Empoli vs Palermo, 2026-27 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Empoli

50': Edoardo Saporiti (P)
79': Bohdan Popov (P)

FT
2 - 4

Palermo

57': Joel Pohjanpalo
65': Antonio Palumbo
69': Dennis Johnsen
88': Tommaso Cassandro

About

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

Match Commentary

45': Lapo Deli (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
45': Karim Zedadka (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
50': Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) Penalty - Scored at 50'
57': Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo) Goal at 57'
57': Jacopo Seghetti (Empoli) Yellow Card at 57'
65': Antonio Palumbo (Palermo) Goal at 65'
69': Dennis Johnsen (Palermo) Goal at 69'
71': Duccio Degli Innocenti (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
71': Steven Shpendi (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
75': Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo) Yellow Card at 75'
79': Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Penalty - Scored at 79'
80': Hernani (Palermo) Substitution at 80'
80': Nahuel Estévez (Palermo) Substitution at 80'
80': Alessandro Gabrielloni (Palermo) Substitution at 80'
80': Luca Mazzitelli (Palermo) Substitution at 80'
85': Patryk Peda (Palermo) Substitution at 85'
88': Tommaso Cassandro (Palermo) Goal at 88'
89': Matteo Egan (Empoli) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

PAL		EMP
12	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	8
59.3	Possession	40.7
35	SHOTS	6
12	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
487	Accurate Passes	313
562	Passes	388
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
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
11	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	7
9	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
9	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy

Italian Serie B Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Palermo	7	+9	19
2	Mantova	7	+5	14
3	Pisa	7	+5	13
4	Modena	7	+4	13

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Empoli (3-5-2)

No.	Name
12	Jacopo Seghetti (GK)
6	Simone Romagnoli
33	Cristian Cauz
25	Marco Curto
39	Edoardo Biondini
8	Luca Magnino
23	Filippo Bandinelli
91	Niccolò Corrado
15	Joseph Ceesay
10	Edoardo Saporiti
77	Bohdan Popov

Empoli Substitutes:

Karim Zedadka, Dawid Bembnista, Steven Shpendi, Samuele Perisan, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Luca Belardinelli, Matteo Egan, Emiliano Filippis, Gabriele Indragoli, Florijan Mežnar, Lapo Deli.

Palermo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
14	Mattia Fortin (GK)
32	Pietro Ceccaroni
13	Mattia Bani
3	Tommaso Augello
84	Tommaso Cassandro
5	Antonio Palumbo
10	Filippo Ranocchia
8	Jacopo Segre
20	Joel Pohjanpalo
17	Dennis Johnsen
9	Dominic Vavassori

Palermo Substitutes:

Manfredi Nespola, Nahuel Estévez, Luca Mazzitelli, Alessandro Gabrielloni, Emmanuel Gyasi, Claudio Gomes, Giangiacomo Magnani, Niccolò Pierozzi, Mattia Perin, Andrea Bozzolan, Hernani, Patryk Peda.

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