Italian Serie B

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

· Italian Serie B
Cesena
  • 39': Cristian Shpendi
  • 74': Jacopo Seghetti (OG)
FT
2 - 1
Empoli
  • 62': Edoardo Saporiti
  • Red Card 90'+5': Steven Shpendi

About

Cesena are hosting Empoli at Estadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Commentary

  • 14': Simone Romagnoli (Empoli) Yellow Card at 14'
  • 24': Gianluca Frabotta (Cesena) Yellow Card at 24'
  • 31': Luca D'Andrea (Cesena) Yellow Card at 31'
  • 34': Antonio David (Cesena) Substitution at 34'
  • 39': Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) Goal at 39'
  • 45'+3': Luca Magnino (Empoli) Yellow Card at 45'+3'
  • 45': Andrea Ciofi (Cesena) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Gabriele Indragoli (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Dawid Bembnista (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
  • 56': Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) Substitution at 56'
  • 62': Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) Goal at 62'
  • 71': Alessandro Debenedetti (Cesena) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Matteo Guidi (Cesena) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
  • 74': Jacopo Seghetti (Empoli) Own Goal at 74'
  • 76': Filippo Distefano (Empoli) Substitution at 76'
  • 79': Alessandro Debenedetti (Cesena) Yellow Card at 79'
  • 81': Cristian Shpendi (Cesena) Yellow Card at 81'
  • 83': Vittorio Magni (Cesena) Substitution at 83'
  • 89': Vittorio Magni (Cesena) Yellow Card at 89'
  • 90'+5': Steven Shpendi (Empoli) Red Card at 90'+5'

Statistics

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15 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 4
54.3 Possession 45.7
11 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
409 Accurate Passes 333
479 Passes 404
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
2 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
29 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Estadio Dino Manuzzi
Location: Cesena, Italy

Italian Serie B Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Palermo 9 +10 23
2 Modena 9 +8 19
3 Ascoli 9 +10 18
4 Mantova 9 +4 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CES Cesena (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alessandro Siano (GK)
24 Massimiliano Mangraviti
4 Jacopo Gelli
7 Gianluca Frabotta Yellow Card
26 Matteo Piacentini
10 Riccardo Pagano
32 Emil Bohinen
25 Dimitri Bisoli
9 Cristian Shpendi
14 Xavello Djave Lyam Druiventak
16 Luca D'Andrea Yellow Card
Cesena Substitutes:
Andrea Ciofi, Filippo Galvagno, Alessandro Debenedetti, Mihajlo Ilic, Matteo Francesconi, Matteo Guidi, Marco Dalla Vecchia, Niccolò Fontana, Maat Caprini, Vittorio Magni, Antonio David, Mark Natta.

EMP Empoli (3-5-2)

No. Name
12 Jacopo Seghetti (GK)
6 Simone Romagnoli Yellow Card
33 Cristian Cauz
8 Luca Magnino Yellow Card
10 Edoardo Saporiti
39 Edoardo Biondini
21 Gerard Yepes
91 Niccolò Corrado
98 Karim Zedadka
11 Steven Shpendi Red Card
77 Bohdan Popov
Empoli Substitutes:
Filippo Bandinelli, Gabriele Indragoli, Filippo Distefano, Samuele Perisan, Emiliano Filippis, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Matteo Egan, Lapo Deli, Dawid Bembnista, Joseph Ceesay.

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