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

· Italian Serie B

Novara

54': Magnus Troest

FT
1 - 1

Empoli

78': Miha Zajc

About

Novara are hosting Empoli at Silvio Piola, Novara, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

53': Substitution, Empoli. Moustapha Seck replaces Sebastiano Luperto.
54': Goal! Novara 1, Empoli 0. Magnus Troest (Novara) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal.
66': Substitution, Empoli. Miha Zajc replaces Michele Castagnetti.
70': Federico Casarini (Novara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Empoli. Arnel Jakupovic replaces Alfredo Donnarumma.
78': Goal! Novara 1, Empoli 1. Miha Zajc (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismael Bennacer.
78': Substitution, Novara. Daniele Sciaudone replaces Francesco Di Mariano.
80': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Novara. Moutir Chajia replaces Alessio Da Cruz.
88': Andrea Orlandi (Novara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Novara. Federico Macheda replaces Riccardo Maniero.
90': Arnel Jakupovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Silvio Piola
Location: Novara, Italy
Attendance: 2,994

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Palermo	3	+4	9
2	Mantova	3	+3	7
3	Sudtirol	3	+3	7
4	Ascoli	3	+2	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Novara (3-5-2)

No.	Name
22	Elia Benedettini (GK)
2	Magnus Troest
4	Andrea Mantovani
31	Petar Golubovic
5	Federico Casarini
23	Marco Moscati
21	Andrea Orlandi
24	Lorenzo Dickmann
11	Francesco Di Mariano
30	Riccardo Maniero
15	Alessio da Cruz

Novara Substitutes:

Federico Macheda, Filippo Marricchi, Moutir Chajia, Ronaldo, Simone Farelli, Moustapha Beye, Daniele Sciaudone, Gennaro Armeno, Nicholas Schiavi, Dario Del Fabro.

Empoli (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Ivan Provedel (GK)
26	Simone Romagnoli
5	Frederic Veseli
2	Lorenco Simic
8	Rade Krunic
10	Ismaël Bennacer
19	Michele Castagnetti
13	Sebastiano Luperto
28	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
11	Francesco Caputo
9	Alfredo Donnarumma

Empoli Substitutes:

Hamed Traoré, Nikola Ninkovic, Lorenzo Lollo, Luca Polvani, Arnel Jakupovic, Alberto Picchi, Miha Zajc, Moustapha Seck, Davide Zappella, Pietro Terracciano.

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