Cesena 0–1 Empoli
Cesena
0–1HT 0–0
Empoli
Cesena played Empoli in the Serie B on 10 January 2026 at Stadio Dino Manuzzi. The match finished 0–1.
Goals and cards
- 16'Gianluca Frabotta — Yellow card
- 29'Matteo Francesconi — Yellow card
- 31'Gabriele Guarino — Yellow card
- 47'R. Ilie (assist by A. Ghion)
- 51'Brando Moruzzi — Yellow card
- 85'Matteo Guidi — Yellow card
Line-ups
Cesena 3-5-2
- J. Klinsmann
- A. Ciofi
- G. Zaro
- M. Mangraviti
- R. Ciervo
- D. Bisoli
- M. Francesconi
- T. Berti
- G. Frabotta
- J. Blesa
- C. Shpendi
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Ferretti
- A. Siano
- P. Amoran
- R. Celia
- V. Magni
- M. Piacentini
- T. Arrigoni
- S. Bastoni
- M. Castagnetti
- M. Guidi
- S. Balde
- M. Olivieri
- COACHES: Michele Mignani
Empoli 3-4-2-1
- A. Fulignati
- M. Lovato
- G. Guarino
- N. Obaretin
- S. Elia
- D. Degli Innocenti
- A. Ghion
- B. Moruzzi
- S. Shpendi
- R. Ilie
- M. Nasti
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Gasparini
- S. Perisan
- F. Carboni
- J. Ceesay
- M. Curto
- T. Ebuehi
- L. Tosto
- N. Haas
- L. Ignacchiti
- F. Bianchi
- B. Popov
- COACHES: Alessio Dionisi
Match statistics
| Cesena | Empoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 17 | Total shots | 11 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 12 | Corners | 2 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 65% | Possession | 35% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 567 | Total passes | 306 |
| 480 | Accurate passes | 229 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 75% |
| 1.53 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.98 |