Empoli 1-0 Catanzaro — Serie B, 8 Nov 2025
Empoli beat Catanzaro 1-0 in Serie B on 8 November 2025 at Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli. Stiven Shpendi scored for Empoli. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 10'
- 27'
- 31'Foul
- 44'Foul
- 44'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 55'Foul
- 57'VARPenalty confirmed
- 1-059'Penalty
- 60'
- 60'
- 66'Argument
- 66'Argument
- 70'Argument
- 71'
- 72'Time wasting
- 72'
- 77'
- 77'out: M. Liberali
- 86'
- 86'
- 90'Foul
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.3
Top rated
Empoli
- 7.3Gabriele GuarinoD
- 7.2Matteo LovatoD
- 7.2Salvatore EliaM
- 7.0Brando MoruzziM
- 7.0Duccio Degli InnocentiM
- 6.9Gerard YepesM
- 6.9Marco CurtoD
- 6.7Nosa Edward ObaretinD
- 6.7Rareş IlieM
- 6.7Stiven ShpendiF
- 6.6Franco CarboniD
- 6.5Pietro PellegriF
- 6.3Edoardo SaporitiF
- 6.2Andrea FulignatiG
- 6.2Nicolas HaasM
- 5.2Bohdan PopovF
Catanzaro
- 7.3Davide BuglioF
- 7.2Mirko PigliacelliG
- 7.2Alphadjo CissèF
- 6.9Fabio RispoliM
- 6.9Costantino FavasuliM
- 6.7Nicolò BrighentiD
- 6.7Simone PontissoM
- 6.7Tommaso CassandroD
- 6.6Gianluca Di ChiaraM
- 6.6Gabriele AlesiF
- 6.5Luca PandolfiF
- 6.5Mattia LiberaliF
- 6.3Matias AntoniniD
- 6.3Davide BettellaD
- 6.3Pietro IemmelloF
- 6.2Patrick NuamahF
Line-ups
Substitutes
EmpoliGuido Pagliuca
Substitutes
- 9P. Pellegri72'F6.5
- 12M. GaspariniG
- 1S. PerisanG
- 20Matteo Lovato46'D7.2
- 32N. Haas86'M6.2
- 15J. CeesayD
- 99Flavio BianchiF
- 10Rareş Ilie71'M6.7
- 79Franco Carboni86'D6.6
- 28Gabriele IndragoliD
- 19Marco NastiF
- 90I. KonateF
CatanzaroAlberto Aquilani
Substitutes
- 28R. OudinM
- 77M. D'AlessandroF
- 18D. Bettella10'D6.3
- 10Jacopo PetriccioneM
- 1Christian MariettaG
- 7Luca Pandolfi60'F6.5
- 45N. BusoF
- 8Filippo PittarelloF
- 30Gabriele Alesi90'77'F6.6
- 19Patrick Nuamah60'F6.2
- 14M. Liberali77'F6.5
- 5Ervin BashiD
Team statistics
Empoli
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriele Guarino | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Matteo Lovato | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Salvatore Elia | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Brando Moruzzi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Duccio Degli Innocenti | 86 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Gerard Yepes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Marco Curto | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Nosa Edward Obaretin | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Rareş Ilie | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Stiven Shpendi | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Franco Carboni | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Pietro Pellegri | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Edoardo Saporiti | 71 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Andrea Fulignati | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Nicolas Haas | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bohdan Popov | 44 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.2 |
Catanzaro
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davide Buglio | 77 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Mirko Pigliacelli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Alphadjo Cissè | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Fabio Rispoli | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Costantino Favasuli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nicolò Brighenti | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Simone Pontisso | 60 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Tommaso Cassandro | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Gianluca Di Chiara | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Gabriele Alesi | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Luca Pandolfi | 30 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mattia Liberali | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Matias Antonini | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Davide Bettella | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Pietro Iemmello | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Patrick Nuamah | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Final table, Serie B 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Monza | 38 | +29 | 76 |
| 4 | Palermo | 38 | +28 | 72 |
| 5 | Catanzaro | 38 | +11 | 59 |
| 6 | Modena | 38 | +13 | 55 |
| 7 | Juve Stabia | 38 | -1 | 51 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 38 | -13 | 44 |
| 14 | Virtus Entella | 38 | -15 | 42 |
| 15 | Empoli | 38 | -7 | 41 |
| 16 | Sudtirol | 38 | -10 | 41 |
| 17 | Bari | 38 | -22 | 40 |
Before and after
Empoli
- Previous: Virtus Entella 1-0 Empoli, 1 Nov 2025 · Serie B
- Next: Avellino 0-3 Empoli, 22 Nov 2025 · Serie B
Catanzaro
- Previous: Catanzaro 2-1 Venezia, 2 Nov 2025 · Serie B
- Next: Catanzaro 3-3 Pescara, 21 Nov 2025 · Serie B
Data updated