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

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

71': Daniel Fila

FT
1 - 1

Cesena

29': Cristian Shpendi

About

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

Match Timeline

29': Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) Goal at 29'
41': Alberto Cerri (Cesena) Yellow Card at 41'
45': Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
59': Daniel Fila (Empoli) Substitution at 59'
60': Rares Ilie (Empoli) Substitution at 60'
61': Giacomo Vrioni (Cesena) Substitution at 61'
71': Daniel Fila (Empoli) Goal at 71'
73': Antonio Candela (Empoli) Substitution at 73'
76': Tommaso Berti (Cesena) Substitution at 76'
76': Marco Olivieri (Cesena) Substitution at 76'
77': Matteo Guidi (Cesena) Substitution at 77'
83': Peter Amoran (Cesena) Substitution at 83'
87': Gerard Yepes (Empoli) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

CES		EMP
15	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	13
4	Saves	2
35.7	Possession	64.3
8	SHOTS	28
3	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.2
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	11
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: 6,270

Italian Serie B Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Venezia	35	+42	75
2	Monza	35	+29	72
3	Frosinone	35	+33	72
4	Palermo	35	+29	68

Full Table

Line-Ups

Empoli (3-5-2)

No.	Name
21	Andrea Fulignati (GK)
20	Matteo Lovato
5	Nosa Obaretin
34	Gabriele Guarino
25	Lorenzo Ignacchiti
6	Duccio Degli Innocenti
32	Nicolas Haas
27	Brando Moruzzi
24	Tyronne Ebuehi
19	Marco Nasti
11	Steven Shpendi

Empoli Substitutes:

Samuele Perisan, Edoardo Saporiti, Rares Ilie, Manuel Gasparini, Bohdan Popov, Marco Curto, Simone Romagnoli, Daniel Fila, Gerard Yepes, Flavio Junior Bianchi, Antonio Candela, Gabriele Indragoli.

Cesena (3-5-2)

No.	Name
33	Jonathan Klinsmann (GK)
19	Giovanni Zaro
26	Matteo Piacentini
15	Andrea Ciofi
25	Dimitri Bisoli
70	Matteo Francesconi
4	Michele Castagnetti
99	Gianluca Frabotta
11	Riccardo Ciervo
9	Cristian Shpendi
7	Alberto Cerri

Cesena Substitutes:

Tommaso Berti, Simone Bastoni, Ibrahima Wade Papa, Matteo Guidi, Luca Ferretti, Tommaso Corazza, Marco Olivieri, Giacomo Vrioni, Davide Zamagni, Alessandro Siano, Massimiliano Mangraviti, Peter Amoran.

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