Alberto Moreno (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Máximo Perrone.
- 48': Attempt saved. Máximo Perrone (Como) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 48': Corner, Como. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
- 49': Attempt missed. Edoardo Goldaniga (Como) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas da Cunha with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Offside, Empoli. Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
- 51': Christian Kouamé (Empoli) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alberto Grassi with a through ball following a fast break.
- 55': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 55': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Substitution, Como. Álex Valle replaces Alberto Moreno.
- 56': Substitution, Como. Tasos Douvikas replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 58': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 58': Tasos Douvikas (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Mattia Viti.
- 60': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luca Marianucci with a cross.
- 61': Goal! Como 1, Empoli 0. Tasos Douvikas (Como) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Mërgim Vojvoda.
- 63': Foul by Assane Diao (Como).
- 63': Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Edoardo Goldaniga (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Empoli).
- 65': Hand ball by Luca Marianucci (Empoli).
- 65': Attempt saved. Gabriel Strefezza (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Assane Diao.
- 67': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
- 67': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Corner, Como. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
- 69': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 69': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Ola Solbakken replaces Saba Goglichidze.
- 71': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Bacci replaces Liam Henderson.
- 72': Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (Como) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mërgim Vojvoda.
- 75': Goal! Como 1, Empoli 1. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Como. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
- 83': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
- 83': Alberto Grassi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
- 83': Máximo Perrone (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Offside, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Lucas da Cunha (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mërgim Vojvoda.
- 87': Attempt missed. Máximo Perrone (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tasos Douvikas.
- 87': Substitution, Como. Alessandro Gabrielloni replaces Maxence Caqueret.
- 89': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
- 89': Assane Diao (Como) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alessandro Gabrielloni (Como) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Kempf.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
- 90'+2': Jonathan Ikoné (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) is shown the red card.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Como) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mërgim Vojvoda with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Lucas da Cunha (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Máximo Perrone.
- 90'+5': Corner, Como. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Edoardo Goldaniga (Como) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Álex Valle with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Como 1, Empoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Como 1, Empoli 1.
Statistics
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COMO![]() |
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22 | Fouls | 5 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 3 |
28.6 | Possession | 71.4 |
14 | SHOTS | 16 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
148 | Accurate Passes | 501 |
227 | Passes | 581 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
10 | Crosses | 24 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
62 | Long Balls | 56 |
15 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
12 | Tackles | 5 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 2 |
36 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
36 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Location: Como, Italy
Attendance: 10,118
Serie A Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Internazionale | 30 | +39 | 67 |
2 | Napoli | 30 | +23 | 64 |
3 | Atalanta | 30 | +34 | 58 |
4 | Bologna | 30 | +16 | 56 |
Line-Ups
Como (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Jean Butez (GK) |
2 | Marc-Oliver Kempf |
5 | Edoardo Goldaniga ![]() |
18 | Alberto Moreno |
31 | Mërgim Vojvoda |
80 | Maxence Caqueret |
33 | Lucas Da Cunha |
20 | Sergi Roberto ![]() |
10 | Patrick Cutrone |
38 | Assane Diao |
7 | Gabriel Strefezza |
Empoli (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Devis Vásquez (GK) |
35 | Luca Marianucci |
21 | Mattia Viti |
2 | Saba Goglichidze ![]() |
6 | Liam Henderson ![]() |
5 | Alberto Grassi ![]() |
3 | Giuseppe Pezzella ![]() |
11 | Emmanuel Gyasi ![]() |
18 | Christian Kouamé |
13 | Liberato Cacace |
99 | Sebastiano Esposito |
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