Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Cittadella
  • 38': Davide Adorni
FT
1 - 2
Empoli
  • 6': Leonardo Mancuso
  • 73': Nedim Bajrami

About

Cittadella are hosting Empoli at Pier Cesare Tombolato, Cittadella, 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': Attempt blocked. Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
  • 3': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Diaw with a headed pass.
  • 5': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
  • 6': Goal! Cittadella 0, Empoli 1. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi with a cross.
  • 7': Federico Proia (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 8': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
  • 10': Alberto Brignoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Dangerous play by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
  • 11': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Empoli).
  • 11': Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Federico Proia (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
  • 15': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
  • 15': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 16': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
  • 18': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
  • 21': Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
  • 22': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Francesco Stanco (Cittadella).
  • 24': Francisco Sierralta (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Samuele Ricci because of an injury.
  • 27': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 28': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
  • 28': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Gennaro Tutino (Empoli).
  • 29': Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
  • 30': Jure Balkovec (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Hand ball by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 35': Offside, Cittadella. Davide Diaw tries a through ball, but Francesco Stanco is caught offside.
  • 36': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Gargiulo.
  • 38': Goal! Cittadella 1, Empoli 1. Davide Adorni (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Hand ball by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
  • 39': Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
  • 40': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Cittadella 1, Empoli 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cittadella 1, Empoli 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Federico Proia (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Stanco.
  • 48': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 49': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Federico Proia (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Federico Proia (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 51': Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Christian D'Urso (Cittadella).
  • 52': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
  • 56': Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
  • 58': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a headed pass.
  • 58': Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 60': Substitution, Cittadella. Davide Luppi replaces Christian D'Urso.
  • 60': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
  • 60': Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Davide Adorni (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Gennaro Tutino (Empoli).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Luppi following a fast break.
  • 65': Foul by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
  • 65': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross.
  • 66': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
  • 67': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
  • 69': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
  • 69': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Proia.
  • 71': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Jure Balkovec.
  • 72': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
  • 72': Francisco Sierralta (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
  • 73': Goal! Cittadella 1, Empoli 2. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 75': Davide Luppi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
  • 76': Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 77': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 77': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
  • 79': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
  • 81': Substitution, Cittadella. Alessio Vita replaces Mario Gargiulo.
  • 82': Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
  • 82': Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Francesco Stanco (Cittadella).
  • 83': Jure Balkovec (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia with a through ball.
  • 86': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alberto Paleari.
  • 86': Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amedeo Benedetti.
  • 87': Substitution, Cittadella. Marco Rosafio replaces Federico Proia.
  • 88': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 88': Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
  • 90': Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gennaro Tutino.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
  • 90'+2': Jure Balkovec (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
  • 90'+2': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Davide Adorni (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cittadella 1, Empoli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cittadella 1, Empoli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cittadella 1, Empoli 2.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 19
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 3
41.4 Possession 58.6
11 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
226 Accurate Passes 369
336 Passes 462
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 34
0.4 Cross % 0.2
87 Long Balls 57
37 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 7
12 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 10
35 Effective Clearances 11
35 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Location: Cittadella, Italy
Attendance: 5,133

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

CIT Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Alberto Paleari (GK)
5 Davide Adorni
18 Romano Perticone
3 Amedeo Benedetti
24 Luca Ghiringhelli
30 Francesco Stanco
4 Manuel Iori
10 Christian D'Urso
20 Mario Gargiulo Yellow Card
8 Federico Proia
9 Davide Diaw
Cittadella Substitutes:
Cristian Ventola, Marco Rosafio, Alberto Rizzo, Luca Maniero, Michael De Marchi, Alessio Vita, Davide Luppi, Domenico Frare, Giuseppe Panico, Christian Mora, Andrea Bussaglia.

EMP Empoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
6 Simone Romagnoli
35 Francisco Sierralta
29 Jure Balkovec
36 Riccardo Fiamozzi
28 Samuele Ricci
38 Liam Henderson Yellow Card
16 Davide Frattesi
7 Leonardo Mancuso
37 Gennaro Tutino
11 Nedim Bajrami
Empoli Substitutes:
Paolo Branduani, Filippo Perucchini, Simone Pinna, Amato Ciciretti, Andrea La Mantia, Dimitris Nikolaou, Leo Stulac, Luca Antonelli, Szymon Zurkowski, Tommaso Fantacci.

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