ACR Messina 2-2 Empoli: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 21 October 2006

Result

ACR Messina 2-2 Empoli

Serie A · Saturday 21 October 2006, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

ACR Messina · Empoli · Serie A predictions

ACR Messina 2-2 Empoli: match report

ACR Messina drew with Empoli 2-2 in Serie A on Saturday 21 October 2006. The half-time score was 1-1.

Christian Rigano opened the scoring in the 9th minute. ACR Messina's goals came from Christian Rigano (9') and Mitsuo Ogasawara (50'). Empoli scored through Luca Saudati (32') and A. Buscè (64').

Discipline: ACR Messina received 3 yellow cards; Empoli received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game ACR Messina were 12th on 8 points from 6 and Empoli 11th on 8 points from 6. ACR Messina went on to finish that season 20th with 26 points, and Empoli 7th with 54.

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Christian RiganoACR Messina · 1-0
  • 32'Goal · Luca SaudatiEmpoli · 1-1
  • 34'Yellow card · Arturo Di NapoliACR Messina
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Marco ZanchiACR Messina
  • 50'Goal · Mitsuo OgasawaraACR Messina · 2-1
  • 60'Yellow card · Luigi LavecchiaACR Messina
  • 64'Goal · A. BuscèEmpoli · 2-2
  • 76'Yellow card · A. BuscèEmpoli

Head-to-head

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

Team news

ACR Messina line-up

Marco Storari, Angelo Rea, Salvatore Masiello, Marco Zanchi, Daniele De Vezze, Mitsuo Ogasawara, Edgar Álvarez Reyes, Luigi Lavecchia, Christian Rigano, Arturo Di Napoli, Mark Iuliano

Empoli line-up

Daniele Balli, Daniele Adani, Lino Marzorati, Andrea Raggi, Francesco Pratali, Davide Moro, Davide Matteini, Francesco Marianini, Ighli Vannucchi, Antonio Busce, Luca Saudati