Pisa 1:1 Empoli: Coppa Italia Match Result

Match report

Pisa and Empoli played out a 1-1 draw in the Coppa Italia Round of 64 on 17 August, with penalties eventually deciding the tie. T. Marras opened the scoring for the hosts before E. Saporiti equalised for the visitors. The match required extra time and a shootout after neither side could force a winner in regular time.

Marras broke the deadlock in the 44th minute, giving Pisa the lead going into the break. G. Yepes collected two yellow cards in quick succession before half-time, while E. Biondini was cautioned in the 22nd minute. Saporiti restored parity in the 61st minute, and the match settled into a cautious rhythm.

Extra time produced a penalty shootout that stretched into the 121st minute. L. Magnino and E. Saporiti each saw their efforts saved, while Marras, Popov, Rao, Shpendi, Meister, Romagnoli and Loyola found the net. The shootout went the full distance, with both sides refusing to go away from the spot.

Pisa dominated possession at 59 per cent and registered 99 attacks compared to Empoli's 66. The hosts created one big chance and generated 1.16 expected goals, while Empoli managed 0.84 xG from fewer opportunities. Shots accuracy was identical at 38 per cent for both sides, though Pisa recorded 10 attempts to Empoli's six.

The result keeps Pisa alive in the competition and sends a message about their resilience under pressure. Empoli will have to reflect on missed opportunities at the business end of extra time. The tie remains open, and both sides have work to do before the next round.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 5 – 3

Shots off target 7 – 3

Expected goals 1.16 – 0.84

🟨 22' E. Biondini — Yellow card ⚽ 44' T. Marras — Goal 🟨 44' G. Yepes — Yellow card 🟨 45' G. Yepes — Yellow card ⇄ 46' E. Biondini — Substitution ⇄ 59' S. Monaco — Substitution ⚽ 61' E. Saporiti — Goal ⇄ 68' F. Di Stefano — Substitution ⇄ 68' G. Piccinini — Substitution ⇄ 68' S. Moreo — Substitution ⇄ 69' G. Piccinini — Substitution ⇄ 69' L. Tosto — Substitution ⇄ 69' S. Moreo — Substitution ⇄ 69' I. Vural — Substitution 🟨 70' G. Indragoli — Yellow card ⇄ 75' M. Tramoni — Substitution ⇄ 77' J. Ceesay — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' G. Leone — Substitution

Penalty shootout

4 : 3

Pisa

Empoli

Match events

22' 0:0 Empoli Yellow card E. Biondini
44' 1:0 Pisa Goal T. Marras assist: M. Leris
44' 1:0 Empoli Yellow card G. Yepes
45' 1:0 Empoli Yellow card G. Yepes
46' 1:0 Empoli Substitution E. Biondini off: S. Shpendi
59' 1:0 Empoli Substitution S. Monaco off: G. Indragoli
61' 1:1 Empoli Goal E. Saporiti
68' 1:1 Empoli Substitution F. Di Stefano off: B. Popov
68' 1:1 Pisa Substitution G. Piccinini off: T. Esteves
68' 1:1 Pisa Substitution S. Moreo off: H. Meister
69' 1:1 Pisa Substitution G. Piccinini off: T. Esteves
69' 1:1 Empoli Substitution L. Tosto off: C. Cauz
69' 1:1 Pisa Substitution S. Moreo off: H. Meister
69' 1:1 Pisa Substitution I. Vural off: F. Loyola
70' 1:1 Empoli Yellow card G. Indragoli
75' 1:1 Pisa Substitution M. Tramoni off: E. Rao
77' 1:1 Empoli Substitution J. Ceesay off: S. Romagnoli
90+2' 1:1 Pisa Substitution G. Leone off: I. Ferrah

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

5 Shots on target 3

7 Shots off target 3

1.16 Expected goals 0.84

1 Big chances 1

99 Attacks 66

4 Corners 4

9 Fouls 15

15 Free kicks 8

0 Offsides 0

0 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 13

30 Throw-ins 31

All statistics

17/2374% Aerial duels 6/2326%

77 Backward passes 46

1 Blocked shots 2

17 Clearances 12

2/1217% Crosses 3/1225%

7/1644% Dribbles 6/1250%

0.88 Expected assists 0.10

71 Failed passes 93

2 Goalkeeper saves 4

5 Interceptions 2

8 Key passes 3

17/4439% Long passes 17/5431%

68 Passes into the final third 25

218 Passes in the opposition half 142

260 Passes in own half 184

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.38

6 Shots from outside the box 2

7 Shots inside the box 6

14/1782% Tackles 14/2070%

466 Total passes 314

Line-ups

Pisa

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Adrian Šemper	1
4	Antonio Aldo Caracciolo	4
5	Simone Canestrelli	5
7	Mehdi Pascal Marcel Léris	7
72	Simone Zanon	72
21	Isak Vural	21
36	Gabriele Piccinini	36
55	Giuseppe Leone	55
10	Mattéo Tramoni	10
23	T. Marras	23
32	Stefano Moreo	32

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Ante Vuković	12
22	Leonardo Loria	22
2	Rosen Petkov Bozhinov	2
13	Andrea Primasso	13
14	Felipe Loyola	14
19	Tomás Esteves	19
27	Jeremy Kandje Mbambi	27
33	Arturo Calabresi	33
11	Ichem Ferrah	11
29	Jacopo Frosali	29
9	Henrik Wendel Meister	9
16	Louis Buffon	16
17	Emanuele Rao	17

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Empoli

Starting XI
#	Player	number
12	Jacopo Seghetti	12
8	Luca Magnino	8
25	Marco Curto	25
29	Lorenzo Tosto	29
15	Lars Joseph Ceesay	15
21	Gerard Yepes Laut	21
35	Matteo Egan	35
39	E. Biondini	39
10	Edoardo Saporiti	10
17	S. Monaco	17
20	Filippo Distefano	20

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Samuele Perisan	1
13	Emiliano Filippis	13
6	Simone Romagnoli	6
16	Samuele Tavanti	16
28	Gabriele Indragoli	28
31	Samsondeen Babalola	31
33	Cristian Cauz	33
38	Mattia Huqi	38
44	Lapo Deli	44
45	Andrea Orlandi	45
57	Luca Belardinelli	57
9	Flavio Bianchi	9
11	Stiven Shpendi	11
77	B. Popov	77
89	Thomas Campaniello	89