Empoli 1-1 Avellino: result and report

Serie B · Saturday 17 January 2009

Result

Empoli 1-1 Avellino

Serie B · Saturday 17 January 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Empoli · Avellino · Serie B predictions

Empoli 1-1 Avellino: match report

Empoli drew with Avellino 1-1 in Serie B on Saturday 17 January 2009. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ferdinando Sforzini opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Empoli's goal came from Francesco Lodi (27'). Avellino scored through Ferdinando Sforzini (23').

Discipline: Empoli received 3 yellow cards; Avellino received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 5th on 32 points from 20 and Avellino 20th on 20 points from 20. Empoli went on to finish that season 5th with 67 points, and Avellino 21st with 42.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · T. VaskóAvellino
  • 23'Goal · Ferdinando SforziniAvellino · 0-1
  • 26'Yellow card · Raffaele De MartinoAvellino
  • 26'Yellow card · Ighli VannucchiEmpoli
  • 27'Goal · Francesco LodiEmpoli · 1-1
  • 43'Yellow card · C. PasquatoEmpoli
  • 66'Yellow card · F. CosenzaAvellino
  • 82'Yellow card · Desmond N'Ze KouassiAvellino
  • 90'Yellow card · Felice PiccoloEmpoli
  • 90'Yellow card · Ferdinando SforziniAvellino

Team news

Empoli expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Davide Bassi, Andrea Raggi, Luca Antonini, Lino Marzorati, Vittorio Tosto, Ighli Vannucchi, Claudio Marchisio, Antonio Busce, Alessandro Budel