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

· Italian Serie B

Cittadella

37': Christian Kouamé

FT
1 - 1

Empoli

90'+4': Ismaël Bennacer

About

Cittadella are hosting Empoli at Pier Cesare Tombolato, Cittadella, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

37': Goal! Cittadella 1, Empoli 0. Cristian Kouame (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
50': Francesco Caputo (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
56': Manuel Pasqual (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
57': Substitution, Cittadella. Paolo Bartolomei replaces Lucas Chiaretti because of an injury.
69': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastiano Luperto replaces Domenico Maietta.
73': Substitution, Empoli. Nikola Ninkovic replaces Matteo Brighi.
75': Substitution, Cittadella. Luca Strizzolo replaces Luca Vido.
79': Substitution, Empoli. Alejandro Rodriguez replaces Alfredo Donnarumma.
81': Substitution, Cittadella. Andrea Arrighini replaces Cristian Kouame.
90'+4': Goal! Cittadella 1, Empoli 1. Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Frederic Veseli following a corner.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Location: Cittadella, Italy
Attendance: 3,510

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

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Alberto Paleari (GK)
6	Filippo Scaglia
24	Davide Adorni
3	Amedeo Benedetti
19	Carlo Pelagatti
11	Christian Kouamé
4	Manuel Iori
10	Lucas Chiaretti
27	Andrea Settembrini
7	Andrea Schenetti
29	Luca Vido

Cittadella Substitutes:

Luca Strizzolo, Filippo Lora, Simone Pasa, Enrico Pezzi, Luca Maniero, Enrico Alfonso, Giacomo Caccin, Andrea Arrighini, Thomas Vettorel, Paolo Bartolomei.

Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
25	Gabriel (GK)
5	Frederic Veseli
3	Domenico Maietta
23	Manuel Pasqual
28	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
11	Francesco Caputo
19	Michele Castagnetti
6	Miha Zajc
4	Matteo Brighi
10	Ismaël Bennacer
9	Alfredo Donnarumma

Empoli Substitutes:

Nikola Ninkovic, Alejandro Rodriguez, Andrea De Carlo, Sebastiano Luperto, Lorenzo Lollo, Hamed Traoré, Marco Imperiale, Luca Polvani, Rade Krunic.

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