Cagliari 2-0 Empoli: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 20 April 2008
Result
Cagliari 2-0 Empoli
Serie A · Sunday 20 April 2008, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Cagliari 2-0 Empoli: match report
Cagliari defeated Empoli 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday 20 April 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.
Robert Acquafresca opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Cagliari's goals came from Robert Acquafresca (9') and Michele Fini (64'). Empoli did not score.
Discipline: Cagliari received 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards; Empoli received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cagliari were 16th on 32 points from 33 and Empoli 20th on 30 points from 33. Cagliari went on to finish that season 14th with 42 points, and Empoli 18th with 36.
Cagliari lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Empoli in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cagliari win, 1 draw and 3 for Empoli.
Going into the match Cagliari's last five read W-L-D-D-W and Empoli's D-W-L-L-D.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Robert Acquafresca
- 17'Yellow card · Pasquale Foggia
- 32'Yellow card · Michele Fini
- 37'Yellow card · Alessandro Budel
- 64'Goal · Michele Fini
- 64'Yellow card · Ighli Vannucchi
- 66'Second yellow · Michele Fini
- 67'Yellow card · Andrea Raggi
- 71'Yellow card · Claudio Marchisio
- 75'Yellow card · Francesco Pisano
- 78'Second yellow · Francesco Pisano
- 78'Yellow card · Luca Saudati
Head-to-head
Team news
Cagliari line-up (4-3-1-2)
Marco Storari, Francesco Pisano, Alessandro Agostini, Daniele Conti, Davide Biondini, Pasquale Foggia, Michele Fini, Robert Acquafresca, Jeda, Luis Diego López Breijo, Paolo Bianco
Empoli line-up (4-4-2)
Daniele Balli, Vittorio Tosto, Richard Vanigli, Lino Marzorati, Andrea Raggi, Luca Antonini, Ighli Vannucchi, Guillermo Giacomazzi Suárez, Claudio Marchisio, Alessandro Budel, Luca Saudati