Italian Serie B

FT Saturday, March 17, 2018
Venezia DWDWW 2
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Empoli WWDDW 3
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VEN022
EMP123
Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena · 4,035 att.

Head to Head

VEN leads series 1-0

Lineups

EMP · 4-3-1-2

  1. 25GabrielG
  2. 13Sebastiano LupertoCD-L
  3. 3Domenico MaiettaCD-R
  4. 23Manuel PasqualLB
  5. 28Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 17Alejandro RodriguezM
  7. 19Michele CastagnettiCM
  8. 6Miha ZajcAM
  9. 8Rade KrunicLM
  10. 10Ismaël BennacerRM
  11. 9Alfredo DonnarummaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Matteo Brighi
  2. 18Luca Polvani
  3. 31Joel Untersee
  4. 12Gabriel Meli
  5. 20Lorenzo Lollo
  6. 34Marco Imperiale
  7. 27Nikola Ninkovic
  8. 22Alessandro Giacomel

VEN · 3-5-2

  1. 1Emil AuderoG
  2. 13Marco ModoloCD
  3. 6Maurizio DomizziCD-L
  4. 3Matteo BruscaginCD-R
  5. 14Marco PinatoCM-L
  6. 23Marcello FalzeranoCM-R
  7. 5Leo StulacAM
  8. 26GarofaloLM
  9. 21Nicolas FreyRM
  10. 19Alexandre GeijoCF-L
  11. 29Gianluca LitteriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Giuseppe ZampanoSUB
  2. 17Davide MarsuraSUB
  3. 12Guglielmo VicarioSUB
  4. 33Pier Graziano GoriSUB
  5. 8Evans SoligoSUB
  6. 9Gianmarco ZigoniSUB
  7. 18Sergiu SuciuSUB
  8. 31Cristiano Del GrossoSUB
  9. 11Marco FirenzeSUB
  10. 25Francesco CernutoSUB
  11. 10Gianni FabianoSUB
  12. 7Simone BentivoglioSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Empoli 1, Venezia 0. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
  2. 14' Marco Modolo (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 48' Goal! Empoli 1, Venezia 1. Marcello Falzerano (Venezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Geijo.
  4. 60' Goal! Empoli 2, Venezia 1. Alejandro Rodriguez (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer with a through ball.
  5. 63' Domenico Maietta (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Goal! Empoli 2, Venezia 2. Gianluca Litteri (Venezia) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Modolo with a headed pass following a corner.
  7. 73' Goal! Empoli 3, Venezia 2. Alfredo Donnarumma (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  8. 75' Substitution, Venezia. Gianni Fabiano replaces Marco Modolo.
  9. 77' Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Brighi replaces Ismael Bennacer.
  10. 79' Substitution, Venezia. Marco Firenze replaces Agostino Garofalo.
  11. 80' Miha Zajc (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, Empoli. Nikola Ninkovic replaces Miha Zajc.
  13. 85' Substitution, Venezia. Gianmarco Zigoni replaces Gianluca Litteri.
  14. 86' Substitution, Empoli. Luca Polvani replaces Alfredo Donnarumma.

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.