AS Roma vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Pellegrini sets Roma on their way to comfortable win over Empoli
Lorenzo Pellegrini celebrated signing a new contract by setting AS Roma on their way to a comfortable win over Empoli.
Match Commentary
- 29': Substitution, Empoli. Leonardo Mancuso replaces Andrea Pinamonti because of an injury.
- 42': Goal! Roma 1, Empoli 0. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Roma 1, Empoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Empoli 0.
- 46': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Goal! Roma 2, Empoli 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 56': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Ebrima Darboe because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 70': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Liam Henderson.
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Matias Viña.
- 84': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 90': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 90': Substitution, Roma. Ibañez replaces Chris Smalling because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Empoli 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 31,946
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +25 | Internazionale | 18 | 42 | 4 |
| +15 | AC Milan | 18 | 39 | 1 |
| +13 | Napoli | 18 | 38 | 4 |
| +11 | Juventus | 19 | 36 | 3 |
Statistics
EMP |
ROMA![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 35.9 | Possession | 64.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 562 |
| 330 | Passes | 617 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 19 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 6 | Chris Smalling |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 5 | Matías Viña |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 55 | Ebrima Darboe |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 42 | Mattia Viti |
| 6 | Simone Romagnoli |
| 3 | Riccardo Marchizza |
| 30 | Petar Stojanovic |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
| 8 | Liam Henderson |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
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