Empoli 2-2 Pescara: result and report

Serie B · Tuesday 9 February 2021

Result

Empoli 2-2 Pescara

Serie B · Tuesday 9 February 2021, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Empoli 2-2 Pescara: match report

Empoli drew with Pescara 2-2 in Serie B on Tuesday 9 February 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.

M. Busellato opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Empoli's goals came from Samuele Ricci (62') and Andrea La Mantia (72'). Pescara scored through M. Busellato (49') and José Machín (79').

Discipline: Empoli received 1 yellow card; Pescara received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 1st on 42 points from 21 and Pescara 20th on 16 points from 21. Empoli went on to finish that season 1st with 73 points, and Pescara 19th with 32.

Empoli lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Pescara in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Nicolas Haas of Empoli (8.0), ahead of Massimiliano Busellato (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Empoli wins, 2 draws and 2 for Pescara.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Yellow card · Ryder MatosEmpoli
  • 30'Yellow card · Damir CeterPescara
  • 39'Yellow card · Salvatore BocchettiPescara
  • 49'Goal · M. BusellatoPescara · 0-1
  • 57'Yellow card · M. BusellatoPescara
  • 62'Goal · Samuele RicciEmpoli · 1-1
  • 72'Goal · Andrea La MantiaEmpoli · 2-1
  • 79'Missed penalty · José MachínPescara
  • 79'Goal · José MachínPescara · 2-2
  • 80'Yellow card · José MachínPescara

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Empoli 6, draws 2, Pescara 2.

Team news

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

Alberto Brignoli, Roberto Pirrello, Simone Romagnoli, Dimitrios Nikolaou, Fabiano Parisi, Nicolas Haas, Leo Stulac, Samuele Ricci, Stefano Moreo, Ryder Matos, Marco Olivieri

Pescara line-up (5-3-2)

Vincenzo Fiorillo, Antonio Balzano, Rodrigo Guth, Salvatore Bocchetti, Gennaro Scognamiglio, Edoardo Masciangelo, Massimiliano Busellato, Nova Arianto, Andrea Tabanelli, Damir Céter, Pepín Machín