Lecce vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAbout
Lecce are hosting Empoli
at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy, starting on
. The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 7': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 10': Foul by Hamza Rafia (Lecce).
- 10': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 13': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Hand ball by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Lameck Banda (Lecce).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
- 20': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Substitution, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti replaces Lameck Banda because of an injury.
- 21': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a cross.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 25': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 26': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
- 26': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
- 30': Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
- 32': Attempt saved. Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 33': Goal! Lecce 0, Empoli 1. Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 38': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Hamza Rafia (Lecce).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 40': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 41': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
- 41': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Hamza Rafia (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
- 43': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 43': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 45': Attempt missed. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
- 45'+1': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 45'+1': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rémi Oudin following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Empoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Empoli 1.
- 46': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 46': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
- 47': Rémi Oudin (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
- 49': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
- 49': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
- 50': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 51': Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
- 52': Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Offside, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
- 56': Attempt missed. Antonino Gallo (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 56': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri.
- 57': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
- 57': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 58': Foul by Antonino Gallo (Lecce).
- 58': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
- 60': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Lecce. Nicola Sansone replaces Ylber Ramadani.
- 60': Substitution, Lecce. Lassana Coulibaly replaces Rémi Oudin.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Saba Goglichidze because of an injury.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Rafia.
- 63': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
- 63': Nicola Sansone (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 65': Offside, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti is caught offside.
- 67': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
- 68': Substitution, Empoli. Ola Solbakken replaces Pietro Pellegri.
- 68': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
- 69': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
- 73': Attempt missed. Nicola Sansone (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti with a cross.
- 74': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli).
- 74': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 75': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Goal! Lecce 1, Empoli 1. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Lecce. Ante Rebic replaces Frédéric Guilbert.
- 79': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from very close range misses to the left.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Junior Sambia replaces Liberato Cacace.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 81': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hamza Rafia with a cross.
- 84': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 84': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Nicola Sansone (Lecce) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 86': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Nicolas Haas.
- 87': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicola Sansone with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
- 89': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
- 89': Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lassana Coulibaly.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Solbakken.
- 90'+4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lecce 1, Empoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lecce 1, Empoli 1.
Statistics
EMP |
LEC![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 41.3 | Possession | 58.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 231 | Accurate Passes | 365 |
| 319 | Passes | 444 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 13 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 8 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.1 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 28 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 26 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 23,907
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 23,907
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 11 | +16 | 29 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 11 | +21 | 27 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 11 | +10 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Lecce (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 4 | Kialonda Gaspar |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 12 | Frédéric Guilbert |
| 8 | Hamza Rafia |
| 10 | Rémi Oudin |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 22 | Lameck Banda |
| 13 | Patrick Dorgu |
| 9 | Nikola Krstovic |
Empoli (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Devis Vásquez (GK) |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 21 | Mattia Viti |
| 2 | Saba Goglichidze |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 93 | Youssef Maleh |
| 6 | Liam Henderson |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 9 | Pietro Pellegri |
| 29 | Lorenzo Colombo |
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