Empoli 1-3 AC Milan: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 9 March 2008

Result

Empoli 1-3 AC Milan

Serie A · Sunday 9 March 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Empoli 1-3 AC Milan: match report

Empoli lost to AC Milan 1-3 in Serie A on Sunday 9 March 2008. The half-time score was 1-1.

Alexandre Pato opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Empoli's goal came from A. Buscè (23'). AC Milan scored through Alexandre Pato (19'), Massimo Ambrosini (86') and Kaká (89').

Discipline: Empoli received 2 yellow cards; AC Milan received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Empoli were 17th on 25 points from 26 and AC Milan 5th on 43 points from 26. Empoli went on to finish that season 18th with 36 points, and AC Milan 5th with 64.

Empoli lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and AC Milan in a 4-3-1-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Empoli win, 1 draw and 3 for AC Milan.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Alexandre PatoAC Milan · 0-1
  • 23'Goal · A. BuscèEmpoli · 1-1
  • 34'Yellow card · Francesco PrataliEmpoli
  • 62'Yellow card · Luca SaudatiEmpoli
  • 67'Yellow card · Giuseppe FavalliAC Milan
  • 86'Goal · Massimo AmbrosiniAC Milan · 1-2
  • 89'Goal · KakáAC Milan · 1-3

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Empoli 1, draws 1, AC Milan 3.

Team news

Empoli line-up (4-2-3-1)

Davide Bassi, Felice Piccolo, Ignazio Abate, Andrea Raggi, Francesco Pratali, Luca Antonini, Claudio Marchisio, Antonio Busce, Alessandro Budel, Luca Saudati, Sebastian Giovinco

AC Milan line-up (4-3-1-2)

Paolo Maldini, Kakhaber Kaladze, Giuseppe Favalli, Yoann Gourcuff, Kaká, Massimo Ambrosini, Alexandre Pato, Alberto Gilardino, Zeljko Kalac, Andrea Pirlo, Massimo Oddo