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

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

44': Alfredo Donnarumma (P)

FT
1 - 0

Carpi

About

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

Match Timeline

43': Fabrizio Poli (Carpi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Goal! Empoli 1, Carpi 0. Alfredo Donnarumma (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45': Substitution, Carpi. Niccolò Belloni replaces Saber Hraiech.
62': Substitution, Carpi. Dario Saric replaces Daniele Giorico because of an injury.
63': Substitution, Empoli. Miha Zajc replaces Lorenzo Lollo.
72': Substitution, Carpi. Giancarlo Malcore replaces M'Bala Nzola.
78': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
79': Substitution, Empoli. Michele Castagnetti replaces Alfredo Donnarumma.
87': Lorenzo Pasciuti (Carpi) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
90'+1': Substitution, Empoli. Nikola Ninkovic replaces Francesco Caputo.
90'+5': Jerry Mbakogu (Carpi) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 5,423

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Mantova	3	+3	7
2	Sudtirol	3	+3	7
3	Ascoli	3	+2	7
4	Palermo	2	+2	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Ivan Provedel (GK)
26	Simone Romagnoli
5	Frederic Veseli
2	Lorenco Simic
10	Ismaël Bennacer
20	Lorenzo Lollo
8	Rade Krunic
23	Manuel Pasqual
28	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
11	Francesco Caputo
9	Alfredo Donnarumma

Empoli Substitutes:

Sebastiano Luperto, Moustapha Seck, Pietro Terracciano, Michele Castagnetti, Alessandro Piu, Hamed Traoré, Arnel Jakupovic, Davide Zappella, Luca Polvani, Alberto Picchi, Miha Zajc, Nikola Ninkovic.

Carpi (3-5-2)

No.	Name
22	Simone Colombi (GK)
23	Riccardo Brosco
4	Alessio Sabbione
13	Fabrizio Poli
30	Saber Hraiech
5	Luca Verna
8	Daniele Giorico
19	Lorenzo Pasciuti
25	Tobias Pachonik
10	Jerry Mbakogu
29	M'Bala Nzola

Carpi Substitutes:

Cristian Carletti, Luca Bittante, Giancarlo Malcore, Niccolò Belloni, Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu, Dario Saric, Luca Calapai, Federico Serraiocco, Matteo Brunelli, Maodo Mbaye, Davide Vitturini.

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