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Mantova v Empoli 3-1 · Serie B

Serie B
Mantova
FT

3-1

  • F. Ruocco58'
  • V. Vlahovic61'
  • F. Benaissa-Yahia90'
  • E. Saporiti51'
Empoli
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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Mantova beat Empoli 3-1 in the Serie B.

F. Ruocco 58', V. Vlahovic 61' and F. Benaissa-Yahia 90' scored for Mantova, E. Saporiti 51' for Empoli.

Mantova had 46% of the ball to Empoli's 54%; the sides had 13 and 5 shots (7 and 2 on target).

The referee showed 9 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

46%54%

Shots

135

xG

1.140.43

Shots on Target

72

Corners

36

Pass Accuracy

78%78%

Match timeline

  1. 90+3’Yellow cardL. Magnino
  2. 90’F. Benaissa-YahiaMantova · assist V. Vlahovic3–1
  3. 86’Yellow cardL. Deli
  4. 86’SubstitutionN. Corrado · On: R. Berizzi
  5. 86’SubstitutionE. Saporiti · On: A. Orlandi
  6. 83’SubstitutionB. Tomasevic · On: E. Kospo
  7. 78’SubstitutionF. Ruocco · On: J. Longonda
  8. 74’Yellow cardL. Belardinelli
  9. 72’SubstitutionF. Di Stefano · On: B. Popov
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Team stats comparison

MantovaEmpoli
  • 46Possession54
  • 13Shots5
  • 7Shots on Target2
  • 1.14xG0.43
  • 3Corners6
  • 1Offsides1
  • 1Saves5
  • 341Passes390
  • 78Pass Accuracy78
  • 13Fouls18
  • 2Yellow Cards5

Match info

Competition
Serie B
Referee
A. Colombo
Mantova coach
Francesco Modesto
Empoli coach
Guido Pagliuca

Match record

Competition
Serie B
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:mantova-vs-empoli-serie-b-2026-08-30

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Mantova3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 22Francesco BardiGK
  • 5Bodin TomaševićDF
  • 29Stefano CellaDF
  • 27Alessio CastelliniDF
  • 41Jonathan SilvaMF
  • 21Simone TrimboliMF
  • 25Lorenzo IgnacchitiMF
  • 50Fahem Benaissa-YahiaMF
  • 8Rareș IlieFW
  • 19Francesco RuoccoFW
  • 9Ettore GliozziFW

Bench

  • 1Luca Gemello
  • 12Manuel Gasparini
  • 33Cristian Marai
  • 75Eman Košpo
  • 11Ismael Cajazzo
  • 18Sambaly Keïta
  • 80Rachid Kouda
  • 20Flavio Paoletti
  • 10David Wieser
  • 6Jean Pierre Longonda
  • 71Federico Chinetti
  • 99Vanja Vlahović

Coach · Francesco Modesto

22. Francesco Bardi (GK)22Bardi5. Bodin Tomašević (DF)5Tomašević29. Stefano Cella (DF)29Cella27. Alessio Castellini (DF)27Castellini41. Jonathan Silva (MF)41Silva21. Simone Trimboli (MF)21Trimboli25. Lorenzo Ignacchiti (MF)25Ignacchiti50. Fahem Benaissa-Yahia (MF)50Benaissa-Yahia8. Rareș Ilie (FW)8Ilie19. Francesco Ruocco (FW)19Ruocco9. Ettore Gliozzi (FW)9Gliozzi12. Jacopo Seghetti (GK)12Seghetti25. Marco Curto (DF)25Curto91. Niccolò Corrado (DF)91Corrado33. Cristian Cauz (DF)33Cauz35. Matteo Egan (MF)35Egan8. Luca Magnino (MF)8Magnino21. Gerard Yepes (MF)21Yepes98. Karim Zedadka (MF)98Zedadka10. Edoardo Saporiti (FW)10Saporiti20. Filippo Distefano (FW)20Distefano11. Stiven Shpendi (FW)11Shpendi
  • Mantova
  • Empoli

Empoli3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 12Jacopo SeghettiGK
  • 25Marco CurtoDF
  • 91Niccolò CorradoDF
  • 33Cristian CauzDF
  • 35Matteo EganMF
  • 8Luca MagninoMF
  • 21Gerard YepesMF
  • 98Karim ZedadkaMF
  • 10Edoardo SaporitiFW
  • 20Filippo DistefanoFW
  • 11Stiven ShpendiFW

Bench

  • 13Emiliano Filippis
  • 1Samuele Perisan
  • 6Simone Romagnoli
  • 28Gabriele Indragoli
  • 40Roberto Berizzi
  • 29Lorenzo Tosto
  • 39Edoardo Biondini
  • 38Mattia Huqi
  • 44Lapo Deli
  • 57Luca Belardinelli
  • 77Bogdan Popov
  • 45Andrea Orlandi

Coach · Guido Pagliuca

Serie B table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Mantova4310+510
2Palermo4310+410
3Sudtirol4220+38
4Avellino4211+37
5Padova421107
10Empoli4202-16
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23 events

  1. 23’Yellow cardG. Yepes
  2. 42’Yellow cardA. Castellini
  3. 49’Yellow cardK. Zedadka
  4. 51’E. SaporitiEmpoli · assist M. Egan0–1
  5. 51’Yellow cardF. Bardi
  6. 55’Yellow cardG. Pagliuca
  7. 55’SubstitutionK. Zedadka · On: L. Belardinelli
  8. 55’SubstitutionE. Gliozzi · On: V. Vlahovic
  9. 56’SubstitutionR. Ilie · On: I. Cajazzo
  10. 56’SubstitutionL. Ignacchiti · On: R. Kouda
  11. 57’Yellow cardM. Curto
  12. 58’F. RuoccoMantova · assist A. Castellini1–1
  13. 61’V. VlahovicMantova · assist S. Cella2–1
  14. 72’SubstitutionF. Di Stefano · On: B. Popov
  15. 72’SubstitutionG. Yepes · On: L. Deli
  16. 74’Yellow cardL. Belardinelli
  17. 78’SubstitutionF. Ruocco · On: J. Longonda
  18. 83’SubstitutionB. Tomasevic · On: E. Kospo
  19. 86’Yellow cardL. Deli
  20. 86’SubstitutionN. Corrado · On: R. Berizzi
  21. 86’SubstitutionE. Saporiti · On: A. Orlandi
  22. 90’F. Benaissa-YahiaMantova · assist V. Vlahovic3–1
  23. 90+3’Yellow cardL. Magnino

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