On 22 May, one of the matches of the 36th round of the Italian football championship took place. Empoli (Italy) and Juventus (Turin) met.
Italian Championship, round 36
Empoli (Italy) - Juventus (Turin) - 4:1 (2:0)
Goals: Caputo (18), Sebastiano Luperto (21), Caputo (48), R. Piccoli (90 +2) - Chiesa (85)
Warnings: F. Parisi (55), Rabiot (56), Filippo Bandinelli (66), Leandro Paredes (76)
Empoli vs Juventus:
In a thrilling Serie A match at the Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli managed a stunning 2-0 halftime win over one of Italy's biggest clubs, Juventus, and 4-1 in regulation time. Empoli opened the scoring in the 18th minute with a penalty kick scored by F Caputo. They continued to press and increased their lead just three minutes later when S. Luperto hit the net. The second half began with two quick substitutions from Juventus: F. Miretti was replaced by F. Chiesa and T. Barbieri by L. Paredes. But it was Empoli who struck again, with Caputo scoring his second goal of the game on 48 minutes.
Juventus tried to put up a fight and managed to score in the 85th minute through F. Chiesa but Empoli immediately responded with their fourth goal of the match, scored by R. Piccoli in the 90th minute. During the match, a number of yellow cards were awarded: F. Parisi and F. Bandinelli from Empoli and A. Rabio and L. Paredes from Juventus were cautioned. During the match, both teams made a number of substitutions. Juventus made three substitutions in the second half with A. Milic, M. Locatelli and Alex Sandro. Empoli made two more substitutions in the final minutes: G. Fazzini, N. Cambiagi, G. Akpa Akpro and P. Stojanovic came on. It was a stunning win for Empoli, who showed great spirit and determination throughout the game. Juventus, on the other hand, need to regroup and come back stronger in the next match if they hope to maintain their status as one of the best teams in Italy.
The next round's opponents will be Verona vs Empoli and Juventus vs Milan.
Empoli v Juventus match statistics:
Empoli | Juventus | |
---|---|---|
7 | Shots on goal | 4 |
14 | Shots | 18 |
1 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
11 | Kicks from the penalty area | 13 |
3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
19 | Offences | 19 |
3 | Corner | 7 |
3 | Offsides | 0 |
40% | Possession of the ball | 60% |
2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 3 |
299 | Total assists | 437 |
225 | Accurate passes | 358 |
75% | Accuracy of transmissions | 82% |