Mantova vs Empoli 3-1
Mantova beat Empoli 3-1 at Stadio Danilo Martelli in Serie B Regular Season Round 2, after a goalless first half. Empoli led through Edoardo Saporiti's 51st-minute goal, but Mantova replied via Francesco Ruocco (58') and Vanja Vlahović (61'), with Fahem Benaissa-Yahia adding a stoppage-time goal (90'). Mantova dominated the shots (16 v 6) and shots on target (9 v 2), despite Empoli having more possession (54%).
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 23'Gerard Yepes · Yellow card
- Alessio Castellini · Yellow card42'
- 49'Karim Zedadka · Yellow card
- Francesco Bardi · Yellow card51'
- 51'Edoardo Saporiti assist Matteo Egan
- Ettore Gliozzi for Vanja Vlahović55'
- 55'Karim Zedadka for Luca Belardinelli
- Lorenzo Ignacchiti for Rachid Kouda56'
- Rareș Ilie for Ismael Cajazzo56'
- 57'Marco Curto · Yellow card
- Francesco Ruocco assist Alessio Castellini58'
- Vanja Vlahović assist Stefano Cella61'
- 72'Gerard Yepes for Lapo Deli
- 72'Filippo Distefano for Bogdan Popov
- 74'Luca Belardinelli · Yellow card
- Francesco Ruocco for Jean Pierre Longonda78'
- Bodin Tomašević for Eman Košpo83'
- 86'Lapo Deli · Yellow card
- 86'Edoardo Saporiti for Andrea Orlandi
- 86'Niccolò Corrado for Roberto Berizzi
- Fahem Benaissa-Yahia assist Vanja Vlahović90'
- 90+3'Luca Magnino · Yellow card
Match stats
Line-ups
Mantova starting XI
- 22Francesco Bardi
- 5Bodin Tomašević
- 29Stefano Cella
- 27Alessio Castellini
- 41Jonathan Silva
- 21Simone Trimboli
- 25Lorenzo Ignacchiti
- 50Fahem Benaissa-Yahia
- 8Rareș Ilie
- 19Francesco Ruocco
- 9Ettore Gliozzi
Mantova bench · coach Francesco Modesto
Empoli starting XI
- 12Jacopo Seghetti
- 8Luca Magnino
- 25Marco Curto
- 33Cristian Cauz
- 35Matteo Egan
- 21Gerard Yepes
- 98Karim Zedadka
- 91Niccolò Corrado
- 10Edoardo Saporiti
- 20Filippo Distefano
- 11Stiven Shpendi
Empoli bench · coach Guido Pagliuca
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Mantova formlast ten
Empoli formlast ten
Serie B table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Modena | 10 | +8 | 20 |
| 3 |  Ascoli | 10 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 |  Mantova | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 5 |  Avellino | 10 | +5 | 15 |
| 6 |  Benevento | 10 | +4 | 15 |
| 7 |  Hellas Verona | 10 | +6 | 15 |
| 8 |  Pisa | 10 | +3 | 15 |
| 9 |  Padova | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 |  Sudtirol | 10 | +1 | 14 |
| 11 |  Cremonese | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 |  Cesena | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 |  Arezzo | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 14 |  Virtus Entella | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 |  Carrarese | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 |  Juve Stabia | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 |  Vicenza Virtus | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 18 |  Empoli | 10 | -7 | 8 |
| 19 |  Sampdoria | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 20 |  Catanzaro | 10 | -11 | 6 |
