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64% Ball Possession EMPOLI and 36% Ball Possession GENOA
Empoli 0 – 2 Genoa 
. 89′ Olivier Ntcham
. 92′ Oscar Hiljemark
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 8th position with 11 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Empoli, 19th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Genoa | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28:41 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Empoli | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15:37 | -22 | 22 |
A match for salvation. Empoli and Genoa dueling to get points to keep away from the relegation zone. Sour defeat for Empoli while Genoa grabbing this important away victory in extremis. Genoa climbing the Serie A Table from the 16th to the 15th position. This is Empoli’s fourth consecutive defeat remaining in the 17th position.
Genoa opening the score in the 88th minute. It is Olivier Ntcham to defeat Empoli goalkeeper Skorupski with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
The final blow to seal the victory arriving in the 92nd minute. It is Oscar Hiljemark to score with a right footed shot towards the high center. The assist is by forward Mauricio Pinilla.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Martusciello:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Costa, Bellusci, Pasqual; Krunić, Dioussé, Croce; El Kaddouri; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Mandorlini:
GENOA (3-5-2): Lamanna; Izzo, Burdisso, Muñoz; Lazović, Hiljemark, Cataldi, Rigoni, Laxalt; Pinilla, Simeone.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of EMPOLI: Lean Mchedlidze with 5 goals
Top scorer of GENOA: Giovanni Simeone with 10 goals
| Empoli | Goals | Goals | Genoa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mchedlidze, Levan | 5 | 10 | Simeone, Giovanni |
| Maccarone, Massimo | 3 | 3 | Ocampos, Lucas |
| Pucciarelli, Manuel | 2 | 3 | Pavoletti, Leonardo |
| Saponara, Riccardo | 2 | 2 | Ninkovic, Nikola |
| Bellusci, Giuseppe | 1 | 2 | Rigoni, Luca |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 3 lost
| 25/02/17 | SA | Juventus – Empoli | 2:0 | 26 |
| 18/02/17 | SA | Empoli – Lazio | 1:2 | 25 |
| 12/02/17 | SA | Inter – Empoli | 2:0 | 24 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 26/02/17 | SA | Genoa – Bologna | 1:1 | 26 | |||
| 19/02/17 | SA | Pescara – Genoa | 5:0 | 25 | |||
| 10/02/17 | SA | Napoli – Genoa | 2:0 | 24 |
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 27
Empoli 0 – 2 Genoa
Sunday 5 March 2017
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy
15:00
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: MARRAZZO – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: PAIRETTO
ADD2: RAPUANO
Goals: 89′ Olivier Ntcham (G), 92′ Oscar Hiljemark (G)
Official lineups – formations:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Costa, Bellusci, Pasqual; Krunić, Dioussé, Croce; El Kaddouri; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
Subs: Pelagotti, Veseli, Dimarco, Ćosić, Barba, Mauri, Zajc, Tello, Büchel, Mchedlidze, Thiam, Marilungo.
Coach: Martusciello.
GENOA (3-5-2): Lamanna; Izzo, Burdisso, Muñoz; Lazović, Hiljemark, Cataldi, Rigoni, Laxalt; Pinilla, Simeone.
Subs: Rubinho, Brivio, Biraschi, Gentiletti, Edenílson, Cofie, Ntcham, Taarabt, Beghetto, Morosini, Palladino, Pandev.
Coach: Mandorlini.