Italian Serie B

Empoli vs Pro Vercelli, 2017-18 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
  • 10': Francesco Caputo
  • 33': Miha Zajc
  • 47': Sebastiano Luperto
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3 - 2
  • 8': Alfredo Bifulco
  • 56': Luca Castiglia

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 8': Goal! Empoli 0, Pro Vercelli 1. Alfredo Bifulco (Pro Vercelli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Castiglia.
  • 10': Goal! Empoli 1, Pro Vercelli 1. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
  • 24': Paolo Ghiglione (Pro Vercelli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Goal! Empoli 2, Pro Vercelli 1. Miha Zajc (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rade Krunic with a through ball.
  • 39': Frederic Veseli (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Goal! Empoli 3, Pro Vercelli 1. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Manuel Pasqual following a corner.
  • 54': Substitution, Pro Vercelli. Daniele Altobelli replaces Umberto Germano.
  • 56': Goal! Empoli 3, Pro Vercelli 2. Luca Castiglia (Pro Vercelli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paolo Ghiglione.
  • 59': Substitution, Pro Vercelli. Emanuele Rovini replaces Alfredo Bifulco.
  • 66': Michele Castagnetti (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Brighi replaces Alessandro Piu.
  • 74': Substitution, Pro Vercelli. Reginaldo replaces Carlo Mammarella.
  • 82': Substitution, Empoli. Hamed Junior Traore replaces Rade Krunic because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Empoli. Alfredo Donnarumma replaces Miha Zajc.
  • 87': Giuseppe Vives (Pro Vercelli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 4,984

Italian Serie B Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Pisa 13 +14 30
2 Sassuolo 13 +13 28
3 Spezia 13 +11 27
4 Cesena 13 +4 21
Full Table

Line-Ups

EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
25 Gabriel (GK)
13 Sebastiano Luperto
5 Frederic Veseli Yellow Card
23 Manuel Pasqual
28 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
11 Francesco Caputo
19 Michele Castagnetti Yellow Card
6 Miha Zajc
8 Rade Krunic
10 Ismaël Bennacer
7 Alessandro Piu

VERC Pro Vercelli (3-5-2)

No. Name
22 Mirko Pigliacelli (GK)
13 Simone Gozzi
6 Raffaele Alcibiade
2 Filippo Berra
10 Luca Castiglia
30 Umberto Germano
5 Giuseppe Vives Yellow Card
3 Carlo Mammarella
18 Paolo Ghiglione Yellow Card
16 Alfredo Bifulco
7 Filip Raicevic

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