3 EMP

1 PAD

EMP 3

1 PAD

Empoli
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Padova

Serie B, Round 1
Saturday, August 23, 2025 6:00 PM
Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena

Result

3-1

Match Recap

Stiven Shpendi 20'

Mattia Bortolussi 25'

Bogdan Popov 41'

Bogdan Popov 66'

Match Events

Second Half 3 - 1

Luca Belardinelli

Yellow Card

90+3'

Iwo Kaczmarski

Gerard Yepes

88'

Brando Moruzzi

Franco Carboni

88'

Tyronne Ebuehi

Salvatore Elia

88'

81'

Kevin Lasagna

Pietro Fusi

J. Ceesay

Rares Ilie

79'

74'

Jonas Harder

Alessandro Capelli

74'

Cristian Buonaiuto

Daniele Baselli

74'

Paolo Ghiglione

Yellow Card

Bogdan Popov

Salvatore Elia

66'

65'

Marco Perrotta

Francesco Belli

65'

Paolo Ghiglione

Luca Di Maggio

57'

Antonio Barreca

Yellow Card

54'

Daniele Baselli

Yellow Card

49'

Alessandro Capelli

Yellow Card

First Half 2 - 1

Gerard Yepes

Yellow Card

45+3'

Bogdan Popov

Goal

41'

Bogdan Popov

Stiven Shpendi

28'

25'

Mattia Bortolussi

Kevin Varas Marcillo

Stiven Shpendi

Marco Curto

20'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corners

Match Information

Information	Value
League	Serie B
Season	Serie B 2025/26
Round	Round 1
Date	August 23, 2025
Time	18:00
Venue	Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Result	3 - 1

Lineups

Empoli

21. A. Fulignati Andrea Fulignati

2. M. Curto Marco Curto

20. M. Lovato M. Lovato

5. N. E. Obaretin Nosa Edward Obaretin

8. L. Belardinelli Luca Belardinelli

7. S. Elia Salvatore Elia

25. L. Ignacchiti Lorenzo Ignacchiti

14. G. Yepes Gerard Yepes

79. F. Carboni Franco Carboni

11. S. Shpendi Stiven Shpendi

10. R. Ilie Rares Ilie

20. M. Bortolussi Mattia Bortolussi

23. L. D. Maggio Luca Di Maggio

7. K. V. Marcillo Kevin Varas Marcillo

3. A. Barreca Antonio Barreca

33. D. Baselli Daniele Baselli

8. P. Fusi Pietro Fusi

17. A. Capelli Alessandro Capelli

72. C. Faedo Carlo Faedo

55. L. Villa Lorenzo Villa

4. F. Belli Francesco Belli

14. M. Fortin Mattia Fortin

Padova

Substitutes

Empoli

Padova

Unused Players

Empoli

Padova

Form before the match

Empoli

Padova

Upcoming Fixtures

Serie B 2025/26

April 12, 2026

Padova

Empoli

Standings

	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Qualified for Serie A
1	Venezia	36	23	9	4	73	29	44	78
2	Monza	36	22	9	5	57	27	30	75
Qualified for Serie B
3	Frosinone	36	21	12	3	70	34	36	75
4	Palermo	36	19	12	5	58	29	29	69
5	Catanzaro	36	15	14	7	58	45	13	59
6	Modena	36	14	10	12	47	34	13	52
7	Juve Stabia	36	11	17	8	43	43	0	50
8	Avellino	36	12	10	14	42	54	-12	46

9	Cesena	35	12	8	15	42	52	-10	44
10	Carrarese	36	10	13	13	46	50	-4	43
11	Mantova	36	12	7	17	42	50	-8	43
12	Sudtirol	36	8	16	12	37	46	-9	40
13	Padova	36	10	10	16	34	46	-12	40
14	Sampdoria	35	10	10	15	34	47	-13	40
15	Virtus Entella	36	9	12	15	34	48	-14	39
Serie B (Play Out)
16	Empoli	36	8	13	15	44	52	-8	37
17	Pescara	36	7	13	16	50	64	-14	34
Relegation
18	Reggiana	36	8	10	18	34	54	-20	34
19	Bari	36	8	10	18	33	58	-25	34
20	Spezia	36	8	9	19	40	56	-16	33

Updated August 23, 2025 7:58 PM