Italian Serie B

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Padova WLLLL 1
–
Empoli LWWLW 3
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PAD101
EMP213
Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena · 6,137 att.

Team Stats

19
Fouls
19
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
3
48.4
Possession
51.6
9
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
5
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

EMP leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

EMP · 3-1-4-2

  1. 21Andrea FulignatiG
  2. 20Matteo LovatoCD
  3. 5Nosa ObaretinCD-L
  4. 2Marco CurtoCD-R
  5. 8Luca BelardinelliSW
  6. 14Gerard YepesCM-L
  7. 25Lorenzo IgnacchitiCM-R
  8. 79Franco CarboniLM
  9. 7Salvatore EliaRM
  10. 10Rares IlieCF-L
  11. 11Steven ShpendiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Tyronne Ebuehi
  2. 41Anders Asmussen
  3. 77Bohdan Popov
  4. 37Ivo Kaczmarski
  5. 53Danilo Busiello
  6. 22Francesco Versari
  7. 96Andrea Orlandi
  8. 31Jeremy Moray
  9. 27Brando Moruzzi
  10. 38Alessio Baralla
  11. 28Gabriele Indragoli
  12. 15Joseph Ceesay

PAD · 3-4-2-1

  1. 14Mattia FortinG
  2. 55Lorenzo VillaCD
  3. 72Carlo FaedoCD-L
  4. 4Francesco BelliCD-R
  5. 33Daniele BaselliCM-L
  6. 8Pietro FusiCM-R
  7. 3Antonio BarrecaLM
  8. 17Alessandro CapelliRM
  9. 20Mattia BortolussiF
  10. 23Luca Di MaggioCF-L
  11. 7Kevin Varas MarcilloCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Lorenzo CrisetigSUB
  2. 44Jonas HarderSUB
  3. 1Louis MouquetSUB
  4. 22Alessandro SorrentinoSUB
  5. 58Christian PastinaSUB
  6. 32Filippo SgarbiSUB
  7. 92Cristian BuonaiutoSUB
  8. 77Francesco TumiattiSUB
  9. 18Paolo GhiglioneSUB
  10. 15Kevin LasagnaSUB
  11. 5Marco PerrottaSUB
  12. 30Giulio FavaleSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Steven Shpendi (Empoli) Goal at 20'
  2. 25' Mattia Bortolussi (Padova) Goal at 25'
  3. 28' Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Substitution at 28'
  4. 41' Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Goal at 41'
  5. 45'+3' Gerard Yepes (Empoli) Yellow Card at 48'
  6. 49' Alessandro Capelli (Padova) Yellow Card at 49'
  7. 55' Daniele Baselli (Padova) Yellow Card at 55'
  8. 57' Antonio Barreca (Padova) Yellow Card at 57'
  9. 65' Paolo Ghiglione (Padova) Substitution at 65'
  10. 65' Marco Perrotta (Padova) Substitution at 65'
  11. 66' Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Goal at 66'
  12. 74' Jonas Harder (Padova) Substitution at 74'
  13. 74' Cristian Buonaiuto (Padova) Substitution at 74'
  14. 74' Paolo Ghiglione (Padova) Yellow Card at 74'
  15. 79' Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) Substitution at 79'
  16. 81' Kevin Lasagna (Padova) Substitution at 81'
  17. 88' Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) Substitution at 88'
  18. 88' Brando Moruzzi (Empoli) Substitution at 88'
  19. 88' Ivo Kaczmarski (Empoli) Substitution at 88'
  20. 90'+3' Luca Belardinelli (Empoli) Yellow Card at 93'

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