Italian Serie B

Cittadella vs Empoli, 2020-21 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Cittadella
  • 30': Amedeo Benedetti
  • 90'+1': Mario Gargiulo
FT
2 - 2
Empoli
  • 69': Leonardo Mancuso (P)
  • 72': Marco Olivieri
  • Red Card 90'+3': Simone Romagnoli

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.
  • 2': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Empoli).
  • 2': Tommaso Cassandro (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Empoli. Dimitris Nikolaou tries a through ball, but Ryder Matos is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
  • 6': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amedeo Benedetti.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Davide Adorni.
  • 9': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 9': Karamoko Cissé (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Cassandro (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 11': Frank Tsadjout (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Frank Tsadjout (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommaso Cassandro.
  • 12': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
  • 12': Nicola Pavan (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Federico Proia (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
  • 16': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
  • 17': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Karamoko Cissé.
  • 18': Hand ball by Karamoko Cissé (Cittadella).
  • 19': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
  • 19': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Federico Proia (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karamoko Cissé.
  • 20': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 20': Tommaso Cassandro (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Tommaso Cassandro (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Karamoko Cissé.
  • 26': Foul by Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella).
  • 26': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 27': Offside, Cittadella. Davide Adorni tries a through ball, but Christian D'Urso is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 29': Simone Branca (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Goal! Cittadella 1, Empoli 0. Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Simone Branca (Cittadella) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Tommaso Cassandro with a cross.
  • 33': Hand ball by Simone Branca (Cittadella).
  • 34': Foul by Romano Perticone (Cittadella).
  • 34': Ryder Matos (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Ryder Matos (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Federico Proia (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
  • 36': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Nicola Pavan (Cittadella).
  • 37': Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 40': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Maniero.
  • 40': Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 40': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Romano Perticone (Cittadella).
  • 42': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Offside, Cittadella. Nicola Pavan tries a through ball, but Christian D'Urso is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cittadella 1, Empoli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cittadella 1, Empoli 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Simone Branca (Cittadella) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian D'Urso.
  • 50': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
  • 50': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 54': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 54': Frank Tsadjout (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Dimitris Nikolaou.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Nicola Pavan (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
  • 60': Offside, Empoli. Nicolas Haas tries a through ball, but Ryder Matos is caught offside.
  • 60': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amedeo Benedetti.
  • 62': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Ricci replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  • 62': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Olivieri replaces Ryder Matos.
  • 63': Substitution, Cittadella. Camillo Tavernelli replaces Frank Tsadjout.
  • 63': Substitution, Cittadella. Ibukun Roberto Ogunseye replaces Karamoko Cissé.
  • 64': Foul by Nicola Pavan (Cittadella).
  • 64': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Romagnoli with a headed pass.
  • 68': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Proia.
  • 68': Substitution, Cittadella. Marco Rosafio replaces Christian D'Urso.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leo Stulac with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Penalty Empoli. Filippo Bandinelli draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 68': Penalty conceded by Simone Branca (Cittadella) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 69': Goal! Cittadella 1, Empoli 1. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
  • 70': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Romano Perticone.
  • 71': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
  • 71': Marco Rosafio (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Goal! Cittadella 1, Empoli 2. Marco Olivieri (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
  • 73': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
  • 73': Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
  • 74': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
  • 75': Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
  • 75': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 77': Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
  • 78': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 81': Foul by Ibukun Roberto Ogunseye (Cittadella).
  • 81': Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Hand ball by Ibukun Roberto Ogunseye (Cittadella).
  • 83': Camillo Tavernelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 84': Substitution, Cittadella. Manuel Iori replaces Nicola Pavan.
  • 85': Substitution, Cittadella. Mario Gargiulo replaces Simone Branca.
  • 86': Federico Proia (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Empoli).
  • 87': Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
  • 89': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Romano Perticone.
  • 90': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ibukun Roberto Ogunseye.
  • 90': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Filippo Bandinelli because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Cittadella 2, Empoli 2. Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Proia.
  • 90'+3': Federico Proia (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
  • 90'+3': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+5': Marco Rosafio (Cittadella) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Dimitris Nikolaou.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Davide Adorni (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Iori with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Dimitris Nikolaou.
  • 90'+6': Jacopo Furlan (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cittadella 2, Empoli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cittadella 2, Empoli 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 4
56.2 Possession 43.8
15 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
323 Accurate Passes 229
419 Passes 314
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 12
22 Crosses 32
0.3 Cross % 0.4
71 Long Balls 52
43 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 19
16 Tackles 25
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
5 Interceptions 13
29 Effective Clearances 26
29 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Pier Cesare Tombolato
Location: Cittadella, Italy

Italian Serie B Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Venezia 33 +39 71
2 Frosinone 33 +32 68
3 Monza 33 +24 66
4 Palermo 33 +27 64
Full Table

Line-Ups

CIT Cittadella (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
77 Luca Maniero (GK)
5 Davide Adorni
2 Romano Perticone
3 Amedeo Benedetti
84 Tommaso Cassandro
9 Frank Tsadjout
26 Nicola Pavan
10 Christian D'Urso
23 Simone Branca
8 Federico Proia
19 Karamoko Cissé
Cittadella Substitutes:
Manuel Iori, Daniele Donnarumma, Roberto Ogunseye, Marco Rosafio, Domenico Frare, Elhan Kastrati, Mario Gargiulo, Gianluca Bassano, Theophilus Awua, Valerio Mastrantonio, Alessio Vita, Camillo Tavernelli.

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
43 Dimitris Nikolaou
6 Simone Romagnoli Red Card
3 Aleksa Terzic
20 Riccardo Fiamozzi
8 Ryder Matos
5 Leo Stulac
11 Nedim Bajrami
25 Filippo Bandinelli
32 Nicolas Haas Yellow Card
7 Leonardo Mancuso
Empoli Substitutes:
Jacopo Furlan, Andrea Cambiaso, Samuele Ricci, Roberto Pirrello, Fabiano Parisi, Marco Olivieri, Andrea La Mantia, Tommaso Baldanzi, Kristjan Asllani, Mattia Viti, Szymon Zurkowski, Leandro Pratelli.

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