Empoli 3-2 Piacenza: result and report
Serie B · Saturday 29 November 2008
Result
Empoli 3-2 Piacenza
Serie B · Saturday 29 November 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Empoli 3-2 Piacenza: match report
Empoli won against Piacenza 3-2 in Serie B on Saturday 29 November 2008. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Jonathan Aspas opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Empoli's goals came from D. Corvia (29'), Francesco Lodi (50') and an own goal by Cesare Rickler Del Mare (70'). Piacenza scored through Jonathan Aspas (9') and T. Bianchi (86').
Discipline: Empoli received 2 yellow cards; Piacenza received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Empoli were 4th on 25 points from 15 and Piacenza 16th on 17 points from 15. Empoli went on to finish that season 5th with 67 points, and Piacenza 10th with 55.
Going into the match Empoli's last five read L-D-W-L-W and Piacenza's L-D-W-D-L.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Jonathan Aspas
- 29'Goal · D. Corvia
- 50'Goal · Francesco Lodi
- 58'Yellow card · Julien Rantier
- 68'Yellow card · Jonathan Aspas
- 70'Own goal · Cesare Rickler Del Mare
- 85'Yellow card · Nicola Pozzi
- 86'Goal · T. Bianchi
- 90'Yellow card · Francesco Marianini
Team news
Empoli expected line-up (4-4-1-1)
Davide Bassi, Andrea Raggi, Luca Antonini, Lino Marzorati, Vittorio Tosto, Ighli Vannucchi, Claudio Marchisio, Antonio Busce, Alessandro Budel