Empoli 1-0 Roma: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 16 October 2005
Result
Empoli 1-0 Roma
Serie A · Sunday 16 October 2005, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Empoli 1-0 Roma: match report
Empoli defeated Roma 1-0 in Serie A on Sunday 16 October 2005. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from F. Tavano of Empoli in the 59th minute.
Discipline: Empoli received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Roma received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Empoli were 13th on 7 points from 6 and Roma 12th on 8 points from 6. Empoli went on to finish that season 11th with 45 points, and Roma 5th with 69.
Going into the match Empoli's last five read D-W-W-L-L and Roma's L-D-W-D-L.
Key events
- 27'Red card · Stefano Lucchini
- 43'Yellow card · Philippe Mexes
- 59'Goal · F. Tavano
- 65'Yellow card · Daniele De Rossi
- 79'Yellow card · Francesco Totti
- 80'Yellow card · Gianluca Berti
- 87'Yellow card · Cesare Bovo
Team news
Empoli line-up
Gianluca Berti, Stefano Lucchini, Andrea Coda, Riccardo Bonetto, Francesco Pratali, Sergio Almirón, Antonio Busce, Fabrizio Ficini, Ighli Vannucchi, Francesco Tavano, Christian Rigano
Roma line-up
Gianluca Curci, Philippe Mexès, Cristian Eugene Chivu, Taddei, Olivier Dacourt, Daniele De Rossi, Mancini, Francesco Totti, Shabani Nonda, Christian Panucci, Leandro Cufré