Empoli vs Carrarese, 2025-26 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

43': Steven Shpendi
78': Joseph Ceesay

FT
2 - 2

Carrarese

15': Simone Zanon
88': Mattia Finotto

About

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

Match Timeline

5': Emanuele Zuelli (Carrarese) Yellow Card at 5'
15': Simone Zanon (Carrarese) Goal at 15'
33': Andrea Ghion (Empoli) Yellow Card at 33'
40': Franco Carboni (Empoli) Yellow Card at 40'
43': Steven Shpendi (Empoli) Goal at 43'
48': Kleis Bozhanaj (Carrarese) Yellow Card at 48'
56': Nikola Sekulov (Carrarese) Yellow Card at 56'
59': Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) Substitution at 59'
62': Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese) Substitution at 62'
63': Tommaso Rubino (Carrarese) Substitution at 63'
70': Fabio Ruggeri (Carrarese) Substitution at 70'
71': Rares Ilie (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
71': Brando Moruzzi (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
71': Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
78': Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) Goal at 78'
82': Marco Curto (Empoli) Substitution at 82'
82': Niccolò Belloni (Carrarese) Substitution at 82'
83': Devid Eugene Bouah (Carrarese) Substitution at 83'
88': Mattia Finotto (Carrarese) Goal at 88'

Statistics

CAR		EMP
15	Fouls	20
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
48.1	Possession	51.9
9	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	4
0.6	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
1	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 7,069

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Venezia	37	+44	79
2	Frosinone	37	+37	78
3	Monza	37	+29	75
4	Palermo	37	+30	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (3-5-2)

No.	Name
21	Andrea Fulignati (GK)
34	Gabriele Guarino
5	Nosa Obaretin
20	Matteo Lovato
14	Gerard Yepes
25	Lorenzo Ignacchiti
18	Andrea Ghion
79	Franco Carboni
7	Salvatore Elia
11	Steven Shpendi
70	Edoardo Saporiti

Empoli Substitutes:

Samuele Perisan, Gabriele Indragoli, Tyronne Ebuehi, Flavio Junior Bianchi, Marco Curto, Luca Belardinelli, Lorenzo Tosto, Rares Ilie, Joseph Ceesay, Nicolas Haas, Brando Moruzzi, Bohdan Popov.

Carrarese (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Marco Bleve (GK)
6	Filippo Oliana
3	Marco Imperiale
37	Nicolò Calabrese
17	Emanuele Zuelli
18	Nicholas Schiavi
11	Manuel Cicconi
72	Simone Zanon
32	Mattia Finotto
10	Kleis Bozhanaj
44	Nikola Sekulov

Carrarese Substitutes:

Vincenzo Fiorillo, Gabriele Parlanti, Fabio Abiuso, Niccolò Belloni, Ernesto Torregrossa, Fabio Ruggeri, Alessandro Arena, Devid Eugene Bouah, Filippo Melegoni, Tommaso Rubino, Federico Accornero, Bartosz Salamon.

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