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

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

44': Bohdan Popov
59': Steven Shpendi (P)

FT
1 - 0

Catanzaro

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

Match Timeline

10': Davide Bettella (Catanzaro) Substitution at 10'
27': Nosa Obaretin (Empoli) Yellow Card at 27'
31': Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Yellow Card at 31'
44': Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Red Card at 44'
45': Matteo Lovato (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
55': Davide Bettella (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 55'
59': Steven Shpendi (Empoli) Penalty - Scored at 59'
60': Luca Pandolfi (Catanzaro) Substitution at 60'
60': Patrick Nuamah (Catanzaro) Substitution at 60'
66': Niccolò Brighenti (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 66'
66': Mirko Pigliacelli (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 66'
70': Gerard Yepes (Empoli) Yellow Card at 70'
71': Rares Ilie (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
71': Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
72': Andrea Fulignati (Empoli) Yellow Card at 72'
77': Gabriele Alesi (Catanzaro) Substitution at 77'
77': Mattia Liberali (Catanzaro) Substitution at 77'
86': Franco Carboni (Empoli) Substitution at 86'
86': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) Substitution at 86'
90': Gabriele Alesi (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

CAT		EMP
11	Fouls	21
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	1
68	Possession	32
6	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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
3	Blocked Shots	2
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: 6,816

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Frosinone	17	+18	37
2	Monza	17	+12	34
3	Venezia	17	+16	32
4	Cesena	17	+7	31

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
21	Andrea Fulignati (GK)
34	Gabriele Guarino
5	Nosa Obaretin
2	Marco Curto
6	Duccio Degli Innocenti
14	Gerard Yepes
27	Brando Moruzzi
7	Salvatore Elia
77	Bohdan Popov
70	Edoardo Saporiti
11	Steven Shpendi

Empoli Substitutes:

Flavio Junior Bianchi, Joseph Ceesay, Ismael Konaté, Gabriele Indragoli, Marco Nasti, Matteo Lovato, Franco Carboni, Manuel Gasparini, Pietro Pellegri, Samuele Perisan, Nicolas Haas, Rares Ilie.

Catanzaro (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
22	Mirko Pigliacelli (GK)
4	Matias Antonini Lui
23	Niccolò Brighenti
84	Tommaso Cassandro
20	Simone Pontisso
32	Fabio Rispoli
17	Gianluca Di Chiara
27	Costantino Favasuli
9	Pietro Iemmello
80	Alphadjo Cissè
98	Davide Buglio

Catanzaro Substitutes:

Filippo Pittarello, Ervin Bashi, Gabriele Alesi, Christian Marietta, Mattia Liberali, Nicoló Buso, Rémi Oudin, Jacopo Petriccione, Patrick Nuamah, Luca Pandolfi, Marco D'Alessandro, Davide Bettella.

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