Empoli Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli explains Ismaël Bennacer wasn’t ready to replace Ayfrie Acquah because “he was praying”.
The Tuscan side were beaten by Sassuolo tonight – click here for a match report – but were down to 10-men when the equaliser came as the 20-year-old wasn’t ready to come on after an injury.
Empoli Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli explains Ismaël Bennacer wasn’t ready to replace Ayfrie Acquah because “he was praying”.
The Tuscan side were beaten by Sassuolo tonight – click here for a match report – but were down to 10-men when the equaliser came as the 20-year-old wasn’t ready to come on after an injury.
“We conceded goals when we were numerically inferior,” Andreazzoli lamented in his post-match interview with Sky, as Miha Zajc was also sent off.
“I went to the dressing room to wash my hands and I went out immediately because I saw that Bennacer was praying and it was an intimate moment.
“He went onto the pitch immediately after that and maybe that could have affected the incident but I didn’t feel like rushing him.”
Andreazzoli also reflected on the match as a whole.
“We need to grow a little bit because there were situations which then have an effect, like Zajc’s first booking where he slid in naively in the corner.
“The lads did well though, and – apart from the result – the match was positive.”