Italian Serie B

Cremonese vs Empoli, 2019-20 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Cremonese
  • 27': Luca Ravanelli
  • 39': Vittorio Parigini
FT
2 - 3
Empoli
  • 35': Francisco Sierralta
  • 44': Leonardo Mancuso (P)
  • 58': Nedim Bajrami

About

Cremonese are hosting Empoli at Giovanni Zini, Cremona, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese).
  • 3': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Bianchetti.
  • 8': Offside, Cremonese. Mariano Arini tries a through ball, but Vittorio Parigini is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 12': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Ravanelli.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Francisco Sierralta (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amato Ciciretti with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nadir Zortea.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Ciofani.
  • 17': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Empoli).
  • 17': Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Francisco Sierralta (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amato Ciciretti.
  • 19': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Bianchetti.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Ravanelli.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
  • 24': Claiton (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
  • 26': Foul by Jure Balkovec (Empoli).
  • 26': Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Goal! Cremonese 1, Empoli 0. Luca Ravanelli (Cremonese) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Ciofani following a set piece situation.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Ciofani with a headed pass.
  • 31': Foul by Mariano Arini (Cremonese).
  • 31': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Mariano Arini (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Foul by Luca Ravanelli (Cremonese).
  • 32': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Stulac following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cremonese).
  • 35': Goal! Cremonese 1, Empoli 1. Francisco Sierralta (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Valzania.
  • 36': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Dimitris Nikolaou.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Claiton (Cremonese) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Mariano Arini (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 38': Claiton (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Dangerous play by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
  • 39': Goal! Cremonese 2, Empoli 1. Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Bianchetti with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 43': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Claiton.
  • 44': Penalty conceded by Luca Valzania (Cremonese) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 44': Luca Valzania (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 44': Goal! Cremonese 2, Empoli 2. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 45': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
  • 45': Luca Valzania (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cremonese 2, Empoli 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cremonese 2, Empoli 2.
  • 47': Offside, Cremonese. Nicola Ravaglia tries a through ball, but Daniel Ciofani is caught offside.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 48': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Bianchetti.
  • 49': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Gaetano with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Empoli).
  • 51': Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Gianluca Gaetano (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nadir Zortea.
  • 52': Foul by Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese).
  • 52': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cremonese).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Crescenzi.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Mariano Arini (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Foul by Nadir Zortea (Cremonese).
  • 56': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Goal! Cremonese 2, Empoli 3. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 59': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Luca Valzania (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Crescenzi.
  • 61': Substitution, Cremonese. Antonio Piccolo replaces Luca Valzania.
  • 61': Offside, Cremonese. Gianluca Gaetano tries a through ball, but Vittorio Parigini is caught offside.
  • 63': Amato Ciciretti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Vittorio Parigini (Cremonese).
  • 63': Substitution, Empoli. Gennaro Tutino replaces Amato Ciciretti.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Antonio Piccolo (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vittorio Parigini.
  • 64': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 64': Nadir Zortea (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Leo Stulac.
  • 67': Foul by Nadir Zortea (Cremonese).
  • 67': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Claiton (Cremonese).
  • 69': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Substitution, Cremonese. Francesco Deli replaces Gianluca Gaetano.
  • 70': Hand ball by Claiton (Cremonese).
  • 71': Substitution, Cremonese. Simone Palombi replaces Vittorio Parigini.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
  • 72': Antonio Piccolo (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Dangerous play by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 76': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Mariano Arini (Cremonese).
  • 77': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jure Balkovec.
  • 80': Foul by Claiton (Cremonese).
  • 80': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Claiton (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Jure Balkovec (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 82': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nadir Zortea.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 82': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Nicola Ravaglia.
  • 85': Foul by Francesco Deli (Cremonese).
  • 85': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nadir Zortea with a cross.
  • 88': Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadir Zortea with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Mariano Arini (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mariano Arini (Cremonese).
  • 90'+4': Alessandro Crescenzi (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
  • 90'+4': Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
  • 90'+6': Francesco Deli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonio Piccolo with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cremonese 2, Empoli 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Cremonese 2, Empoli 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 4
58.3 Possession 41.7
17 SHOTS 20
7 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
436 Accurate Passes 282
524 Passes 360
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
19 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.3
91 Long Balls 65
53 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 6
5 Effective Tackles 7
7 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 13
25 Effective Clearances 12
25 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Giovanni Zini
Location: Cremona, Italy

Italian Serie B Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Venezia 38 +46 82
2 Frosinone 38 +42 81
3 Monza 38 +29 76
4 Palermo 38 +28 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

CRE Cremonese (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Nicola Ravaglia (GK)
3 Claiton Machado Yellow Card
20 Luca Ravanelli
15 Matteo Bianchetti
5 Luca Valzania Yellow Card
10 Gianluca Gaetano
4 Mariano Arini Yellow Card
23 Alessandro Crescenzi
21 Nadir Zortea
9 Daniel Ciofani
33 Vittorio Parigini
Cremonese Substitutes:
Francesco Migliore, Kingsley Michael, Simone Palombi, Michele Castagnetti, Vasile Mogos, Fabio Ceravolo, Zan Celar, Giacomo Volpe, Antonio Piccolo, Emanuele Terranova, Emanuele De Bono, Francesco Deli.

EMP Empoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Filippo Perucchini (GK)
4 Dimitris Nikolaou
35 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
29 Jure Balkovec
36 Riccardo Fiamozzi
25 Filippo Bandinelli
8 Leo Stulac
16 Davide Frattesi
7 Leonardo Mancuso
11 Nedim Bajrami
17 Amato Ciciretti
Empoli Substitutes:
Liam Henderson, Klemen Hvalic, Paolo Branduani, Andrea La Mantia, Luca Antonelli, Stefano Moreo, Mattia Viti, Samuele Ricci, Szymon Zurkowski, Tommaso Fantacci, Gennaro Tutino.

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