Cittadella 2-1 Empoli: result and report
Serie B · Friday 6 January 2012
Result
Cittadella 2-1 Empoli
Serie B · Friday 6 January 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Cittadella 2-1 Empoli: match report
Cittadella defeated Empoli 2-1 in Serie B on Friday 6 January 2012. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Ferdinando Vitofrancesco opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Cittadella's goals came from Ferdinando Vitofrancesco (45+3') and Samuel Di Carmine (72'). Empoli scored through D. Mori (54').
Discipline: Cittadella received 1 yellow card; Empoli received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cittadella were 14th on 25 points from 20 and Empoli 18th on 21 points from 20. Cittadella went on to finish that season 17th with 48 points, and Empoli 15th with 50.
Going into the match Cittadella's last five read L-W-D-L-W and Empoli's D-L-W-W-L.
Key events
- 5'Yellow card · Roberto Guitto
- 13'Yellow card · Rodrigo Fernandes
- 45+3'Goal · Ferdinando Vitofrancesco
- 54'Goal · D. Mori
- 72'Goal · Samuel Di Carmine
- 87'Yellow card · L. Mchedlidze
Team news
Cittadella expected line-up
Alex Cordaz, Francesco Scardina, Luca Martinelli, Daniele Gasparetto, Daniele Baselli, Nunzio Di Roberto, Ferdinando Vitofrancesco, Oscar Branzani, Massimiliano Busellato, Antonio Di Nardo, Samuel Di Carmine
Empoli line-up
Alberto Pelagotti, Lorenzo Stovini, Daniele Mori, Marco Gorzegno, Alessandro Vinci, Roberto Guitto, Davide Moro, Franco Signorelli, R. Saponara, Claudio Coralli, Levan Mchedlidze