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Empoli vs Cremonese: match report

Empoli hosted Cremonese at Stadio Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena on Saturday 22 August 2026, in the Italian Serie B (round 1). Empoli have no reported absences; Cremonese are missing 3 (Alberto Grassi, Milan Djuric, Simone Pontisso). Paride Tremolada is the referee, averaging 5.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.7.

Result and scorers

Empoli 1-0 Cremonese. Goals: Steven Shpendi 21' for Empoli.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 16' Yellow card: Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese)
  • 21' Goal: Steven Shpendi (Empoli)
  • 45'+2' Yellow card: Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese)
  • 59' Red card: Joseph Ceesay (Empoli)
  • 85' Yellow card: Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese)
  • 90'+4' Yellow card: Bohdan Popov (Empoli)
Match stats (contains the result)
25%Possession75%
10Shots15
5Shots on target2
2Corners5
17Fouls11
3Offsides0
2Saves4
1Yellow cards3
1Red cards0

Line-ups

Empoli 4-2-3-1

Coach: Guido Pagliuca

  1. 12 Jacopo Seghetti GK
  2. 35 Matteo Egan MID
  3. 25 Marco Curto DEF
  4. 33 Cristian Cauz DEF
  5. 15 Joseph Ceesay MID
  6. 8 Luca Magnino MID
  7. 21 Gerard Yepes MID
  8. 39 Edoardo Biondini MID
  9. 10 Edoardo Saporiti MID
  10. 20 Filippo Distefano FWD
  11. 11 Stiven Shpendi FWD

Bench

  • 77 Bogdan Popov FWD
  • 98 Karim Zedadka MID
  • 6 Simone Romagnoli DEF
  • 44 Lapo Deli MID
  • 57 Luca Belardinelli MID
  • 22 Federico Brancolini GK
  • 1 Samuele Perisan GK
  • 28 Gabriele Indragoli DEF
  • 29 Lorenzo Tosto DEF
  • 31 Samsondeen Babalola DEF
  • 38 Mattia Huqi MID
  • 9 Flavio Bianchi FWD

Cremonese 4-2-3-1

Coach: Marco Giampaolo

  1. 1 Andrea Fulignati GK
  2. 38 Alessandro Vogliacco DEF
  3. 15 Matteo Bianchetti DEF
  4. 5 Sebastiano Luperto DEF
  5. 3 Giuseppe Pezzella MID
  6. 8 Simone Lottici Tessadri MID
  7. 16 Fabio Gerli MID
  8. 18 Michele Collocolo MID
  9. 90 Federico Bonazzoli FWD
  10. 27 Jari Vandeputte MID
  11. 9 Manuel De Luca FWD

Bench

  • 71 Salvatore Elia MID
  • 14 Tommaso Berti MID
  • 19 Marco Nasti FWD
  • 21 Yuri Rocchetti MID
  • 22 Federico Agazzi GK
  • 12 Marco Festa GK
  • 13 Fellipe Jack DEF
  • 23 Francesco Folino DEF
  • 25 Dachi Lordkipanidze MID

Injuries and suspensions

Empoli

No reported absences.

Cremonese

  • Alberto Grassi suspension, back Late August 2026
  • Milan Djuric suspension, back Late August 2026
  • Simone Pontisso suspension, back Late August 2026
Previous meetings
  • Friday 14 April 2023: Cremonese 1-0 Empoli
  • Friday 11 November 2022: Empoli 2-0 Cremonese
  • Tuesday 13 April 2021: Cremonese 2-2 Empoli
  • Tuesday 15 December 2020: Empoli 1-0 Cremonese
  • Tuesday 3 March 2020: Cremonese 2-3 Empoli