Where the match is played:
Stadium: Carlo Castellani Stadium – Computer Gross Arena
City: Empoli
Capacity: 19795 spectators6.57pm
Welcome to the live broadcast of the match valid for the 38th matchday of Serie A between Empoli and Roma.6.57pm
Empoli are coming off a 1-1 draw against Udinese, while Roma are coming off a 1-0 win over Genoa.6.58pm
EMPOLI lineup (3-5-2): Caprile; Bereszynski, Ismajli, Luperto; Gyasi, Bastoni, Marin, Maleh, Cacace; Chancellors, Right.8.16pm
ROMA formation (4-3-3): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Angelino; Bove, Cristante, Aouar; Dybala, Abraham, Zalewski.8.16pm
Empoli bench: Berisha, Cambiaghi, Caputo, Fazzini, Goglichidze, Kovalenko, Niang, Perisan, Pezzella, Seghetti, Shpendi, Walukiewicz, Zurkowski.8.48pm
Roma bench: Rui Patricio, Boer, Azmoun, Baldanzi, Costa, El Shaarawy, Karsdorp, Kristensen, Huijsen, Llorente, Pagano, Pellegrini, Pisilli.8.49pm
Nicola’s choices: Zurkowski still on the bench, while Bastoni plays in midfield. In attack there is once again Cancellieri alongside Destro, initial rest for Cambiaghi.8.17pm
De Rossi’s choices: Dybala makes it and starts, Baldanzi on the bench. Abraham plays in place of the suspended Lukaku, Aouar preferred to Pellegrini.8.17pm
Roma have won all of their last eight league matches against Empoli, only once have the Giallorossi achieved more successes in a row against a single opponent in their Serie A history: 10 consecutive victories against Udinese between October 2013 and February 2018.7.11pm
Among the teams faced at least 15 times in Serie A, Empoli is the one against which Roma have won the highest number of matches in percentage in Serie A: 74%, 23 out of 31 matches, five draws and three wins complete the picture Tuscan club.7.12pm
1′The first half of EMPOLI-ROMA begins!8.49pm
2′Yellow card for Emanuel Gyasi.8.49pm
5′
Maleh’s cut pass which was however well intercepted by the Roma defence.8.57pm
9′Excellent opportunity for Roma with Dybala who fails to find the target from the edge of the area. 8.58pm
13′GOAL! EMPOLI – Rome 1-0! Matteo CANCELLIERI’s network! A perky Gyasi serves Cancellieri who appears cold and concrete in front of Svilar.
Look at the player profile Matteo Cancellieri9.01pm
Dybala again tries to make himself dangerous, but Empoli manages to contain him somehow and avoid further dangers.9.09pm
20′Goal disallowed for Cristante for offside. We recover from the 1-0 result for Empoli.9.08pm
24′
Abraham doesn’t reach the ball for a very short time, the Empoli defense continues to defend perfectly.9.11pm
28′Another great opportunity for Cancellieri who surpasses Mancini and appears in the area: Svilar did well coming out to close the mirror and avoid dangers.9.17pm
31′After just over half an hour of play, ball possession statistics show Roma clearly ahead with 66%.9.21pm
34′Yellow card for Mattia Destro.9.21pm
39′Poisonous carom with Caprile who with a clumsy intervention risks favoring a close deflection by Abraham: Ismajli well done in avoiding further dangers.9.25pm
41′
Physical problem for Mattia Destro: the Empoli medical staff enters the field.9.29pm
45’+1′GOAL! Empoli-ROMA 0-1! Houssem Network AOUAR! Angelino fits in perfectly and catches Aouar who doesn’t make a mistake with his header with the net practically empty.
Look at the player profile of Houssem Aouar9.34pm
