Empoli 1-3 ACR Messina: result and report

Empoli 1-3 ACR Messina

Serie A · Sunday 8 January 2006, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Empoli · ACR Messina · Serie A predictions

Empoli were beaten by ACR Messina 1-3 in Serie A on Sunday 8 January 2006. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Zlatan Muslimovic opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Empoli's goal came from Sergio Almirón (35'). ACR Messina scored through Zlatan Muslimovic (7'), Zlatan Muslimovic (60') and Arturo Di Napoli (75').

Discipline: Empoli received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; ACR Messina received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 14th on 18 points from 17 and ACR Messina 17th on 13 points from 17. Empoli went on to finish that season 11th with 45 points, and ACR Messina 18th with 31.

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