Empoli 3-1 Palermo: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 30 September 2007

Result

Empoli 3-1 Palermo

Serie A · Sunday 30 September 2007, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Empoli 3-1 Palermo: match report

Empoli beat Palermo 3-1 in Serie A on Sunday 30 September 2007. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Edinson Cavani opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Empoli's goals came from Nicola Pozzi (47'), Sebastian Giovinco (82') and Ighli Vannucchi (90+1', penalty). Palermo scored through Edinson Cavani (39').

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

Going into the game Empoli were 18th on 2 points from 5 and Palermo 6th on 10 points from 5. Empoli went on to finish that season 18th with 36 points, and Palermo 11th with 47.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Empoli wins, 1 draw and 1 for Palermo.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Yellow card · Fabio CasertaPalermo
  • 36'Yellow card · Luca SaudatiEmpoli
  • 39'Goal · Edinson CavaniPalermo · 0-1
  • 47'Goal · Nicola PozziEmpoli · 1-1
  • 56'Yellow card · Davide MoroEmpoli
  • 75'Second yellow · Fabio CasertaPalermo
  • 79'Yellow card · AmauriPalermo
  • 82'Goal · Sebastian GiovincoEmpoli · 2-1
  • 83'Yellow card · Sebastian GiovincoEmpoli
  • 85'Yellow card · Roberto GuanaPalermo
  • 90+1'Penalty goal · Ighli VannucchiEmpoli · 3-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Empoli 2, draws 1, Palermo 1.

Team news

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

Daniele Balli, Vittorio Tosto, Daniele Adani, Richard Vanigli, Andrea Raggi, Davide Moro, Ighli Vannucchi, Guillermo Giacomazzi Suárez, Antonio Busce, Nicola Pozzi, Luca Saudati

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

Alberto Fontana, Cristian Zaccardo, Andrea Barzagli, Leandro Rinaudo, Giulio Migliaccio, Roberto Guana, Edinson Cavani, Amauri, Bosko Jankovic, Fabio Caserta, Aimo Diana