Mantova 3-1 Empoli · Serie B
Mantova beat Empoli 3-1 in the Serie B. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Mantova and Empoli met in the Serie B at Stadio Danilo Martelli in Mantova on Sunday, 30 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Mantova: F. Ruocco 58'; V. Vlahović 61'; F. Benaissa-Yahia 90'. Empoli: E. Saporiti 51'.
How the match went
Empoli saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Mantova had 16 shots with 9 on target, Empoli 6 with 2 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 3 to Mantova and 6 to Empoli. Mantova conceded 13 fouls, Empoli 20. The referee showed 9 yellow cards (2 for Mantova, 7 for Empoli).
Line-ups
Mantova started in a 3-4-2-1: Francesco Bardi, Bodin Tomašević, Stefano Cella, Alessio Castellini, Jonathan Silva, Simone Trimboli, Lorenzo Ignacchiti, Fahem Benaissa-Yahia, Rareș Ilie, Francesco Ruocco, Ettore Gliozzi.
Empoli started in a 3-4-2-1: Jacopo Seghetti, Luca Magnino, Marco Curto, Cristian Cauz, Matteo Egan, Gerard Yepes, Karim Zedadka, Niccolò Corrado, Edoardo Saporiti, Filippo Distefano, Stiven Shpendi.
More from this competition: Serie B fixtures, results and table.