Empoli vs Salernitana, 2017-18 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

78': Alejandro Rodriguez
90'+6': Alejandro Rodriguez

FT
2 - 0

Salernitana

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Empoli are hosting Salernitana at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

47': Matteo Ricci (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Substitution, Salernitana. Simone Palombi replaces Riccardo Bocalon because of an injury.
55': Michele Castagnetti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, Empoli. Alejandro Rodriguez replaces Alfredo Donnarumma.
73': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Brighi replaces Lorenzo Lollo.
74': Substitution, Salernitana. Stefan Popescu replaces Luigi Vitale.
78': Goal! Empoli 1, Salernitana 0. Alejandro Rodriguez (Empoli) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Manuel Pasqual with a cross.
80': Substitution, Salernitana. Alessandro Rossi replaces Mattia Sprocati.
89': Substitution, Empoli. Luca Polvani replaces Miha Zajc.
90'+6': Goal! Empoli 2, Salernitana 0. Alejandro Rodriguez (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francesco Caputo following a fast break.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,738

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Modena	2	+4	6
2	Mantova	2	+3	6
3	Palermo	2	+2	6
4	Ascoli	2	+1	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
25	Gabriel (GK)
13	Sebastiano Luperto
3	Domenico Maietta
23	Manuel Pasqual
28	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
9	Alfredo Donnarumma
19	Michele Castagnetti
6	Miha Zajc
20	Lorenzo Lollo
10	Ismaël Bennacer
11	Francesco Caputo

Empoli Substitutes:

Matteo Brighi, Marco Imperiale, Simone Canestrelli, Hamed Traoré, Pietro Terracciano, Luca Polvani, Alessandro Giacomel, Alejandro Rodriguez.

Salernitana (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Boris Radunovic (GK)
31	Salvatore Monaco
21	Raffaele Schiavi
3	Luigi Vitale
15	Tiago Casasola
27	Matteo Ricci
17	Joseph Minala
23	Moses Odjer
24	Riccardo Bocalon
28	Mattia Sprocati
13	Sofian Kiyine

Salernitana Substitutes:

Simone Palombi, Alessandro Rosina, Michalis Iliadis, Valerio Mantovani, Stefano Russo, Francesco Della Rocca, Patrick Asmah, Franco Signorelli, Stefan Popescu, Alessandro Rossi, Nunzio Di Roberto.

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