Empoli 3-1 Crotone: result and report

Serie B · Friday 9 May 2014

Result

Empoli 3-1 Crotone

Serie B · Friday 9 May 2014, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Empoli 3-1 Crotone: match report

Empoli won against Crotone 3-1 in Serie B on Friday 9 May 2014. The half-time score was 2-0.

Massimo Maccarone opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Empoli's goals came from Massimo Maccarone (10'), Massimo Maccarone (36') and Simone Verdi (90+2'). Crotone scored through Danilo Cataldi (52').

Discipline: Empoli received 1 yellow card; Crotone received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 2nd on 60 points from 37 and Crotone 3rd on 60 points from 37. Empoli went on to finish that season 5th with 70 points, and Crotone 8th with 65.

Empoli lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Crotone in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Empoli win, 4 draws and 4 for Crotone.

Going into the match Empoli's last five read W-W-L-W-L and Crotone's W-L-W-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Massimo MaccaroneEmpoli · 1-0
  • 18'Yellow card · Danilo CataldiCrotone
  • 33'Yellow card · Ewome MatuteCrotone
  • 36'Goal · Massimo MaccaroneEmpoli · 2-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Soufiane BidaouiCrotone
  • 52'Goal · Danilo CataldiCrotone · 2-1
  • 61'Yellow card · Federico BernardeschiCrotone
  • 63'Yellow card · E. SuagherCrotone
  • 71'Yellow card · Mário RuiEmpoli
  • 88'Yellow card · Lorenzo Del PreteCrotone
  • 90+2'Goal · Simone VerdiEmpoli · 3-1

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Empoli 1, draws 4, Crotone 4.

Team news

Empoli line-up (4-3-1-2)

Davide Bassi, Elseid Hysaj, Daniele Rugani, Lorenzo Tonelli, Mário Rui, Nova Arianto, Franco Signorelli, Daniele Croce, Massimo Maccarone, Francesco Tavano, Mike van Dijk

Crotone line-up (4-3-3)

Alfred Gomis, Michele Cremonesi, Antonio Mazzotta, Lorenzo Del Prete, Emanuele Suagher, Lorenzo Crisetig, Ewome Matute, Danilo Cataldi, Soufiane Bidaoui, Stefano Pettinari, Federico Bernardeschi