ACR Messina 1-2 Empoli: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 7 May 2006

Result

ACR Messina 1-2 Empoli

Serie A · Sunday 7 May 2006, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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ACR Messina 1-2 Empoli: match report

ACR Messina were beaten by Empoli 1-2 in Serie A on Sunday 7 May 2006. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Nicola Pozzi opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. ACR Messina's goal came from Antonio Nocerino (88'). Empoli scored through Nicola Pozzi (2') and Nicola Pozzi (70').

Discipline: ACR Messina received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Empoli received no yellow cards.

Going into the game ACR Messina were 18th on 31 points from 36 and Empoli 11th on 42 points from 36. ACR Messina went on to finish that season 18th with 31 points, and Empoli 11th with 45.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 ACR Messina win, 0 draws and 0 for Empoli.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Nicola PozziEmpoli · 0-1
  • 26'Yellow card · Marco ZanchiACR Messina
  • 70'Goal · Nicola PozziEmpoli · 0-2
  • 74'Yellow card · Duccio InnocentiACR Messina
  • 75'Yellow card · Filippo CristanteACR Messina
  • 81'Second yellow · Filippo CristanteACR Messina
  • 88'Goal · Antonio NocerinoACR Messina · 1-2

Head-to-head

1 meetings: ACR Messina 1, draws 0, Empoli 0.

Team news

ACR Messina line-up

Marco Storari, Filippo Cristante, Marco Zanchi, Duccio Innocenti, Renato Bondi, Antonio Nocerino, Giuseppe Sculli, Sergio Floccari, Rahman Rezaei, Arturo Di Napoli, Salvatore Sullo

Empoli line-up

Daniele Balli, Andrea Coda, Andrea Raggi, Francesco Pratali, Sergio Almirón, Davide Moro, Francesco Lodi, Antonio Busce, Ighli Vannucchi, Nicola Pozzi, Nicola Ascoli