Virtus Entella 2-3 Empoli: result and report

Serie B · Monday 16 October 2017

Result

Virtus Entella 2-3 Empoli

Serie B · Monday 16 October 2017, 18:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Virtus Entella 2-3 Empoli: match report

Virtus Entella were beaten by Empoli 2-3 in Serie B on Monday 16 October 2017. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Lorenco Šimić opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Virtus Entella's goals came from Andrea La Mantia (58') and Giuseppe De Luca (62'). Empoli scored through Lorenco Šimić (2'), Alfredo Donnarumma (9') and Manuel Pasqual (86').

Discipline: Virtus Entella received 2 yellow cards; Empoli received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Virtus Entella were 14th on 12 points from 8 and Empoli 3rd on 14 points from 8. Virtus Entella went on to finish that season 19th with 46 points, and Empoli 1st with 85.

Virtus Entella lined up in a 4-1-3-2 and Empoli in a 3-5-2.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Lorenco ŠimićEmpoli · 0-1
  • 9'Goal · Alfredo DonnarummaEmpoli · 0-2
  • 27'Yellow card · Michele CastagnettiEmpoli
  • 30'Yellow card · Mirko EramoVirtus Entella
  • 58'Goal · Andrea La MantiaVirtus Entella · 1-2
  • 62'Goal · Giuseppe De LucaVirtus Entella · 2-2
  • 68'Yellow card · Giuseppe De LucaVirtus Entella
  • 72'Yellow card · Miha ZajcEmpoli
  • 86'Goal · Manuel PasqualEmpoli · 2-3

Team news

Virtus Entella line-up (4-1-3-2)

Alessandro Iacobucci, Francesco Belli, Luca Ceccarelli, Rodrigo Fernandes, Davide Brivio, Luca Nizzetto, Michele Troiano, Mirko Eramo, Marco Crimi, Giuseppe De Luca, Andrea La Mantia

Empoli line-up (3-5-2)

Ivan Provedel, Lorenco Simic, Frédéric Veseli, Manuel Pasqual, Simone Romagnoli, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Michele Castagnetti, Lorenzo Lollo, Nikola Ninković, Alfredo Donnarumma, Francesco Caputo