Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Empoli
  • Red Card 44': Bohdan Popov
  • 59': Steven Shpendi (P)
FT
1 - 0
Catanzaro

    About

    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': Mirko Pigliacelli (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 66'
    • 66': Niccolò Brighenti (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': Mattia Liberali (Catanzaro) Substitution at 77'
    • 77': Gabriele Alesi (Catanzaro) Substitution at 77'
    • 86': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) Substitution at 86'
    • 86': Franco Carboni (Empoli) Substitution at 86'
    • 90': Gabriele Alesi (Catanzaro) Yellow Card at 90'

    Statistics

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    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 Venezia 38 +46 82
    2 Frosinone 38 +42 81
    3 Monza 38 +29 76
    4 Palermo 38 +28 72
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    EMP Empoli (3-4-2-1)

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

    CAT Catanzaro (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    22 Mirko Pigliacelli (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Matias Antonini Lui
    23 Niccolò Brighenti Yellow Card
    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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