Atalanta 4-1 Empoli: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 16 March 2008
Result
Atalanta 4-1 Empoli
Serie A · Sunday 16 March 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Atalanta 4-1 Empoli: match report
Atalanta won against Empoli 4-1 in Serie A on Sunday 16 March 2008. The half-time score was 2-0.
Antonio Langella opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Atalanta's goals came from Antonio Langella (19'), Cristiano Doni (27'), Simone Padoin (77') and Simone Padoin (84'). Empoli scored through Ighli Vannucchi (83').
Discipline: Atalanta received 3 yellow cards; Empoli received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Atalanta were 10th on 34 points from 27 and Empoli 18th on 25 points from 27. Atalanta went on to finish that season 9th with 48 points, and Empoli 18th with 36.
Atalanta lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Empoli in a 4-4-1-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Atalanta win, 1 draw and 1 for Empoli.
Going into the match Atalanta's last five read L-L-W-D-L and Empoli's L-L-L-W-W.
Key events
- 19'Goal · Antonio Langella
- 27'Goal · Cristiano Doni
- 35'Yellow card · Leonardo Talamonti
- 39'Yellow card · Francesco Pratali
- 48'Yellow card · Thomas Manfredini
- 77'Goal · Simone Padoin
- 77'Yellow card · Simone Padoin
- 83'Goal · Ighli Vannucchi
- 84'Goal · Simone Padoin
Head-to-head
Team news
Atalanta line-up (4-4-1-1)
Ferdinando Coppola, Leonardo Talamonti, Manuel Belleri, Thomas Manfredini, Claudio Rivalta, Tiberio Guarente, Fernando Tissone, Cristiano Doni, Ferreira Pinto, Antonio Langella, Sergio Floccari
Empoli line-up (4-4-1-1)
Davide Bassi, Felice Piccolo, Lino Marzorati, Francesco Pratali, Luca Antonini, Ighli Vannucchi, Claudio Marchisio, Antonio Busce, Alessandro Budel, Luca Saudati, Sebastian Giovinco