Empoli 1-1 Mantova: result and report

Serie B · Saturday 20 December 2008

Result

Empoli 1-1 Mantova

Serie B · Saturday 20 December 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Empoli · Mantova · Serie B predictions

Empoli 1-1 Mantova: match report

Empoli drew with Mantova 1-1 in Serie B on Saturday 20 December 2008. The half-time score was 0-1.

Giorgio Corona opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Empoli's goal came from Luca Saudati (79'). Mantova scored through Giorgio Corona (36').

Discipline: Empoli received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Mantova received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 4th on 31 points from 18 and Mantova 12th on 24 points from 18. Empoli went on to finish that season 5th with 67 points, and Mantova 13th with 52.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 31'Red card · Ighli VannucchiEmpoli
  • 34'Yellow card · Federico RizziMantova
  • 35'Yellow card · Gaetano CaridiMantova
  • 36'Goal · Giorgio CoronaMantova · 0-1
  • 40'Yellow card · Vittorio TostoEmpoli
  • 75'Yellow card · Dario PassoniMantova
  • 79'Goal · Luca SaudatiEmpoli · 1-1

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