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

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

14': Nikola Ninkovic
36': Francesco Caputo (P)
86': Francesco Caputo

FT
3 - 1

Pescara

82': Mamadou Coulibaly

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

Match Timeline

14': Goal! Empoli 1, Pescara 0. Nikola Ninkovic (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Manuel Pasqual.
36': Goal! Empoli 2, Pescara 0. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
45': Substitution, Pescara. Ahmed Benali replaces Ferdinando Del Sole.
57': Michele Castagnetti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Empoli. Miha Zajc replaces Nikola Ninkovic.
73': Substitution, Pescara. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Andrea Palazzi.
82': Goal! Empoli 2, Pescara 1. Mamadou Coulibaly (Pescara) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
85': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenco Simic replaces Frederic Veseli.
86': Goal! Empoli 3, Pescara 1. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
88': Substitution, Empoli. Arnel Jakupovic replaces Francesco Caputo.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,375

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 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Ivan Provedel (GK)
26	Simone Romagnoli
13	Sebastiano Luperto
5	Frederic Veseli
19	Michele Castagnetti
10	Ismaël Bennacer
23	Manuel Pasqual
31	Joel Untersee
11	Francesco Caputo
8	Rade Krunic
27	Nikola Ninkovic

Empoli Substitutes:

Moustapha Seck, Alessandro Giacomel, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Hamed Traoré, Arnel Jakupovic, Davide Zappella, Luca Polvani, Pietro Terracciano, Lorenzo Lollo, Miha Zajc, Lorenco Simic, Alessandro Piu.

Pescara (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Vincenzo Fiorillo (GK)
13	Andrea Coda
23	Marco Perrotta
27	Antonio Mazzotta
2	Alessandro Crescenzi
16	Gastón Brugman
14	Luca Valzania
25	Andrea Palazzi
17	Stefano Pettinari
34	Ferdinando Del Sole
7	Leonardo Mancuso

Pescara Substitutes:

Marco Carraro, Simone Ganz, Francesco Zampano, Cesare Bovo, Michele Fornasier, Ahmad Benali, Antonio Balzano, Edgar Elizalde, Mamadou Coulibaly, Christian Capone, Franck Kanouté.

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