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Italian Soccer Serie A
54% Ball Possession MONZA and 46% Ball Possession EMPOLI
Monza 2 – 0 Empoli
45′ Andrea Colpani
52′ Andrea Colpani
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 14th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Monza, 17th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Monza got their first victory winning the Serie A Week 2 game on Saturday 26 August 2023 at the U-Power Stadium in Monza, Italy. Andrea Colpani’s first brace with Monza beat Empoli 2-0 on their home debut in Serie A and got their first three points of the season. Victory almost easily for Monza who dominate, risk little and bring home the first three points of their season. The undisputed MVP of the match opened and closed the scoring: Andrea Colpani, who condemned Empoli to their second defeat in two games.
Tough defeat for Empoli who have not won away in Serie A since 23 January, precisely against a team from Lombardy (1-0 against Inter thanks to Tommaso Baldanzi’s goal).
In the next round, the third, Empoli will have to face Juventus at home, while Monza will be guests of Atalanta in Bergamo.
Monza opened the score in the 45th minute. Andrea Colpani defeated Empoli goalkeeper with a left-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Samuele Birindelli.
👉Monza 1 – 0 Empoli, 45th minute, ⚽️ goal by Andrea Colpani for @ACMonza with a left footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Samuele Birindelli. https://t.co/sYqfpWAnxJ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 26, 2023
A superb match for Colpani scoring a brace in the 52nd minute!!!
👉Monza 2 – 0 Empoli, 52nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Andrea Colpani for @ACMonza with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Patrick Ciurria. https://t.co/Rlh3k0t0QH
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 26, 2023
✅ Stats before the game: Monza and Empoli met in Serie A only in the last championship: balance in balance with a home victory for each side (1-0 at Empoli in the first leg, 2-1 in Monza in the return leg). Monza have won both of their home games played against Tuscan teams in Serie A: 2-1 against Empoli on 4 March 2023, 3-2 against Fiorentina on 23 April. Monza have lost all of their last three Serie A matches, between this and last season, and have only done worse once in the tournament, when they suffered five straight defeats in their first five Serie A matches, under the guidance of Giovanni Strop.
In the last nine Serie A home games, Monza has never repeated the same result twice in a row (W3, D3, L3): defeat against Lecce in the most recent one, on 28 May. Empoli suffered a defeat against Verona in their first match of this championship, the Tuscans have not lost both of their first two Serie A games of the season since 2016/17.
Lineup Monza (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Izzo, Mari, Caldirola: Ciurria Gagliardini, Pessina, Birindelli; Colpani, Caprari; Mota Carvalho.
Lineup Empoli(4-2-3-1): Perisan; Ebuehi, Ismajili, Luperto, Cacace; Haas, Marin; Cancellieri, Baldanzi, Gyasi; Caputo
🇮🇹 Referee Gianluca Aureliano from the section of Bologna will be assisted by Davide Imperiale from the section of Genova and Marco D’Ascanio from the section of Ancona. The Fourth Official will be Daniele Minelli from the section of Varese. The VAR will be Eugenio Abbattista from the section of Molfetta. The AVAR will be Oreste Muto from the section of Torre Annunziata.
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📺 Click the video to watch Monza 2 – 0 Empoli highlights on Saturday 26 August 2023
Photo via twitter.com/acmonza
Alla 18.30 all’#UPowerStadium la sfida contro il Monza; ecco la formazione scelta da mister Zanetti ⬇
EMPOLI: Perisan; Caputo, Gyasi, Cacace, Marin, Cancellieri, Ebuehi, Haas, Luperto, Ismajli, Baldanzi pic.twitter.com/dY4tse4J8w
— Empoli Football Club Official (@EmpoliFC) August 26, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/EmpoliFC
Photo via twitter.com/EmpoliFC
🇮🇹 Monza vs Empoli Match Officials
Serie A Week 2🗓️ Saturday 26 August 2023
🏟️ U-Power Stadium
⏲️ 18:30🙍♂️ Referee: AURELIANO
🚩 Assistants: IMPERIALE – D’ASCANIO
4⃣ Fourth Official: MINELLI
🥅 VAR: ABBATTISTA
AVAR: MUTO@SerieA_EN @ACMonza @socioshttps://t.co/a5JQAA2IbK pic.twitter.com/W3mjfJvQes— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 25, 2023
👉 First half is over. Monza 1 – 0 Empoli
⚽️ Goals: 45′ Andrea Colpani
🟨 Yellows: 1′ Tommaso Baldanzi (E), 8′ Armando Izzo (M)
✍ Ball Possession: 52% @ACMonza and 48% @EmpoliFC
✅ https://t.co/PamWEsypds
@TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @ACMonzaEN https://t.co/lVaOwGGusf— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 26, 2023
👉 Result Monza 2 – 0 Empoli
⚽️ Goals:45′, 52′ Andrea Colpani
🟨 Yellows: 1′ Tommaso Baldanzi (E), 8′ Armando Izzo (M), 95′ N. Haas (E)
✍ Ball Possession: 54% @ACMonza and 46% @EmpoliFC
✅ https://t.co/PamWEsypds
@TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @ACMonzaEN @Monzahispano https://t.co/NEW8tt6UgQ— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 26, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/acmonza
Photo via twitter.com/EmpoliFC
2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 2
Monza 2 – 0 Empoli
Saturday 26 August 2023
U-Power Stadium
Monza, Italy
18:30
Referee: AURELIANO
Assistants: IMPERIALE – D’ASCANIO
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: ABBATTISTA
AVAR: MUTO
Goals: 45′, 52′ Andrea Colpani
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
Lineup MONZA (3-4-1-2): Di Gregorio; Izzo (70’ D’Ambrosio), Marì, Caldirola; Birindelli (82’ Pereira) , Pessina, Gagliardini, Ciurria; Caprari (82’ Vignato), Colpani (88’ V. Carboni); Mota (70’ Maric).
Subs: Sorrentino, Gori; Machin, F. Carboni,, Petagna, Bondo, A. Carboni, Cittadini, Kyriakopoulos.
Coach: Raffaele Palladino
Lineup EMPOLI (4-2-3-1): Perisan; Ebuehi, Ismajli, Luperto, Cacace (54’ Pezzella); Marin (74′ Piccoli), Haas; Cancellieri (46’ Fazzini), Baldanzi, Gyasi (54′ Cambiaghi); Caputo (74’ Shpendi). All. Zanetti.
Subs: Seghetti, Stubljar; Walukiewicz, Grassi, Kovalenko, Guarino, Bereszynski, Ranocchia, Piccoli.
Coach: Paolo Zanetti