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Empoli vs Arezzo: match report

Empoli hosted Arezzo at Stadio Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena on Friday 11 September 2026, in the Italian Serie B (round 4). Empoli have no reported absences; Arezzo are missing 1 (Julián Illanes). Michael Fabbri is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Empoli 0-1 Arezzo. Goals: Simone Romagnoli 74' (own goal) for Arezzo.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 18' Yellow card: Edoardo Biondini (Empoli)
  • 45' Red card: Marco Curto (Empoli)
  • 74' Own goal: Simone Romagnoli (Arezzo)
  • 89' Yellow card: Matteo Gilli (Arezzo)
Match stats (contains the result)
44.2%Possession55.8%
10Shots15
2Shots on target2
3Corners4
16Fouls15
1Offsides0
2Saves2
1Yellow cards1
1Red cards0

Line-ups

Empoli 3-5-2

Coach: Guido Pagliuca

  1. 12 Jacopo Seghetti GK
  2. 8 Luca Magnino MID
  3. 25 Marco Curto DEF
  4. 33 Cristian Cauz DEF
  5. 35 Matteo Egan MID
  6. 39 Edoardo Biondini MID
  7. 21 Gerard Yepes MID
  8. 10 Edoardo Saporiti MID
  9. 91 Niccolò Corrado DEF
  10. 11 Stiven Shpendi FWD
  11. 15 Joseph Ceesay MID

Bench

  • 98 Karim Zedadka MID
  • 6 Simone Romagnoli DEF
  • 77 Bogdan Popov FWD
  • 23 Filippo Bandinelli MID
  • 57 Luca Belardinelli MID
  • 1 Samuele Perisan GK
  • 36 Dawid Bembnista DEF
  • 28 Gabriele Indragoli DEF
  • 5 Duccio Degli Innocenti MID
  • 44 Lapo Deli MID
  • 20 Filippo Distefano FWD
  • 16 Florijan Meznar FWD

Arezzo 4-3-3

Coach: Cristian Bucchi

  1. 14 Alessandro Nunziante GK
  2. 6 Alessandro Renzi DEF
  3. 13 Matteo Gilli DEF
  4. 4 Mauro Coppolaro DEF
  5. 37 Samuele Righetti DEF
  6. 8 Shaka Mawuli MID
  7. 23 Mattia Viviani MID
  8. 17 Artur Ioniţă MID
  9. 30 Alessandro Arena FWD
  10. 71 Pietro Cianci FWD
  11. 99 Marco Olivieri FWD

Bench

  • 10 Emiliano Pattarello FWD
  • 9 Alberto Cerri FWD
  • 11 Leonardo Mancuso FWD
  • 16 Mattia Sala MID
  • 24 Luca Chierico MID
  • 90 Andrea Seculin GK
  • 22 Francesco Serban GK
  • 32 Andrea Cagnano DEF
  • 33 Davide Mancini DEF
  • 2 Marlon Mena DEF
  • 47 Aleandro Manes MID
  • 7 Kevin Leone MID

Injuries and suspensions

Empoli

No reported absences.

Arezzo

  • Julián Illanes suspension, back Mid September 2026