By Anna Italia
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Italian Soccer Serie A
32% Ball Possession EMPOLI and 68% Ball Possession BOLOGNA
Empoli 3 – 1 Bologna 
1′ Jhon Lucumí (own goal) 88′ 88′ Riccardo Orsolini (pen)(B)
45+1 Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
68′ Nicolò Cambiaghi
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 15th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -16
Bologna, 9th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Empoli won the Serie A Week 33 game against Bologna on Thursday 4 May 2023 at the Carlo Castellani Stadium in Empoli, Italy. Empoli rises to 35 points and moves away from the relegation zone, now 8 points away. Bologna, on the other hand, remains in ninth place with 45 points. After Lucumì’s own goal and Akpa Akpro’s goal in the first half, Cambiaghi’s goal also arrived in the second half in the 68th minute, a prelude to Empoli’s success. However, Bologna never stopped trying, especially with Orsolini who tried in every way to score his tenth league goal and found it on a penalty kick in the 88th minute. Other opportunities for Thiago Motta’s team came with Ferguson and Dominguez, as well as with the inexhaustible Orsolini, but the comeback didn’t succeed. With these 3 points. An own goal, two goals disallowed, a penalty kick and four goals scored in all: Empoli-Bologna was a lively match full of episodes and ended with the success of Zanetti’s team who hadn’t won at home for a month ( 1-0 against Lecce on April 3rd).
In the next round Empoli is expected from the home match against Salernitana, while Bologna from the away match against Sassuolo.
Empoli have lost three of their last four home league games (W1), as many as they have lost in their previous 12 matches at Castellani in Serie A (W4, D5).
A cold shower for Bologna conceding an own goal in the 1st minute by Jhon Lucumí
👉Empoli 1 – 0 Bologna, 1st minute, ⚽️ own goal by Jhon Lucumí. https://t.co/eVjXNJWVGZ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
Empoli ended the first half with two goals. In the 45+1, it is 45+1 Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro to score from very close range to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Razvan Marin.
👉Empoli 2 – 0 Bologna, 45th minute, ⚽️ goal by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro for @EmpoliFC from very close range to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Razvan Marin. https://t.co/iaidi0omJd
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
TOtal chaos for Bologna. Empoli scored another goal in the 68th minute. Nicolò Cambiaghi with a left-footed shot to the high center The assist is by Razvan Marin.
👉Empoli 3 – 0 Bologna, 68th minute, ⚽️ goal by Nicolò Cambiaghi for @EmpoliFC with a left-footed shot to the high center The assist is by Razvan Marin. https://t.co/NwcfIP7tsQ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
✅ Stats before the game: Empoli have remained unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches against Bologna in Serie A (W6 D3). In addition, after the 1-0 success in the first leg, the Tuscans could win both seasonal matches against the rossoblùs for the first time in Serie A. Empoli have not conceded a goal in their last two games against Bologna in the league and have never recorded three clean sheets in a row against the Emilians in Serie A. Among the teams against which Empoli have never lost in home games in Serie A, Bologna is the one that the Tuscans have faced the most (8: W4, D4). Empoli have won their last three matches at the Castellani against Bologna, only against Cagliari between 1998 and 2007 (four) have the Tuscans achieved more consecutive home wins in Serie A. Empoli is the team that has collected the fewest points in Serie A from the beginning of February to today: just six in 12 matches (W1, D3, L8). The Tuscans have lost in seven of the last nine matchdays (W1, D1), after having collected only one knockout in the previous nine (W3, D5).
👉 Lineup EMPOLI (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Ebuehi, Walukiewicz, Luperto; Akpa Akpro, Marin; Grassi, Baldanzi, Caputo; Cambiagji.
👉Lineup BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Skorupski; Posch, Soumaoro, Lucumi, Cambiaso; Aebischer, Schouten, Moro; Orsolini, Dominguez, Barrow.
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📺 Click the video to watch Empoli – Bologna highlights on Thursday 4 May 2023
To be added
🇮🇹 Referee Federico La Penna from the section of Roma 1 will be assisted by Ciro Carbone from the section of Napoli and Alessandro Giallatini from the section of Roma 2. The Fourth Official will be Daniele Perenzoni from the section of Rovereto. The VAR will be Antonio Di Martino from the section of Teramo. The AVAR will be Marco Di Bello from the section of Brindisi.
The Carlo Castellani Stadium ready for Empoli vs Bologna
Photo via twitter.com/empolifc
Bologna Coach Thiago Motta and Empoli Coach Paolo Zanetti
Photo via twitter.com/empolifc
Alle 20.45 al Castellani la sfida contro il Bologna: ecco la nostra formazione ⬇
EMPOLI: Vicario; Walukievicz, Grassi, Akpa Akpro, Marin, Caputo, Ebuehi, Cambiaghi, Luperto, Baldanzi, Parisi pic.twitter.com/XTtz5eoKcm
— Empoli Football Club Official (@EmpoliFC) May 4, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/BolognaFC1909en
Photo via twitter.com/BolognaFC1909en
👉 Empoli vs Bologna, Match Officials
Serie A Week 33🗓️ Thursday 4 May 2023
🏟️ Carlo Castellani Stadium
⏲️ 20:45🙍♂️ Referee: LA PENNA
🚩 Assistants: CARBONE – GIALLATINI
4⃣ Fourth Official: PERENZONI
VAR: DI MARTINO
AVAR: DI BELLO@SerieA_EN https://t.co/DztsArian4 pic.twitter.com/ehKV3vzqx6— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
👉🇮🇹 First half is over. Empoli 2 – 0 Bologna
⚽️ Goals: 1′ Jhon Lucumí (own goal), 45′ Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
🟨 Yellows: 28′ Fabiano Parisi (E)
✍ Ball Possession: 32% @EmpoliFC and 68% @BolognaFC1909en
✅ https://t.co/KGeMC2ybG5@TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown https://t.co/JNnZPQeLOX
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
👉🇮🇹Result Empoli 3 – 1 Bologna
⚽️ Goals: 1′ Jhon Lucumí (own goal), 45′ Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, 68′ Nicolò Cambiaghi, 88′ Riccardo Orsolini (pen)(B)
✍ Ball Possession: 32% @EmpoliFC and 68% @BolognaFC1909en
✅ https://t.co/KGeMC2ybG5@TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown https://t.co/feeaUZg9Lo
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) May 4, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/empolifc
2022 – 2023 Italian Serie A Week 33
Empoli 3 – 1 Bologna
Thursday 4 May 2023
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy
20:45
Referee: LA PENNA
Assistants: CARBONE – GIALLATINI
Fourth Official: PERENZONI
VAR: DI MARTINO
AVAR: DI BELLO
Goals: 1′ Jhon Lucumí (own goal), 45+1 Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (B), 68′ Nicolò Cambiaghi (E), 88′ Riccardo Orsolini (pen)(B)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
Lineup EMPOLI (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Ebuehi, Walukiewicz, Luperto; Akpa Akpro, Marin; Grassi, Baldanzi, Caputo; Cambiagji.
Subs: Perisan, Ujkani; Cacace, Henderson, Satriano, Pjaca, Fazzini, Destro, Bandinelli, Tonelli, Stojanovic, Haas, Ismajli, Vignato, Piccoli
Coach: Paolo Zanetti.
Lineup BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Skorupski; Posch, Soumaoro, Lucumi, Cambiaso; Aebischer, Schouten, Moro; Orsolini, Dominguez, Barrow.
Subs: Bardi, Ravaglia, Bonifazi, De Silvestri, Lykogiannis, Sosa, Aebischer, Medel, Pyyhtia, Ferguson, Zirkzee. Indisponibili: Bagnolini, Sansone, Soriano. Squalificati: Kyriakopoulos.
Coach: Thiago Motta.
