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58% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 42% Ball Possession EMPOLI
AC Milan – Empoli 
49′ Krzysztof Piatek
51′ Franck Kessié
67′ Samu Castillejo
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 4th position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +13
Empoli, 17th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -15
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Milan | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 35:22 | 13 | 42 |
| 17 | Empoli | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 30:45 | -15 | 21 |
AC Milan with a boost for the morale of the team winning the Serie A Week 25 game on Friday 22 February 2019 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. Milan crushed Empoli and collect all three points gaining momentum to pursue the race for the 3rd position. Here is the situation. AC Milan reaching 45 points and is following closely Inter in the 3rd position with 46 points. The race is on…..
AC Milan opening the score in the 49th minute. It is Krzysztof Piatek to defeat Empoli goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by Hakan Calhanoglu.
Gol Piątka w piątek! 🇵🇱🔴⚫️
🔊 CON IL NUMERO 19…
… KRZYSZTOF 🔊 #MilanEmpoli pic.twitter.com/OpmC6tQDiT— AC Milan (@acmilan) February 22, 2019
Trouble for Empoli. AC Milan increasing the score in the 51st minute. Franck Kessié delivering a right footed shot to the center smacking the net. The assist is by Samu Castillejo with a through ball.
Curtain call for Empoli! It is an all red and black party with Samu Castillejo securing the victory. Castillejo defeating Empoli goalkeeper with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Andrea Conti with a cross.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup – formation by Coach Gennaro Gattuso:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): G.Donnarumma; Conti, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Kessie, Bakayoko, Paqueta; Castillejo, Piatek, Calhanoglu
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Giuseppe Iachini:
EMPOLI (3-5-2): Dragowski; Silvestre, Dell’Orco, Veseli; Di Lorenzo, Acquah, Krunic, Bennacer, Pasqual; Farias, Caputo
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Referee Piero Giacomelli from the section of Trieste will be assisted by Stefano Liberti from the section of Pisa and Rodolfo Di Vuolo from the section of Castellammare di Stabia. The fourth official will be Daniele Minelli from the section of Varese. The VAR will be Marco Piccinini from the section of Forlì and the AVAR will be Daniele Bindoni from the section of Venezia.
Photo: empolicalcio.net
Good evening Rossoneri, our locker room awaits the boys 👊🏼
Uno sguardo al nostro spogliatoio, pronto per #MilanEmpoli 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/g9JatJ7SUx— AC Milan (@acmilan) February 22, 2019
The Rossoneri arrive at San Siro to face @EmpoliCalcio. Come on guys!
I ragazzi sono arrivati allo stadio, quasi pronti per #MilanEmpoli 👊🏼 pic.twitter.com/Aeuac3qclF— AC Milan (@acmilan) February 22, 2019
Here’s our starting XI against Empoli tonight: Conti to start! 👏🏻 Andrea!
La nostra formazione ufficiale per #MilanEmpoli: Conti torna titolare 🔴⚫️@BioscalinITA pic.twitter.com/Uy0VmrhRvk— AC Milan (@acmilan) February 22, 2019
La nostra formazione! #MilanEmpoli
EMPOLI (3-5-2): Dragowski; Veseli, Silvestre, Dell’Orco; Di Lorenzo, Acquah, Bennacer, Krunic, Pasqual; Farias, Caputo.
A disposizione: Provedel; Brighi, Pajac, Traore, La Gumina, Maietta, Capezzi, Rasmussen, Diks, Oberlin, Nikolaou, Ucan pic.twitter.com/IKGqfkykad— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) February 22, 2019
A true team never gives up till the end 👊🏼
Bravi ragazzi, non avete mollato fino alla fine 🔴⚫️#MilanEmpoli pic.twitter.com/AiJvv03Dy3— AC Milan (@acmilan) February 22, 2019
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
2018 – 2019 Italian Serie A Week 25
AC Milan – Empoli
Friday 22 February 2019
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:30
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: LIBERTI – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: PICCININI
AVAR: BINDONI
Goals: 49′ Krzysztof Piatek (M), 51′ Franck Kessié (M) 67′ Samu Castillejo (M)
Official lineups – formations:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): G.Donnarumma; Conti, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Kessie, Bakayoko, Paqueta; Castillejo, Piatek, Calhanoglu
Subs: A.Donnarumma, Plizzari, Calabria, Abate, Laxalt, Strinic, Montolivo, Bertolacci, Mauri, Biglia, Borini, Cutrone.
Coach: Gennaro Gattuso
EMPOLI (3-5-2): Dragowski; Silvestre, Dell’Orco, Veseli; Di Lorenzo, Acquah, Krunic, Bennacer, Pasqual; Farias, Caputo
Subs: Provedel, Diks, Maietta, Nikolaou, Rasmussen, Pajac, Traore, Brighi, Ucan, Capezzi, La Gumina, Oberlin.
Coach: Giuseppe Iachini