Italian Serie B

Cittadella
WLDLW
1-2
Finished
Empoli
LDLDW
Saturday, February 8 at 02:00 PMPier Cesare Tombolato
Summary
First half
- 16'Yellow card for Liam Henderson
- Yellow card for Mario Gargiulo18'
- 26'⇅Leo Stulac on, Samuele Ricci off (injury)
- ⚽Goal by Davide Adorni38'
Second half
- ⇅Davide Luppi on, Christian D'Urso off60'
- 73'⚽Goal by Nedim Bajrami
- 76'⇅Andrea La Mantia on, Leonardo Mancuso off
- ⇅Alessio Vita on, Mario Gargiulo off81'
- ⇅Marco Rosafio on, Federico Proia off87'
- Yellow card for Davide Adorni90'+2'
Statistics
59%Possession41%
15Shots11
4Shots on target5
8Corners3
19Fouls19
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Offsides3
3Saves3
369Accurate passes226
462Total passes336
Commentary
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- Match ends, Cittadella 1, Empoli 2.
- Match ends, Cittadella 1, Empoli 2.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Cittadella 1, Empoli 2.
- 90'+2'Davide Adorni (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2'Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
- 90'+2'Jure Balkovec (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
- 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gennaro Tutino.
- 90'Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 88'Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 87'Substitution, Cittadella. Marco Rosafio replaces Federico Proia.
- 87'Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Amedeo Benedetti.
- 86'Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross following a corner.
- 86'Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alberto Paleari.
- 86'Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia with a through ball.
- 83'Jure Balkovec (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Foul by Francesco Stanco (Cittadella).
- 82'Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
- 81'Substitution, Cittadella. Alessio Vita replaces Mario Gargiulo.
- 80'Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
- 80'Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79'Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
- 77'Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77'Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 76'Substitution, Empoli. Andrea La Mantia replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
- 75'Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
- 75'Davide Luppi (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73'Goal! Cittadella 1, Empoli 2. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
- 73'Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
- 72'Francisco Sierralta (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72'Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
- 71'Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Jure Balkovec.
- 71'Attempt missed. Manuel Iori (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Proia.
- 70'Foul by Davide Adorni (Cittadella).
- 70'Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69'Leo Stulac (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69'Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
- 67'Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Luca Ghiringhelli.
- 66'Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
- 66'Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross.
- 65'Riccardo Fiamozzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Foul by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
- 63'Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Luppi following a fast break.
- 61'Foul by Gennaro Tutino (Empoli).
- 61'Davide Adorni (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60'Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60'Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
- 60'Substitution, Cittadella. Davide Luppi replaces Christian D'Urso.
- 58'Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
- 58'Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Henderson with a headed pass.
- 56'Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
- 56'Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53'Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
- 52'Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52'Foul by Christian D'Urso (Cittadella).
- 51'Offside, Empoli. Leo Stulac tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
- 50'Attempt missed. Federico Proia (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 50'Attempt saved. Federico Proia (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
- 50'Attempt blocked. Christian D'Urso (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
- 49'Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 48'Attempt missed. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 48'Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
- 48'Attempt blocked. Federico Proia (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Stanco.
- 46'Attempt missed. Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 45'Second Half begins Cittadella 1, Empoli 1.
- 45'+4'First Half ends, Cittadella 1, Empoli 1.
- 45'+1'Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
- 45'+1'Attempt blocked. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Iori.
- 42'Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
- 40'Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40'Foul by Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella).
- 39'Offside, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi tries a through ball, but Leonardo Mancuso is caught offside.
- 39'Hand ball by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
- 38'Goal! Cittadella 1, Empoli 1. Davide Adorni (Cittadella) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 38'Attempt blocked. Davide Diaw (Cittadella) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Gargiulo.
- 36'Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Empoli).
- 36'Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35'Offside, Cittadella. Davide Diaw tries a through ball, but Francesco Stanco is caught offside.
- 33'Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 32'Hand ball by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
- 30'Jure Balkovec (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30'Foul by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
- 29'Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29'Foul by Gennaro Tutino (Empoli).
- 28'Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28'Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
- 28'Attempt saved. Amedeo Benedetti (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 27'Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
- 27'Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26'Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Samuele Ricci because of an injury.
- 24'Francisco Sierralta (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Foul by Francesco Stanco (Cittadella).
- 22'Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22'Foul by Federico Proia (Cittadella).
- 21'Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21'Foul by Davide Frattesi (Empoli).
- 18'Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18'Foul by Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella).
- 18'Davide Frattesi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16'Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16'Manuel Iori (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 15'Luca Ghiringhelli (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
- 13'Foul by Samuele Ricci (Empoli).
- 13'Davide Diaw (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12'Attempt missed. Federico Proia (Cittadella) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross following a corner.
- 12'Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
- 11'Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Empoli).
- 10'Dangerous play by Davide Diaw (Cittadella).
- 10'Alberto Brignoli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
- 7'Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
- 7'Federico Proia (Cittadella) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6'Goal! Cittadella 0, Empoli 1. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi with a cross.
- 5'Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
- 5'Attempt saved. Mario Gargiulo (Cittadella) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Diaw with a headed pass.
- 4'Attempt blocked. Gennaro Tutino (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
- 3'Corner, Cittadella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
- 3'Attempt blocked. Francesco Stanco (Cittadella) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Amedeo Benedetti with a cross.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
CittadellaEmpoli
⚽
⚽
153045607590
Top performers
Cittadella
- Davide DiawShots5
- Manuel IoriAccurate passes77
- Alberto PaleariSaves3
Empoli
- Nedim BajramiShots3
- Liam HendersonAccurate passes35
- Alberto BrignoliSaves3
Line-ups
Cittadella4-3-1-24-3-3Empoli
35Sierralta
38Henderson
16Frattesi
37Tutino
⚽
7Mancuso
⚽
11Bajrami
20Gargiulo
30Stanco
3Benedetti
⚽
5Adorni
24Ghiringhelli
Cittadella
- 1Alberto PaleariG
- 5Davide AdorniCD-L
- 18Romano PerticoneCD-R
- 3Amedeo BenedettiLB
- 24Luca GhiringhelliRB
- 30Francesco StancoM
- 4Manuel IoriCM
- 10Christian D'UrsoAM
- 20Mario GargiuloLM
- 8Federico ProiaRM
- 9Davide DiawCF-R
Empoli
- 1Alberto BrignoliG
- 6Simone RomagnoliCD-L
- 35Francisco SierraltaCD-R
- 29Jure BalkovecLB
- 36Riccardo FiamozziRB
- 28Samuele RicciCM
- 38Liam HendersonLM
- 16Davide FrattesiRM
- 7Leonardo MancusoF
- 37Gennaro TutinoLF
- 11Nedim BajramiRF
Head to head
- Sep 21, 19Empoli1-0Cittadella
- Aug 12, 18Empoli0-3Cittadella
- Feb 24, 18Cittadella1-1Empoli
- Sep 23, 17Empoli0-1Cittadella
- May 25, 14Cittadella2-2Empoli
