Italian Serie B

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
Cremonese WWLWW 0
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Empoli LWDDL 1
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CRE000
EMP101
Stadio Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena

Team Stats

11
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
2
75
Possession
25
15
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
657
Accurate Passes
186
707
Passes
235
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
6
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
6
10
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
12
Clearances
33

Head to Head

EMP leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

EMP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Jacopo SeghettiG
  2. 33Cristian CauzCD-L
  3. 25Marco CurtoCD-R
  4. 15Joseph CeesayLB
  5. 35Matteo EganRB
  6. 10Edoardo SaporitiAM
  7. 21Gerard YepesLM
  8. 8Luca MagninoRM
  9. 11Steven ShpendiF
  10. 20Filippo DistefanoAM-L
  11. 39Edoardo BiondiniAM-R

CRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Andrea FulignatiG
  2. 5Sebastiano LupertoCD-L
  3. 15Matteo BianchettiCD-R
  4. 3Giuseppe PezzellaLB
  5. 38Alessandro VogliaccoRB
  6. 90Federico BonazzoliAM
  7. 16Fabio GerliLM
  8. 8Simone Lottici TessadriRM
  9. 9Manuel De LucaF
  10. 27Jari VandeputteAM-L
  11. 18Michele CollocoloAM-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese) Yellow Card at 16'
  2. 19' Salvatore Elia (Cremonese) Substitution at 19'
  3. 21' Steven Shpendi (Empoli) Goal at 21'
  4. 45'+2' Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) Yellow Card at 45'+2'
  5. 57' Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Substitution at 57'
  6. 59' Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) Red Card at 59'
  7. 63' Karim Zedadka (Empoli) Substitution at 63'
  8. 65' Tommaso Berti (Cremonese) Substitution at 65'
  9. 65' Marco Nasti (Cremonese) Substitution at 65'
  10. 76' Lapo Deli (Empoli) Substitution at 76'
  11. 77' Luca Belardinelli (Empoli) Substitution at 77'
  12. 77' Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) Substitution at 77'
  13. 82' Yuri Rocchetti (Cremonese) Substitution at 82'
  14. 85' Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) Yellow Card at 85'
  15. 90'+4' Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Yellow Card at 90'+4'

Italian Serie B News

All news
News ESPN News Services USMNT's Gianluca Busio helps Venezia return to Serie A Venezia will be back in Italy's Serie A next season, after a 2-2 draw at Spezia on Friday secured promotion back to the top tier with a game to spare. News ESPN Ashley Cole 'discouraged' by coaching opportunities in England Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has said he felt "discouraged" by the lack of managerial opportunities in England and is grateful for Serie B side Cesena for the "massive leap of faith" in appointing him. News Tom Masters Ashley Cole wins first match in management as Cesena defeat Catanzaro Ashley Cole has won his first match as a senior professional football manager as Serie B side Cesena defeated Catanzaro 3-1. News ESPN Ashley Cole named head coach of Italian Serie B side Cesena Former England and Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has been appointed head coach of Serie B club Cesena.