Ninety
Mantova
Italian Serie B
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3 - 1
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Empoli
Mantova vs Empoli: match report
Mantova hosted Empoli at Stadio Danilo Martelli on Sunday 30 August 2026, in the Italian Serie B (round 2). Mantova have no reported absences; Empoli are missing 1 (Joseph Ceesay). Andrea Colombo is the referee, averaging 4.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Mantova 3-1 Empoli. Goals: Edoardo Saporiti 51' for Empoli; Francesco Ruocco 58' for Mantova; Vanja Vlahovic 61' for Mantova; Fahem Benaissa-Yahia 90'+1' for Mantova.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 23' Yellow card: Gerard Yepes (Empoli)
- 42' Yellow card: Alessio Castellini (Mantova)
- 49' Yellow card: Karim Zedadka (Empoli)
- 51' Goal: Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli)
- 51' Yellow card: Francesco Bardi (Mantova)
- 57' Yellow card: Marco Curto (Empoli)
- 58' Goal: Francesco Ruocco (Mantova)
- 61' Goal: Vanja Vlahovic (Mantova)
- 74' Yellow card: Luca Belardinelli (Empoli)
- 86' Yellow card: Lapo Deli (Empoli)
- 90'+1' Goal: Fahem Benaissa-Yahia (Mantova)
- 90'+3' Yellow card: Luca Magnino (Empoli)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 46.4% | Possession | 53.6% |
| 16 | Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 3 | Corners | 6 |
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Mantova 3-4-2-1
Coach: Francesco Modesto
- 22 Francesco Bardi GK
- 5 Bodin Tomasevic DEF
- 29 Stefano Cella DEF
- 27 Alessio Castellini DEF
- 41 Jonathan Silva MID
- 21 Simone Trimboli MID
- 25 Lorenzo Ignacchiti MID
- 50 Fahem Benaïssa-Yahia MID
- 8 Rares Ilie MID
- 19 Francesco Ruocco MID
- 9 Ettore Gliozzi FWD
Bench
- 80 Rachid Kouda MID
- 11 Ismale Cajazzo FWD
- 99 Vanja Vlahovic FWD
- 6 Jean-Pierre Longonda MID
- 75 Eman Kospo DEF
- 1 Luca Gemello GK
- 12 Manuel Gasparini GK
- 33 Cristian Marai DEF
- 10 David Wieser MID
- 20 Flavio Paoletti MID
- 18 Sambaly Keita MID
- 71 Federico Chinetti FWD
Empoli 3-4-2-1
Coach: Guido Pagliuca
- 12 Jacopo Seghetti GK
- 25 Marco Curto DEF
- 91 Niccolò Corrado DEF
- 33 Cristian Cauz DEF
- 35 Matteo Egan MID
- 8 Luca Magnino MID
- 21 Gerard Yepes MID
- 98 Karim Zedadka MID
- 10 Edoardo Saporiti MID
- 20 Filippo Distefano FWD
- 11 Stiven Shpendi FWD
Bench
- 57 Luca Belardinelli MID
- 44 Lapo Deli MID
- 77 Bogdan Popov FWD
- 40 Roberto Berizzi DEF
- 96 Andrea Orlandi MID
- 13 Emiliano Filippis GK
- 1 Samuele Perisan GK
- 28 Gabriele Indragoli DEF
- 29 Lorenzo Tosto DEF
- 6 Simone Romagnoli DEF
- 39 Edoardo Biondini MID
- 38 Mattia Huqi MID
Injuries and suspensions
Mantova
No reported absences.
Empoli
- Joseph Ceesay suspension, back Late August 2026
Previous meetings
- Saturday 14 March 2026: Empoli 2-2 Mantova
- Sunday 21 December 2025: Mantova 0-1 Empoli
- Tuesday 23 March 2010: Empoli 4-0 Mantova
- Saturday 17 October 2009: Mantova 1-1 Empoli
- Saturday 16 May 2009: Mantova 1-1 Empoli