Mantova 3-1 Empoli — Serie B, 30 Aug 2026
Mantova beat Empoli 3-1 in Serie B on 30 August 2026 at Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova. Francesco Ruocco, V. Vlahovic and Fahem Benaissa-Yahia scored for Mantova; Edoardo Saporiti for Empoli. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Mantova have won 0 and Empoli 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 23'Foul
- 42'
- Half-time0-0
- 49'Foul
- 0-151'assist: M. Egan
- 51'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 55'G. PagliucaUnsportsmanlike conduct
- 55'
- 55'
- 56'out: I. Cajazzo
- 56'
- 57'Foul
- 1-158'
- 2-161'assist: Stefano Cella
- 72'
- 72'
- 74'
- 78'
- 83'
- 86'Foul
- 86'out: R. Berizzi
- 86'
- 3-190'assist: V. Vlahovic
- 90+3'Foul
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Mantova
- 7.9Vanja VlahovićF
- 7.6Francesco RuoccoF
- 7.2Jonathan SilvaM
- 7.2Simone TrimboliM
- 7.0Alessio CastelliniD
- 6.9Bodin TomaševićD
- 6.9Rachid KoudaM
- 6.9Lorenzo IgnacchitiM
- 6.7Stefano CellaD
- 6.6Francesco BardiG
- 6.5Rareş IlieF
- 6.3Fahem Benaissa-YahiaM
- 6.3Jean-Pierre MboyoM
- 6.3Ettore GliozziF
- 6.3Ismael CajazzoM
Empoli
- 7.7Edoardo SaporitiF
- 6.9Filippo DistefanoF
- 6.9Matteo EganM
- 6.9Jacopo SeghettiG
- 6.7Karim ZedadkaM
- 6.7Cristian CauzD
- 6.7Gerard YepesM
- 6.6Niccolò CorradoM
- 6.5Stiven ShpendiF
- 6.3Lapo DeliM
- 6.2Bohdan PopovF
- 6.2Luca MagninoD
- 6.2Luca BelardinelliM
- 6.0Marco CurtoD
Line-ups
Substitutes
MantovaFrancesco Modesto
Substitutes
- 1Luca GemelloG
- 12Manuel GaspariniG
- 6Jean-Pierre Mboyo78'M6.3
- 10David WieserM
- 99Vanja VlahovićF7.9
- 20Flavio PaolettiM
- 80Rachid Kouda56'M6.9
- 75Eman Košpo83'D
- 71Federico ChinettiF
- 18Sambaly KeïtaM
- 11Ismael CajazzoM6.3
- 33Cristian MaraiD
EmpoliGuido Pagliuca
Substitutes
- 1Samuele PerisanG
- 57Luca Belardinelli74'55'M6.2
- 6Simone RomagnoliD
- 28Gabriele IndragoliD
- 29Lorenzo TostoD
- 77Bohdan Popov72'F6.2
- 45Andrea OrlandiM
- 39Edoardo BiondiniM
- 13Emiliano FilippisG
- 38Mattia HuqiM
- 44Lapo DeliM6.3
Team statistics
Mantova
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanja Vlahović | 35 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Francesco Ruocco | 78 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Jonathan Silva | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Simone Trimboli | 90 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Alessio Castellini | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Bodin Tomašević | 83 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Rachid Kouda | 34 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lorenzo Ignacchiti | 56 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Stefano Cella | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Francesco Bardi | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Rareş Ilie | 56 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Fahem Benaissa-Yahia | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Jean-Pierre Mboyo | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ettore Gliozzi | 55 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ismael Cajazzo | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Empoli
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edoardo Saporiti | 86 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Filippo Distefano | 72 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Matteo Egan | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Jacopo Seghetti | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Karim Zedadka | 55 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Cristian Cauz | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Gerard Yepes | 72 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Niccolò Corrado | 86 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Stiven Shpendi | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Lapo Deli | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bohdan Popov | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Luca Magnino | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Luca Belardinelli | 35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Marco Curto | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
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Mantova
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Empoli
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