Football
Verona vs Empoli. Italian Serie A.
5:00pm, Saturday 13th January 2024.
Marc'Antonio BentegodiAttendance: Attendance15,737.
Match ends, Verona 2, Empoli 1.
Second Half ends, Verona 2, Empoli 1.
Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
Jordi Mboula (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
Substitution, Verona. Bruno Amione replaces Tomás Suslov.
Substitution, Verona. Jordi Mboula replaces Cyril Ngonge.
Foul by Giacomo Corona (Empoli).
Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross.
Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin following a set piece situation.
Second yellow card to Ondrej Duda (Verona) for a bad foul.
Giacomo Corona (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
Substitution, Empoli. Andrea Sodero replaces Youssef Maleh.
Substitution, Empoli. Giacomo Corona replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Thomas Henry (Verona).
Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona).
Substitution, Verona. Pawel Dawidowicz replaces Diego Coppola.
Substitution, Verona. Thomas Henry replaces Milan Djuric.
Corner, Verona. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
Cyril Ngonge (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Empoli. Razvan Marin replaces Alberto Grassi.
Diego Coppola (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Diego Coppola (Verona).
Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Coppola.
Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alberto Grassi.
Attempt blocked. Riccardo Saponara (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Cancellieri.
Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
Ondrej Duda (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Verona. Riccardo Saponara replaces Michael Folorunsho because of an injury.
Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Michael Folorunsho (Verona).
Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Doig (Verona).
Goal! Verona 2, Empoli 1. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski with a cross.
Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Milan Djuric (Verona).
Delay in match (Empoli).
Youssef Maleh (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
Michael Folorunsho (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Verona 2, Empoli 0. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Stiven Shpendi.
Foul by Alberto Grassi (Empoli).
Milan Djuric (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Milan Djuric (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua with a cross.
Foul by Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Michael Folorunsho (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giangiacomo Magnani.
Corner, Verona. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
Attempt saved. Suat Serdar (Verona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Second Half begins Verona 1, Empoli 0.
First Half ends, Verona 1, Empoli 0.
Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Alberto Grassi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
Suat Serdar (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cyril Ngonge (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Michael Folorunsho (Verona) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua with a cross.
Delay in match because of an injury Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli).
Attempt missed. Alberto Grassi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jacopo Fazzini from a direct free kick.
Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Folorunsho.
Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
Hand ball by Milan Djuric (Verona).
Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Josh Doig (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alberto Grassi.
Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a through ball.
Goal! Verona 1, Empoli 0. Milan Djuric (Verona) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Verona. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
