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50% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 50% Ball Possession EMPOLI
Cagliari 0 – 2 Empoli 
. 29′ Federico Di Francesco
. 69′ Leo Stulac
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 19th position with 2 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Empoli, 16th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Cagliari losing the Serie A Week 5 game defeated by Empoli on Wednesday 22 September 2021 at the Unipol Domus in Cagliari, Italy. There are 14 precedents in Serie A between Cagliari and Empoli, stats: Empoli 6 wins, 5 draws, and Cagliari 5 wins. Cagliari living a nightmare as this defeat keep them in the relegation zone having only 2 points while Empoli reaching 6 points. This is the first time that lost to Empoli in Sardegna, Cagliari had 7 home games against Empoli in Serie A: four wins for Cagliari and three draws, now first lost all of which have arrived in the last five games in order of time in Sardinia.
Empoli opening the score in the 29th minute. It is Federico Di Francesco to defeat Cagliari goalkeeper Cragno with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Nicolas Haas. A historical goal for Di Francesco because he becomes Empoli’s 100th different goalscorer in Serie A
👉Cagliari 0 – 1 Empoli, 29th minute, goal by ⚽️
Federico Di Francesco for @EmpoliCalcio with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Nicolas Haas. https://t.co/4fC6MdWLUz https://t.co/xSYEUjdv5e— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
Chaos for Cagliari falling… Empoli increasing the score in the 69th minute. Leo Stulac with a right footed shot to the top left corner following a corner conceded by goalkeeper Alessio Cragno.
👉Cagliari 0 – 2 Empoli, 69th minute, goal by ⚽️
Leo Stulac for @EmpoliCalcio with a right footed shot to the top left corner following a corner conceded by Alessio Cragno.✅https://t.co/4fC6MdWLUz https://t.co/xmw9g2sZVb
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
Leo Stulac securing the victory scoring for @EmpoliCalcio
Cagliari 0 – 2 Empoli in the 69th minute. https://t.co/PzT1ftvNyR— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
- Stats before the game. Cagliari are unbeaten in the last three games played on Wednesday in Serie A (2W, 1 draw), while Empoli won the last top-flight game played on this day of the week (2-1 against Napoli, in April 2019, with Andreazzoli on the bench). Cagliari have won two of their last three games against newly promoted teams in Serie A (1P): as many successes as those obtained in the previous 10 (5N, 3P).
👉Lineup Cagliari (3-5-2): Cragno; Walukiewicz, Ceppitelli, Carboni; Lykogiannis, Nandez, Marin, Deiola, Dalbert; Joao Pedro, Keita.
👉Lineup Empoli (4-3-1-2): Vicario; Stojanovic, S. Romagnoli, Viti, Marchizza; Henderson, S. Ricci, Zurkowski; Haas; Pinamonti, Di Francesco.
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📺 Click the video to watch Cagliari 0 – 2 Empoli highlights including all goals on Wednesday 22 September 2021
Referee Marco Di Bello from the section of Brindisi will be assisted by Daniele Bindoni from the section of Venezia and Damiano Margani from the section of Latina. The Fourth Official will be Antonio Giua from the section of Olbia. The VAR will be Daniele Doveri from the section of Roma1 and Fabiano Preti from the section of Mantova.
✨ @unipoldomus ✨#CagliariEmpoli #forzaCasteddu pic.twitter.com/LOHUFY2pNg
— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) September 22, 2021
📋 | FORMAZIONE
Scendiamo in campo così 👍🏼#CagliariEmpoli #forzaCasteddu pic.twitter.com/AelF6m5v6k
— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) September 22, 2021
#CagliariEmpoli – La nostra formazione
EMPOLI: Vicario; Marchizza, Romagnoli, Henderson, Di Francesco, Zurkowski, Ricci, Stojanovic, Haas, Viti, Pinamonti.A disposizione: Furlan; Stulac, Mancuso, Cutrone, Bajrami, Ekong, La Mantia, Asllani, Luperto, Ismajli, Baldanzi, Parisi pic.twitter.com/RDspz31wuz
— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) September 22, 2021
👉Cagliari vs Empoli, Match Officials
🗓️Wednesday 22 September 2021
🏟️Unipol Domus
⏲️20:45🙍♂️ Referee: DI BELLO
🚩Assistants: BINDONI – MARGANI
4⃣ Fourth Official: GIUA
🥅 VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: PRETI✅ https://t.co/eedyza0l72 pic.twitter.com/sOliQDsBdv
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
👉First half is over. Cagliari 0 – 1 Empoli
✅ ️ Goals: 29′ Federico Di Francesco
✍️ Ball Possession: 48% @CagliariCalcio and 52% @EmpoliCalcio
✅https://t.co/4fC6MdWLUz @CagliariOffside @CagliariClub @CagliariCalcioo https://t.co/bF0xyjW8Pn
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
👉Result Cagliari 0 – 2 Empoli
✅ ️ Goals: 29′ Federico Di Francesco, 69′ Leo Stulac
✍️ Ball Possession: 50% @CagliariCalcio and 50% @EmpoliCalcio
✅https://t.co/4fC6MdWLUz https://t.co/a9RBkMxxQ1
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 22, 2021
2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 5
Cagliari 0 – 2 Empoli
Wednesday 22 September 2021
Unipol Domus
Cagliari, Italy
20:45
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: BINDONI – MARGANI
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: PRETI
Goals: 29′ Federico Di Francesco (E), 69′ Leo Stulac (E)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉Lineup Cagliari (3-5-2): Cragno; Walukiewicz, Ceppitelli, Carboni; Lykogiannis, Nandez, Marin, Deiola, Dalbert; Joao Pedro, Keita.
Subs: Aresti, Caceres, Bellanova, Godin, Strootman, Altare, Grassi, Pereiro, Oliva, Pavoletti, Farias.
Coach: Walter Mazzarri
👉Lineup Empoli (4-3-1-2): Vicario; Stojanovic, S. Romagnoli, Viti, Marchizza; Henderson, S. Ricci, Zurkowski; Haas; Pinamonti, Di Francesco.
Subs: Ujkani, Furlan, Ismajli, Luperto, Stulac, Parisi, Bandinelli, Bajrami, La Mantia, Mancuso, Curtrone.
Coach: Aurelio Andreazzoli