Empoli 2:2 Mantova: Serie B Match Result

Serie B

Empoli DWLWLL

2:2

Finished

Kick-off was 14 Mar, 14:00 UTC

Mantova WWWDWD

Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani City: Empoli

In the Serie B game on 14 March 2026, Empoli beat Mantova 2:2. Match numbers: shots on target 8:5, corners 9:4.

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 8 – 5

Shots off target 4 – 7

Big chances 4 – 1

⚽ 21' D. Bragantini — Goal ⚽ 37' S. Cella — Goal 🟨 44' L. Magnino — Yellow card 🟨 45+1' R. Ilie — Yellow card ⇄ 46' F. Benaissa-Yahia — Substitution ⇄ 46' R. Ilie — Substitution ⇄ 46' N. Obaretin — Substitution 🟨 49' D. Bragantini — Yellow card ⚽ 50' S. Shpendi — Goal ⇄ 57' D. Bragantini — Substitution ⇄ 57' N. Buso — Substitution ⇄ 67' L. Mancuso — Substitution ⇄ 72' J. Ceesay — Substitution ⇄ 72' A. Candela — Substitution ⇄ 80' L. Magnino — Substitution 🟨 84' F. Bardi — Yellow card ⚽ 84' E. Saporiti — Goal ⇄ 88' N. Radaelli — Substitution 🟨 90+6' M. Nasti — Yellow card

Match events

21' 0:1 Mantova Goal D. Bragantini assist: S. Trimboli
37' 0:2 Mantova Goal S. Cella
44' 0:2 Empoli Yellow card L. Magnino
45+1' 0:2 Empoli Yellow card R. Ilie
46' 0:2 Mantova Substitution F. Benaissa-Yahia off: T. Goncalves
46' 0:2 Empoli Substitution R. Ilie off: M. Nasti
46' 0:2 Empoli Substitution N. Obaretin off: B. Moruzzi
49' 0:2 Mantova Yellow card D. Bragantini
50' 1:2 Empoli Goal S. Shpendi assist: S. Elia
57' 1:2 Mantova Substitution D. Bragantini off: T. Marras
57' 1:2 Mantova Substitution N. Buso off: M. Caprini
67' 1:2 Mantova Substitution L. Mancuso off: D. Wieser
72' 1:2 Empoli Substitution J. Ceesay off: E. Saporiti
72' 1:2 Empoli Substitution A. Candela off: T. Ebuehi
80' 1:2 Empoli Substitution L. Magnino off: N. Haas
84' 1:2 Mantova Yellow card F. Bardi
84' 2:2 Empoli Goal E. Saporiti assist: S. Elia
88' 2:2 Mantova Substitution N. Radaelli off: T. Maggioni
90+6' 2:2 Empoli Yellow card M. Nasti

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

8 Shots on target 5

4 Shots off target 7

4 Big chances 1

83 Attacks 80

9 Corners 4

17 Fouls 17

17 Free kicks 16

3 Offsides 2

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 7

26 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

14/2948% Aerial duels 15/2952%

57 Backward passes 52

6 Blocked shots 1

16 Clearances 32

13/3537% Crosses 5/1242%

5/1242% Dribbles 6/1155%

96 Failed passes 96

3 Goalkeeper saves 5

8 Interceptions 16

15 Key passes 9

30/6348% Long passes 21/6433%

88 Passes into the final third 69

258 Passes in the opposition half 213

241 Passes in own half 137

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.38

6 Shots from outside the box 3

12 Shots inside the box 10

12/1771% Tackles 11/1669%

464 Total passes 338

Line-ups

Empoli

Starting XI
#	Player	number
21	Andrea Fulignati	21
5	Nosa Edward Obaretin	5
20	Matteo Lovato	20
34	Gabriele Guarino	34
7	Salvatore Elia	7
8	Luca Magnino	8
14	Gerard Yepes Laut	14
15	Lars Joseph Ceesay	15
10	Rareş Andrei Ilie	10
11	Stiven Shpendi	11
26	Antonio Candela	26

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Samuele Perisan	1
2	Marco Curto	2
4	Simone Romagnoli	4
24	Tyronne Efe Ebuehi	24
27	Brandao Moruzzi	27
6	Duccio Degli Innocenti	6
25	Lorenzo Ignacchiti	25
32	Nicolas Thibault Haas	32
70	Edoardo Saporiti	70
17	Daniel Fila	17
19	Marco Nasti	19
77	B. Popov	77

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Mantova

Starting XI
#	Player	number
24	Francesco Bardi	24
13	Andrea Meroni	13
27	Alessio Castellini	27
29	Stefano Cella	29
17	Nikola Radelli	17
21	Simone Trimboli	21
50	Fahem Benaissa-Yahia	50
80	R. Kudda	80
9	Leonardo Mancuso	9
30	Davide Bragantini	30
77	Nicolò Buso	77

Substitutes
#	Player	number
34	Ante Vuković	34
3	Ali Dembélé	3
5	Konstantinos Christopoulos	5
15	Tiago Gonçalves	15
20	Calixte Paul Junior Ligue	20
96	Tommaso Maggioni	96
10	David Wieser	10
18	César Falletti	18
36	Flavio Paoletti	36
7	Davis Mensah	7
23	T. Marras	23
28	Mat Daniel Caprini	28