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Empoli v Cremonese | Lineball

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Match events

EmpoliCremonese

1st half

16'
Yellow cardJari Vandeputte (Cremonese) Yellow Card at 16'
19'
SubstitutionSalvatore Elia (Cremonese) Substitution at 19'
GoalSteven Shpendi (Empoli) Goal at 21'
21'1–0
45'+2'
Yellow cardMatteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) Yellow Card at 45'+2'

2nd half

SubstitutionBohdan Popov (Empoli) Substitution at 57'
57'
Red cardJoseph Ceesay (Empoli) Red Card at 59'
59'
SubstitutionKarim Zedadka (Empoli) Substitution at 63'
63'
65'
SubstitutionTommaso Berti (Cremonese) Substitution at 65'
65'
SubstitutionMarco Nasti (Cremonese) Substitution at 65'
SubstitutionLapo Deli (Empoli) Substitution at 76'
76'

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News and reaction

Match reportAshley Cole wins first match in management as Cesena defeat CatanzaroAshley Cole has won his first match as a senior professional football manager as Serie B side Cesena defeated Catanzaro 3-1.ESPN · 22 Mar (opens in a new tab)

Match reportGalliani, Berlusconi family exit Monza as U.S. takeover confirmedAdriano Galliani is leaving his boyhood club Monza after American fund Beckett Layne Ventures completed their purchase from the Berlusconi family on Thursday.ESPN · 26 Sept (opens in a new tab)

Match reportReijnders brace sees Man City ease past Palermo in preseason tieA Tijjani Reijnders brace and an Erling Haaland goal saw Manchester City defeat Palermo 3-0 in their final preseason match.

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Sunday 23 August 2026
Started: 5:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena, Empoli
Competition: Serie B
Officials: Paride Tremolada (Referee)

Form and ladder

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Team lists

Empoli

Empoli

12Jacopo SeghettiG
33Cristian CauzCD-L
25Marco CurtoCD-R
15Joseph CeesayLB
35Matteo EganRB
10Edoardo SaporitiAM
21Gerard YepesLM
8Luca MagninoRM
11Steven ShpendiF

Updated 11 Nov, 9:10 am

SubstitutionLuca Belardinelli (Empoli) Substitution at 77'

77'

SubstitutionSimone Romagnoli (Empoli) Substitution at 77'

77'

82'

SubstitutionYuri Rocchetti (Cremonese) Substitution at 82'

85'

Yellow cardFederico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) Yellow Card at 85'

Yellow cardBohdan Popov (Empoli) Yellow Card at 90'+4'

90'+4'

ESPN · 10 Aug (opens in a new tab)

Il GiornoMatch reportSerie B. Un uomo in più e assedio finale. Ma la Cremonese cade a EmpoliUna rete di Stiven Shpendi al 22’ del primo tempo lancia verso la vittoria l’Empoli e condanna alla sconfitta la Cremonese alla prima uscita in Serie B. Trasferta amara in Toscana, dunque, per gli ...Il Giorno · 23 Aug (opens in a new tab)

MSNMatch reportSerie B: Cremonese fall to Empoli, Arezzo and Sudtirol celebrateSaturday's Serie B action concluded with the first upset for one of the pre-season favourites. Relegated Cremonese fell away from home to an excellent Empoli side who, despite Ceesay's sending off a…MSN · 23 Aug (opens in a new tab)

Yahoo Canada SportsMatch reportEmpoli 1 - 0 Cremonese: Final score, results, recap, box score, stats - Yahoo SportsBogdan Popov (Empoli FC) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card. Guido Pagliuca (Empoli FC) is making a fifth substitution, with Simone Romagnoli replacing Edoardo ...Yahoo Canada Sports · 22 Aug (opens in a new tab)

Corriere dello Sport.itMatch reportEmpoli-Cremonese, la sfida degli ex: migliori quote e pronosticoLa rivolta degli ex. Ad Empoli arriva la Cremonese di Marco Giampaolo, al timone di una squadra infarcita - appunto - di giocatori che hanno militato nelle fila dei toscani. Ecco il pronostico di ...Corriere dello Sport.it · 22 Aug (opens in a new tab)

TUTTOmercatoWEBMatch reportSerie B, Empoli-Cremonese: inizia la stagione dei toscani e dei lombardiDopo settimane di attesa il campionato di Serie B è pronto a ripartire. L'ultima stagione è stata entusiasmante, con tutti i verdetti decisi all'ultima giornata e una classifica cortissima che hanno…TUTTOmercatoWEB · 22 Aug (opens in a new tab)

20FDFilippo DistefanoAM-L

39EBEdoardo BiondiniAM-R

Bench

6Simone RomagnoliSUB
22Federico BrancoliniSUB
44Lapo DeliSUB
9Flavio Junior BianchiSUB
98Karim ZedadkaSUB
1Samuele PerisanSUB
57Luca BelardinelliSUB
38Mattia HuqiSUB
77Bohdan PopovSUB
29Lorenzo TostoSUB
28Gabriele IndragoliSUB
31Samsondeen BabalolaSUB

Cremonese

Cremonese

1Andrea FulignatiG
5Sebastiano LupertoCD-L
15Matteo BianchettiCD-R
3Giuseppe PezzellaLB
38Alessandro VogliaccoRB
90Federico BonazzoliAM
16Fabio GerliLM
8Simone Lottici TessadriRM
9Manuel De LucaF
27Jari VandeputteAM-L
18Michele CollocoloAM-R

Bench

12Marco FestaSUB
13Fellipe JackSUB
21Yuri RocchettiSUB
25Dachi LordkipanidzeSUB
71Salvatore EliaSUB
22Federico AgazziSUB
14Tommaso BertiSUB
19Marco NastiSUB
23Francesco FolinoSUB