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

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

14': Alfredo Donnarumma
59': Alfredo Donnarumma (P)
72': Francesco Caputo
85': Miha Zajc
87': Rade Krunic

FT
5 - 3

Cesena

76': Nicolò Fazzi
90'+2': Lamin Jallow
90'+4': Gabriele Moncini

About

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

Match Timeline

12': Lorenzo Lollo (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Goal! Empoli 1, Cesena 0. Alfredo Donnarumma (Empoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Untersee.
57': Andrea Esposito (Cesena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Goal! Empoli 2, Cesena 0. Alfredo Donnarumma (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
59': Substitution, Cesena. Ettore Gliozzi replaces Nicola Dalmonte.
61': Moustapha Seck (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Bennacer replaces Lorenzo Lollo.
67': Michele Rigione (Cesena) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastiano Luperto replaces Moustapha Seck.
72': Goal! Empoli 3, Cesena 0. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Frederic Veseli.
76': Goal! Empoli 3, Cesena 1. Nicolò Fazzi (Cesena) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ettore Gliozzi.
81': Substitution, Empoli. Miha Zajc replaces Alfredo Donnarumma.
84': Substitution, Cesena. Alessio Vita replaces Romano Perticone.
85': Goal! Empoli 4, Cesena 1. Miha Zajc (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
86': Substitution, Cesena. Gabriele Moncini replaces Tomasz Kupisz.
87': Goal! Empoli 5, Cesena 1. Rade Krunic (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miha Zajc.
90'+2': Goal! Empoli 5, Cesena 2. Lamin Jallow (Cesena) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90'+4': Goal! Empoli 5, Cesena 3. Gabriele Moncini (Cesena) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Koné.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,138

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

Empoli (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Ivan Provedel (GK)
2	Lorenco Simic
5	Frederic Veseli
28	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
20	Lorenzo Lollo
8	Rade Krunic
19	Michele Castagnetti
3	Moustapha Seck
31	Joel Untersee
11	Francesco Caputo
9	Alfredo Donnarumma

Empoli Substitutes:

Alessandro Piu, Nikola Ninkovic, Simone Romagnoli, Arnel Jakupovic, Ismaël Bennacer, Sebastiano Luperto, Davide Zappella, Alessandro Giacomel, Pietro Terracciano, Miha Zajc, Alberto Picchi.

Cesena (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Federico Agliardi (GK)
32	Michele Rigione
16	Andrea Esposito
7	Nicolò Fazzi
2	Romano Perticone
8	Andrea Schiavone
23	Moussa Kone
14	Nicola Dal Monte
20	Tomasz Kupisz
30	Lamin Jallow
5	Karim Laribi

Cesena Substitutes:

Riccardo Melgrati, Tommaso Farabegoli, Carmine Setola, Gabriele Moncini, Gennaro Scognamiglio, Isaac Donkor, Giuseppe Panico, Ettore Gliozzi, Youssef Maleh, Davide Mordini, Alessio Vita, Giovanni Sbrissa, Andrea Fulignati.

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