Empoli 2-1 Roma: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 26 May 2024

Result

Empoli 2-1 Roma

Serie A · Sunday 26 May 2024, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

Empoli · Roma · Serie A predictions

Empoli 2-1 Roma: match report

Empoli defeated Roma 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 26 May 2024. The half-time score was 1-1.

Matteo Cancellieri opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Empoli's goals came from Matteo Cancellieri (13') and M'Baye Niang (90+3'). Roma scored through Houssem Aouar (45+1').

Discipline: Empoli received 4 yellow cards; Roma received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Empoli were 18th on 33 points from 37 and Roma 6th on 63 points from 37. Empoli went on to finish that season 16th with 36 points, and Roma 6th with 63.

Empoli lined up in a 3-5-2 and Roma in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Matteo Cancellieri of Empoli (8.3), ahead of Liberato Cacace (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Empoli wins, 1 draw and 9 for Roma.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Yellow card · Emmanuel GyasiEmpoli
  • 13'Goal · Matteo CancellieriEmpoli · 1-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Mattia DestroEmpoli
  • 45+1'Goal · Houssem AouarRoma · 1-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Răzvan MarinEmpoli
  • 90'Yellow card · João CostaRoma
  • 90'Yellow card · M'Baye NiangEmpoli
  • 90+3'Goal · M'Baye NiangEmpoli · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Empoli 0, draws 1, Roma 9.

Team news

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Empoli line-up (3-5-2)

Elia Caprile, Bartosz Bereszyński, Ardian Ismajli, Sebastiano Luperto, Emmanuel Gyasi, Simone Bastoni, Răzvan Marin, Youssef Maleh, Liberato Cacace, Matteo Cancellieri, Mattia Destro

Roma line-up (4-3-3)

Mile Svilar, Zeki Çelik, Gianluca Mancini, Evan Ndicka, Angeliño, Edoardo Bove, Bryan Cristante, Houssem Aouar, Paulo Dybala, Tammy Abraham, Nicola Zalewski