Empoli 2-4 Virtus Entella — Serie B, 17 Jul 2020
Virtus Entella beat Empoli 4-2 in Serie B on 17 July 2020 at Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli. L. Mancuso and S. Żurkowski scored for Empoli; J. Dezi, M. Mancosu and A. Schenetti for Virtus Entella. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Empoli have won 2 and Virtus Entella 1.
Match timeline
- 1-03'Penalty
- 24'
- 26'
- 33'
- 34'
- 2-036'assist: Nedim Bajrami
- 2-144'assist: Marco Sala
- Half-time2-1
- 2-251'assist: L. Mazzitelli
- 58'
- 61'out: F. Poli
- 62'
- 65'
- 66'
- 66'
- 69'
- 78'
- 79'
- 82'
- 86'out: S. Pinna
- 86'
- 2-390'assist: J. Dezi
- 2-490+8'assist: M. Toscano
- Full-time2-4
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Empoli
- 7.5Szymon ŻurkowskiM
- 7.5Amato CicirettiF
- 7.3Leonardo MancusoF
- 7.2Davide FrattesiM
- 6.9Nedim BajramiF
- 6.7Domenico MaiettaD
- 6.7Leo ŠtulacM
- 6.7Stefano MoreoF
- 6.6Alberto BrignoliG
- 6.6Jure BalkovecD
- 6.3Liam HendersonM
- 6.3Simone RomagnoliD
- 6.3Marcello GazzolaD
- 6.0Simone PinnaD
- 5.5Riccardo FiamozziD
Virtus Entella
- 8.9Jacopo DeziM
- 7.3Andrea SchenettiM
- 7.2Giuseppe De LucaF
- 7.2Marco ToscanoM
- 7.0Luca MazzitelliM
- 7.0Marco ChiosaD
- 6.9Marco SalaD
- 6.7Andrea PaolucciM
- 6.7Filippo De ColD
- 6.7Manuel De LucaF
- 6.6Michele PellizzerD
- 6.6Matteo MancosuF
- 6.5Andrea SettembriniM
- 6.3Alejandro RodríguezF
- 6.3Fabrizio PoliD
- 6.2Nikita ContiniG
Line-ups
Virtus Entella4-3-1-2
Empoli4-3-3
Substitutes
EmpoliP. Marino
Substitutes
- 23Marcello GazzolaD6.3
- 35Francisco SierraltaD
- 8Leo ŠtulacM6.7
- 22Filippo PerucchiniG
- 4Dimitris NikolaouD
- 37Gennaro TutinoF
- 9Stefano Moreo86'F6.7
- 19Andrea La MantiaF
- 12Paolo BranduaniG
- 15Tommaso FantacciM
- 14Simone PinnaD6.0
- 34Mattia VitiD
Virtus EntellaR. Boscaglia
Substitutes
- 1Andrea ParoniG
- 6Carlo CrialeseD
- 19Krisztián AdorjánM
- 11Michele CurrarinoM
- 32Matteo MancosuF6.6
- 14Andrea SettembriniM6.5
- 33Fabrizio PoliD6.3
- 25Marco ToscanoM7.2
- 20Manuel De Luca79'F6.7
- 22Daniele BorraG
- 18Claudio MorraF
- 28Simone AndreisF
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
15Total shots19
4Shots on target9
6Shots off target5
5Blocked shots5
4Corners4
5Offsides5
12Fouls17
2Yellow cards3
2Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves2
455Total passes356
393Accurate passes299
86%Pass accuracy84%
Empoli
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szymon Żurkowski | 65 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Amato Ciciretti | 86 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Leonardo Mancuso | 86 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Davide Frattesi | 69 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Nedim Bajrami | 100 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Domenico Maietta | 100 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Leo Štulac | 35 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Stefano Moreo | 14 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Alberto Brignoli | 100 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jure Balkovec | 100 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Liam Henderson | 82 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Simone Romagnoli | 100 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Marcello Gazzola | 31 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Simone Pinna | 14 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Riccardo Fiamozzi | 100 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 5.5 |
Virtus Entella
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacopo Dezi | 100 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8.9 |
| Andrea Schenetti | 100 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Giuseppe De Luca | 79 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Marco Toscano | 38 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Luca Mazzitelli | 100 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Marco Chiosa | 62 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Marco Sala | 100 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Andrea Paolucci | 62 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Filippo De Col | 79 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Manuel De Luca | 21 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Michele Pellizzer | 100 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matteo Mancosu | 42 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Andrea Settembrini | 21 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Alejandro Rodríguez | 58 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Fabrizio Poli | 38 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Nikita Contini | 100 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 14 Dec 19Virtus Entella2-0Empoli
- 11 Mar 18Empoli2-1Virtus Entella
- 16 Oct 17Virtus Entella2-3Empoli
Most recent meetings
Final table, Serie B 2019/20
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cittadella | 38 | 0 | 58 |
| 6 | Chievo | 38 | +10 | 56 |
| 7 | Empoli | 38 | -1 | 54 |
| 8 | Frosinone | 38 | +3 | 54 |
| 9 | Pisa | 38 | +4 | 54 |
| 11 | Venezia | 38 | -3 | 50 |
| 12 | Cremonese | 38 | -1 | 49 |
| 13 | Virtus Entella | 38 | -4 | 48 |
| 14 | Ascoli | 38 | -8 | 46 |
| 15 | Cosenza | 38 | +1 | 46 |
Before and after
Empoli
- Previous: Ascoli 1-0 Empoli, 13 Jul 2020 · Serie B
- Next: Salernitana 2-4 Empoli, 24 Jul 2020 · Serie B
Virtus Entella
- Previous: Virtus Entella 1-1 Pisa, 13 Jul 2020 · Serie B
- Next: Virtus Entella 0-2 Perugia, 24 Jul 2020 · Serie B
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