Italian Serie B

FT Saturday, April 7, 2018
Empoli WWWWW 1
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Spezia DDLDW 1
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EMP011
SPE101
Alberto Picco · 6,460 att.

Head to Head

EMP leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SPE · 4-3-1-2

  1. 43Niccolò ManfrediniG
  2. 5Nicholas GianiCD-L
  3. 19Claudio TerziCD-R
  4. 3Walter LopezLB
  5. 23Filippo De ColRB
  6. 39Guido MarilungoM
  7. 8JuandeCM
  8. 42Najib AmmariAM
  9. 21Matteo PessinaLM
  10. 7Francesco BolzoniRM
  11. 10Alberto GilardinoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Gabriele Corbo
  2. 6Pietro Ceccaroni
  3. 32Samuele Mulattieri
  4. 13Tommaso Augello
  5. 20Raffaele Palladino
  6. 18Alberto De Francesco
  7. 28Alberto Masi
  8. 33Raffaele Di Gennaro
  9. 9Francesco Forte

EMP · 4-3-1-2

  1. 25GabrielG
  2. 13Sebastiano LupertoCD-L
  3. 3Domenico MaiettaCD-R
  4. 23Manuel PasqualLB
  5. 28Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 7Alessandro PiuM
  7. 4Matteo BrighiCM
  8. 6Miha ZajcAM
  9. 8Rade KrunicLM
  10. 10Ismaël BennacerRM
  11. 11Francesco CaputoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Marco Imperiale
  2. 22Alessandro Giacomel
  3. 31Joel Untersee
  4. 20Lorenzo Lollo
  5. 33Simone Canestrelli
  6. 29Alessio Zini
  7. 24Davide Buglio
  8. 21Pietro Terracciano
  9. 18Luca Polvani
  10. 15Hamed Traoré

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Spezia 1, Empoli 0. Wálter López (Spezia) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 55' Substitution, Spezia. Francesco Forte replaces Guido Marilungo because of an injury.
  3. 67' Substitution, Empoli. Hamed Junior Traore replaces Matteo Brighi.
  4. 72' Goal! Spezia 1, Empoli 1. Alessandro Piu (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Maietta.
  5. 78' Substitution, Spezia. Tommaso Augello replaces Wálter López.
  6. 80' Substitution, Spezia. Raffaele Palladino replaces Najib Ammari.
  7. 82' Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Lollo replaces Alessandro Piu.
  8. 90'+3' Rade Krunic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, Empoli. Joel Untersee replaces Miha Zajc.

Italian Serie B News

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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.