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

· Italian Serie B

Spezia

69': Gabriele Artistico

FT
1 - 1

Empoli

90'+6': Edoardo Saporiti (P)

About

Spezia are hosting Empoli at Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Timeline

38': Filippo Bandinelli (Spezia) Yellow Card at 38'
40': Marco Nasti (Empoli) Yellow Card at 40'
45': Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
51': Matteo Lovato (Empoli) Yellow Card at 51'
55': Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Substitution at 55'
56': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) Substitution at 56'
63': Christian Comotto (Spezia) Substitution at 63'
65': Antonio Candela (Empoli) Yellow Card at 65'
69': Gabriele Artistico (Spezia) Goal at 69'
75': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) Yellow Card at 75'
78': Leonardo Sernicola (Spezia) Substitution at 78'
78': Luca Vignali (Spezia) Substitution at 78'
79': Duccio Degli Innocenti (Empoli) Yellow Card at 79'
80': Daniel Fila (Empoli) Substitution at 80'
80': Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) Substitution at 80'
89': Alessandro Bellemo (Spezia) Substitution at 89'
90'+6': Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) Penalty - Scored at 96'

Statistics

EMP		SPE
19	Fouls	17
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	3
48.1	Possession	51.9
10	SHOTS	17
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	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
2	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 Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 8,749

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

Spezia (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Boris Radunovic (GK)
55	Petko Hristov
94	Giovanni Bonfanti
4	Marco Ruggero
25	Filippo Bandinelli
8	Ádám Nagy
60	Alessandro Romano
31	Giuseppe Aurelio
70	Emanuele Adamo
9	Gabriele Artistico
5	Mattia Valoti

Spezia Substitutes:

Vanja Vlahovic, Emmanuele Lorenzelli, Alessandro Bellemo, Diego Mascardi, Leonardo Loria, Leonardo Sernicola, Pietro Beruatto, Gianluca Lapadula, Hamse Shagaxle, Andrea Bertoncini, Christian Comotto, Luca Vignali.

Empoli (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
21	Andrea Fulignati (GK)
20	Matteo Lovato
34	Gabriele Guarino
27	Brando Moruzzi
26	Antonio Candela
14	Gerard Yepes
8	Luca Magnino
7	Salvatore Elia
11	Steven Shpendi
19	Marco Nasti
6	Duccio Degli Innocenti

Empoli Substitutes:

Simone Romagnoli, Bohdan Popov, Rares Ilie, Joseph Ceesay, Nicolas Haas, Edoardo Saporiti, Lorenzo Ignacchiti, Daniel Fila, Nosa Obaretin, Samuele Perisan, Tyronne Ebuehi, Marco Curto.

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