Goals and Highlights: AC Milan 0-0 Empoli in Italian Serie A Match 2023

The referee whistles the end of the game, the game is tied.

6 minutes of compensation are added.

The rythm slows down a bit and the two teams start trying to take control of the ball.

Empoli plays long positions to cool down AC Milan who had several dangerous attacks.

AC Milan plays much better in the last minutes, puts Empoli in trouble and wants to score a goal before the end of the game.

AC Milan keep the pressure on the entire pitch in search of a defensive error.

The second half starts.

The teams go to rest and the score is AC Milan 0-0 Empoli.

3 minutes of compensation are added.

First yellow card of the game and it is for the player Tommaso Pobega of AC Milan.

First corner kick of the game for AC Milan.

A very even game, no team dominates the game and we are still waiting for the first goal of the game.

Tight match in midfield, both teams looking for their first chances to score.

The match begins, both teams will seek to win.

These are the players who will be on the bench:

AC Milan: Charles De Ketelaere, Junior Messias, Rade Krunic, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Alessandro Florenzi, Rafael Leão, Matteo Gabbia, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Olivier Giroud, Simon Kjaer, Antonio Mirante, Aster Vranckx, Brahim Díaz and Yacine Adli .

Empoli: Nicolò Cambiaghi, Alberto Grassi, Nicolas Haas, Samir Ujkani, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Liberato Cacace, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Emanuel Vignato, Liam Henderson, Lovro Štubljar, Martín Satriano, Marko Pjaca, Petar Stojanovic and Mattia Destro.

These are the XI players that will play today:

Alle 21.00 al Meazza la sfida contro il Milan: ecco la nostra formazione ⬇
EMPOLI: Perisan; De Winter, Marin, Caputo, Fazzini, Ebuehi, Bandinelli, Luperto, Baldanzi, Parisi, Piccoli pic.twitter.com/5kGhFkuImX

— Empoli Football Club Official (@EmpoliFC) April 7, 2023

These are the XI players that will play today:

Your AC Milan side to take on Empoli 📋#MilanEmpoli #SempreMilan
Brought to you by @Sorare pic.twitter.com/5HoZO43Rk0

— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 7, 2023

The referee appointment for today's game is as follows:
Referee: MAURIZIO MARIANI.
Assistants: PASQUALE DE MEO and VALERIO VECCHI.
Fourth official: SIMONE SOZZA.
VAR: MARCO GUIDE.
VAR assistant: EUGENIO ABBATTISTA.

A great match between these two Italian teams is coming up. Do not take off and then we share the statistics of the teams in Serie A.

The last time these two teams met was on October 1, 2022 and on that occasion the match ended in a 3-1 victory for AC Milan at the Carlo Castellani. That confrontation was full of fouls, yellow cards, corner kicks and many goals that we hope will be repeated today.

AC Milan and Empoli have faced each other on multiple occasions, of the last 5 games between these two teams, on four other occasions the winner was AC Milan and there was a draw.

The Italian team from Milan is already in the stadium and is ready for its game of the 2022-2023 season.

Looking fresh in our @OffWht threads 👌#MilanEmpoli #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/suWvnKMxdx

— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 7, 2023

We are just under an hour before the match between AC Milan and Empoli kicks off at the Giuseppe Meazza. Both teams will go out looking for victory. Who will make it this afternoon? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.

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This is the start time of the game AC Milan vs Empoli of April 7th in several countries:

Argentina: 3:00 PM on Star+.
Bolivia: 1:00 PM on Star+.
Brazil: 2:00 PM on Star+.
Chile: 2:00 PM on Star+.
Colombia: 1:00 PM on Star+.
Ecuador: 1:00 PM on Star+.
United States (ET): 3:00 PM on Paramount+.
Spain: 9:00 PM on Movistar+.
Mexico: 1:00 PM on Star+ and ESPN.
Paraguay: 3:00 PM on Star+.
Peru: 2:00 PM on Star+.
Uruguay: 3:00 PM on Star+.

These were the eleven players who started last game:
Samuele Perisan, Sebastiano Luperto, Adrian Ismajli, Fabiano Parisi, Tyronne Ebuehi, Roberto Piccoli, Razvan Marin, Tommaso Baldanzi, Filippo Bandinelli, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Francesco Caputo.

These were the eleven players who started last game:
Ciprian Tatarusanu, Fikayo Tomori, Simon Kjaer, Fodé Ballo-Toure, Davide Calabria, Charles De Ketelaere, Ismaël Bennacer, Sandro Tonali, Olivier Giroud, Rafael Leão and Alexis Saelemaekers.

The next three players are considered key to Empoli's attacking attack and it is likely that any of them could score in the match against AC Milan. The Italian midfielder Tommaso Baldanzi (#35), in the 2022-2023 season, has scored 4 goals, making him the team's top scorer. He will be very important for the game because of his experience and his control of the ball on the pitch. Another player is Francesco Caputo (#19), he plays in the forward position and is the team's highest assister with 4 assists in 28 games played. He got his fourth assist last game and could get his fifth on Friday. Finally, the striker Nicolò Cambiaghi (#28) who is a very important player for creating dangerous plays. He is the team's second highest scorer this season with 3 goals in 18 games played and we could see him get his fourth goal against AC Milan.

The Empoli soccer team started the 2022-2023 season of Serie A (Italy's first soccer division) very well, they are in the fourteenth position of the general table with 12 games won, 5 tied and 6 lost, getting 31 points. The game on Friday will be very difficult as AC Milan is a good team, but Empoli has the talent to fight with them. Their last game was on April 3, 2023, they won 1-0 against Lecce at the Carlo Castellani and in this way they got their sixth loss in the tournament. They arrive as the least favorites to win this game, however they could surprise and win.

There are three AC Milan players we should keep an eye on and who play a very important role in the team. The first is striker Olivier Giroud (#9), he is the second highest scorer for the team in Serie A with 8 goals in 25 games played and he scored in the last game against Dinamo Zagreb. Another player is Rafael Leão (#17), he plays in the forward position and at the age of 23 is the team's highest assister in the Italian league with 6 assists in 26 games. And lastly, we should be aware of midfielder Brahim Díaz (#10), he is the third highest scorer in the team with 5 goals in just 24 games played in Serie A. He has been a great player who gives the team a change whenever he is on the field.

The Milan soccer team started the 2022-2023 season of Serie A (Italy's first soccer division) very well, they are in the third position of the general table with 15 games won, 6 tied and 6 lost, getting 51 points. . AC Milan seeks to be at the top of the tournament this season, so they must win as many games as possible and take advantage of every opportunity they have. His last match was on April 2, 2023, it ended in a 4-0 win against Napoli at the Diego Armando Maradona. They arrive as the favorites to win this game, because of the great team they have and the good moment they are going through. They also have an advantage when playing at home and that their fans can support them.

The Giuseppe Meazza is located in the city of Milan, Italy. It will host this match and has a capacity of 80,018 spectators. It was inaugurated on September 19, 1926 and is currently the home of AC Milan and FC Internazionale of Serie A.

My name is Pablo Bernal and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.