Serie A

Coverage of the Serie A clash between Sassuolo and Empoli.

Serie A | Gameweek 26

Feb 24, 2024 at 2pm UK

MAPEI Stadium - Citta del Tricolore

Sassuolo
2 - 3
Empoli

Pinamonti (54' pen.), Marco Ferrari (77')
Boloca (10')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Luperto (11'), Niang (64' pen.), Bastoni (90+4')
Ismajli (54'), Cancellieri (56'), Bastoni (90+5')

Live Updates: Sassuolo 2-3 Empoli

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 23:42 UK

		First Half starts.
3'		Fouled by Daniel Boloca - Sassuolo
3'		Viktor Kovalenko - Empoli - won a free kick in attack.
4'		New attacking attempt. Razvan Marin - Empoli - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner.
6'		Fouled by Kristian Thorstvedt - Sassuolo
6'		Matteo Cancellieri - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
7'		Missed chance. Armand Laurienté - Sassuolo - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
8'		Alberto Cerri - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
8'		Fouled by Ruan Tressoldi - Sassuolo
10'		Fouled by Daniel Boloca - Sassuolo
10'		Matteo Cancellieri - Empoli - won a free kick on the right wing.
10'		Daniel Boloca - Sassuolo - receive yellow card for a foul.
11'		Goal! Sassuolo 0, Empoli 1. Sebastiano Luperto - Empoli - shot with the head from few metres to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Razvan Marin with a cross .
11'		Delay in match - injury Sebastiano Luperto - Empoli
12'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13'		Missed chance. Josh Doig - Sassuolo - shot with left foot from the left side of the box missed to the left.
15'		Missed chance. Matheus Henrique - Sassuolo - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left.
18'		Cristian Volpato - Sassuolo - won a free kick in attack.
18'		Fouled by Razvan Marin - Empoli
19'		Andrea Pinamonti - Sassuolo - won a free kick in attack.
19'		Fouled by Youssef Maleh - Empoli
20'		Missed chance. Armand Laurienté - Sassuolo - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high from a free kick.
23'		Hand ball by Youssef Maleh - Empoli
29'		Missed chance. Armand Laurienté - Sassuolo - shot with right foot from the left side of the box goes high. Assist - Kristian Thorstvedt.
33'		Alberto Cerri - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
33'		Fouled by Ruan Tressoldi - Sassuolo
34'		Corner - Sassuolo. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
34'		Missed chance. Gian Marco Ferrari - Sassuolo - header inside of six yard box - left side is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Andrea Pinamonti after corner.
36'		Shot blocked. Viktor Kovalenko - Empoli - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Liberato Cacace.
37'		Delay in match - Sassuolo
37'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42'		New attacking attempt. Youssef Maleh - Empoli - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Alberto Cerri with a head.
42'		Armand Laurienté - Sassuolo - won a free kick on the left wing.
42'		Fouled by Viktor Kovalenko - Empoli
45'		Missed chance. Youssef Maleh - Empoli - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Viktor Kovalenko with a cross.
45'		Fouled by Matteo Cancellieri - Empoli
45'		Marcus Pedersen - Sassuolo - won a free kick in defence.
45+1'		Alberto Cerri - Empoli - won a free kick in attack.
45+1'		Fouled by Gian Marco Ferrari - Sassuolo
45+2'		New attacking attempt. Andrea Pinamonti - Sassuolo - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Josh Doig with a cross.
45+3'		First Half ended - Sassuolo 0, Empoli 1.
45'		Second Half starts Sassuolo 0, Empoli 1.
45'		Substitution - Sassuolo. Nedim Bajrami for Daniel Boloca.
48'		Armand Laurienté - Sassuolo - won a free kick on the left wing.
48'		Fouled by Matteo Cancellieri - Empoli
50'		Fouled by Alberto Cerri - Empoli
50'		Matheus Henrique - Sassuolo - won a free kick in defence.
51'		New attacking attempt. Josh Doig - Sassuolo - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Matheus Henrique.
51'		Corner - Sassuolo. Conceded by Elia Caprile.
52'		Penalty Sassuolo. Ruan Tressoldi draws a foul in the penalty area.
52'		Penalty conceded by Ardian Ismajli - Empoli - after a foul in the penalty area.
53'		VAR Decision: Penalty Sassuolo.
54'		Ardian Ismajli - Empoli - receive yellow card for a foul.
54'		Goal! Sassuolo 1, Empoli 1. Andrea Pinamonti - Sassuolo - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the left corner.
55'		Substitution - Empoli. M'Baye Niang for Alberto Cerri.
56'		Fouled by Matteo Cancellieri - Empoli
56'		Josh Doig - Sassuolo - won a free kick on the left wing.
56'		Matteo Cancellieri - Empoli - receive yellow card for a foul.
58'		Corner - Sassuolo. Conceded by M'Baye Niang.
59'		Missed chance. M'Baye Niang - Empoli - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Youssef Maleh.
60'		Missed chance. Razvan Marin - Empoli - shot with right foot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assist - Nicolò Cambiaghi.
61'		Missed chance. Kristian Thorstvedt - Sassuolo - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Andrea Pinamonti.
62'		Corner - Empoli. Conceded by Ruan Tressoldi.
63'		Shot blocked. Matteo Cancellieri - Empoli - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Razvan Marin with a cross.
63'		Shot blocked. M'Baye Niang - Empoli - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63'		Penalty conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari - Sassuolo - with a hand ball in the penalty area.
64'		Goal! Sassuolo 1, Empoli 2. M'Baye Niang - Empoli - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the left corner.
66'		Fouled by Ruan Tressoldi - Sassuolo
66'		M'Baye Niang - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
67'		Fouled by Nicolò Cambiaghi - Empoli
67'		Matheus Henrique - Sassuolo - won a free kick on the right wing.
68'		Missed chance. Ruan Tressoldi - Sassuolo - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Nedim Bajrami with a cross .
68'		Substitution - Sassuolo. Samuele Mulattieri for Cristian Volpato.
70'		Shot blocked. Matheus Henrique - Sassuolo - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
70'		Fouled by Gian Marco Ferrari - Sassuolo
70'		M'Baye Niang - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
71'		New attacking attempt. M'Baye Niang - Empoli - shot with left foot from the right side of the six yard box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Matteo Cancellieri.
72'		Hand ball by M'Baye Niang - Empoli
74'		Fouled by M'Baye Niang - Empoli
74'		Gian Marco Ferrari - Sassuolo - won a free kick in defence.
74'		Offside - Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri is in offside.
77'		Andrea Pinamonti - Sassuolo - won a free kick on the left wing.
77'		Fouled by Sebastian Walukiewicz - Empoli
77'		Goal! Sassuolo 2, Empoli 2. Gian Marco Ferrari - Sassuolo - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Nedim Bajrami with a cross .
79'		Shot blocked. Nedim Bajrami - Sassuolo - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Samuele Mulattieri.
79'		Corner - Sassuolo. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
80'		Substitution - Empoli. Simone Bastoni for Viktor Kovalenko.
82'		Delay in match - Empoli
82'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82'		Ardian Ismajli - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
82'		Fouled by Andrea Pinamonti - Sassuolo
83'		Missed chance. Kristian Thorstvedt - Sassuolo - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Armand Laurienté with a cross.
84'		Missed chance. Armand Laurienté - Sassuolo - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Marcus Pedersen.
85'		Offside - Empoli. M'Baye Niang is in offside.
86'		Shot blocked. Nedim Bajrami - Sassuolo - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Gian Marco Ferrari.
87'		Missed chance. Nicolò Cambiaghi - Empoli - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - M'Baye Niang.
87'		Missed chance. Nedim Bajrami - Sassuolo - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed to the left.
88'		Substitution - Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella for Matteo Cancellieri.
88'		Substitution - Empoli. Bartosz Bereszynski for Nicolò Cambiaghi.
88'		Substitution - Empoli. Mattia Destro for Liberato Cacace.
89'		Substitution - Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel for Kristian Thorstvedt.
89'		Substitution - Sassuolo. Uros Racic for Armand Laurienté.
90'		Offside - Empoli. M'Baye Niang is in offside.
90'		Fouled by Andrea Pinamonti - Sassuolo
90'		Sebastiano Luperto - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
90+1'		Fouled by Mattia Destro - Empoli
90+1'		Matheus Henrique - Sassuolo - won a free kick on the left wing.
90+3'		Bartosz Bereszynski - Empoli - won a free kick on the right wing.
90+3'		Fouled by Nedim Bajrami - Sassuolo
90+4'		Goal! Sassuolo 2, Empoli 3. Simone Bastoni - Empoli - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Razvan Marin with a cross .
90+5'		Simone Bastoni - Empoli - receive yellow card for excessive celebration.
90+6'		New attacking attempt. Ruan Tressoldi - Sassuolo - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Gian Marco Ferrari with a head.
90+6'		Second Half ended - Sassuolo 2, Empoli 3.
		Thats all. Game finished - Sassuolo 2, Empoli 3.
		Thats all. Game finished - Sassuolo 2, Empoli 3.