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

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

FT
0 - 1

Cittadella

8': Gianluca Litteri

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

Match Timeline

8': Goal! Empoli 0, Cittadella 1. Gianluca Litteri (Cittadella) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Kouame.
12': Enrico Pezzi (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Rade Krunic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Alessandro Salvi (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Empoli. Nikola Ninkovic replaces Alfredo Donnarumma.
64': Substitution, Cittadella. Paolo Bartolomei replaces Nicholas Siega.
64': Substitution, Empoli. Ismael Bennacer replaces Lorenzo Lollo.
74': Substitution, Cittadella. Amedeo Benedetti replaces Enrico Pezzi.
80': Substitution, Cittadella. Luca Strizzolo replaces Gianluca Litteri.
80': Substitution, Empoli. Miha Zajc replaces Rade Krunic.
87': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Luca Strizzolo (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 3,993

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 (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Ivan Provedel (GK)
26	Simone Romagnoli
5	Frederic Veseli
2	Lorenco Simic
19	Michele Castagnetti
20	Lorenzo Lollo
8	Rade Krunic
23	Manuel Pasqual
31	Joel Untersee
9	Alfredo Donnarumma
11	Francesco Caputo

Empoli Substitutes:

Davide Zappella, Alberto Picchi, Miha Zajc, Sebastiano Luperto, Nikola Pejovic, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Nikola Ninkovic, Luca Polvani, Pietro Terracciano, Hamed Traoré, Arnel Jakupovic, Moustapha Seck, Ismaël Bennacer.

Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Alberto Paleari (GK)
13	Marco Varnier
19	Carlo Pelagatti
14	Enrico Pezzi
2	Alessandro Salvi
11	Christian Kouamé
4	Manuel Iori
7	Andrea Schenetti
21	Nicholas Siega
27	Andrea Settembrini
9	Gianluca Litteri

Cittadella Substitutes:

Antimo Iunco, Lucas Chiaretti, Davide Adorni, Giulio Bizzotto, Andrea Arrighini, Giacomo Caccin, Simone Pasa, Alberto Corasaniti, Amedeo Benedetti, Paolo Bartolomei, Agostino Camigliano, Luca Strizzolo.

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