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

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

72': Steven Shpendi

FT
1 - 1

Reggiana

26': Natan Girma (P)

About

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

Match Timeline

26': Natan Girma (Reggiana) Penalty - Scored at 26'
31': Tobías Reinhart (Reggiana) Yellow Card at 31'
45': Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
45': Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
45': Gabriele Guarino (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
47': Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Yellow Card at 47'
58': Andrea Bozzolan (Reggiana) Substitution at 58'
58': Manolo Portanova (Reggiana) Substitution at 58'
65': Duccio Degli Innocenti (Empoli) Yellow Card at 65'
68': Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) Substitution at 68'
72': Steven Shpendi (Empoli) Goal at 72'
78': Mathis Lambourde (Reggiana) Substitution at 78'
90': Gabriele Guarino (Empoli) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+4': Marco Curto (Empoli) Yellow Card at 94'
90'+5': Leonardo Mendicino (Reggiana) Substitution at 95'
90'+5': Tommaso Fumagalli (Reggiana) Substitution at 95'
90'+7': Tommaso Fumagalli (Reggiana) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

REG		EMP
16	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	12
3	Saves	0
28.7	Possession	71.3
5	SHOTS	19
1	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.2
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	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	5
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: 6,378

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

Empoli (3-5-2)

No.	Name
21	Andrea Fulignati (GK)
20	Matteo Lovato
5	Nosa Obaretin
2	Marco Curto
25	Lorenzo Ignacchiti
8	Luca Magnino
6	Duccio Degli Innocenti
7	Salvatore Elia
26	Antonio Candela
19	Marco Nasti
11	Steven Shpendi

Empoli Substitutes:

Gabriele Guarino, Edoardo Saporiti, Gerard Yepes, Nicolas Haas, Bohdan Popov, Gabriele Indragoli, Manuel Gasparini, Simone Romagnoli, Samuele Perisan, Tyronne Ebuehi, Daniel Fila, Joseph Ceesay.

Reggiana (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Alessandro Micai (GK)
4	Paolo Rozzio
43	Simone Bonetti
2	Andrea Papetti
8	Charlys
57	Luca Belardinelli
16	Tobías Reinhart
33	Alessandro Tripaldelli
17	Lorenzo Libutti
9	Andrija Novakovich
80	Natan Girma

Reggiana Substitutes:

Francesco Vallarelli, Andrea Seculin, Francesco Vicari, Mathis Lambourde, Leonardo Mendicino, Andrea Bozzolan, Matteo Cardinali, Matto Rover, Danilo Quaranta, Tommaso Fumagalli, Manolo Portanova, Kleis Bozhanaj.

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