Empoli 4-3 Cittadella: result and report

Serie B · Saturday 26 September 2009

Result

Empoli 4-3 Cittadella

Serie B · Saturday 26 September 2009, 13:30 UTC · half-time 2-2

Empoli · Cittadella · Serie B predictions

Empoli 4-3 Cittadella: match report

Empoli beat Cittadella 4-3 in Serie B on Saturday 26 September 2009. The half-time score was 2-2.

Antimo Iunco opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Empoli's goals came from Éder (12', penalty), an own goal by Nicolò Cherubin (44'), Éder (52') and Francesco Marianini (90'). Cittadella scored through Antimo Iunco (2', penalty), D. Curiale (40') and Antimo Iunco (76').

Discipline: Empoli received 2 yellow cards; Cittadella received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 17th on 6 points from 5 and Cittadella 10th on 8 points from 6. Empoli went on to finish that season 11th with 54 points, and Cittadella 5th with 66.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Empoli win, 0 draws and 1 for Cittadella.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Yellow card · Gabriele AngellaEmpoli
  • 2'Penalty goal · Antimo IuncoCittadella · 0-1
  • 12'Penalty goal · ÉderEmpoli · 1-1
  • 40'Goal · D. CurialeCittadella · 1-2
  • 44'Yellow card · Andrea PisaniCittadella
  • 44'Own goal · Nicolò CherubinEmpoli · 2-2
  • 52'Goal · ÉderEmpoli · 3-2
  • 64'Yellow card · Gianluca MusacciEmpoli
  • 67'Yellow card · T. BellazziniCittadella
  • 76'Goal · Antimo IuncoCittadella · 3-3
  • 83'Yellow card · Daniele Dalla BonaCittadella
  • 90'Goal · Francesco MarianiniEmpoli · 4-3

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Empoli 1, draws 0, Cittadella 1.

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