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60% Ball Possession EMPOLI and 40% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Empoli 1 – 1 Sampdoria
82′ Vincent Laurini 41′ Fabio Qugliarella
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 11th position with 34 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Sampdoria, 13th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
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11 | Empoli | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33:41 | -8 | 34 |
13 | Sampdoria | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 42:46 | -4 | 31 |
Match ending with a 1-1 draw giving only 1 point to each team. It’s a step back for Sampdoria as they were winning the game, but Empoli equalizing in the 82nd minute.
Sampdoria opening the score in the 41st minute. It’s forward Fabio Quagliarella to score defeating Empoli goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski with a right footed shot in the high center. The assist is by forward Antonio Cassano.
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Empoli equalizing the score in the 81st minute with defender Vincent Laurini defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by defender Mario Rui.
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- There are 9 precedents between Empoli vs Sampdoria at the Carlo Castellani Stadium. Stats showing Empoli with 3 wins, 4 draws, and Sampdoria with 2 wins.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2):. Skorupski; Laurini, Costa, Ariaudo, Mario Rui; Zieliński, Paredes, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
SAMPDORIA (3-4-2-1): Viviano ; Cassani, Ranocchia, Mosainder; De Silvestri, Fernando, Soriano, Dodô; Álvarez, Cassano, Quagliarella.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of EMPOLI: Massimo Maccarone with 11 goals
Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Citadin Eder with 12 goals
EMPOLI | Goals | Goals | SAMPDORIA |
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Maccarone, Massimo | 11 | 12 | Eder |
Saponara, Riccardo | 5 | 8 | Soriano, Roberto |
Pucciarelli, Manuel | 4 | 6 | Muriel, Luis |
Zielinski, Piotr | 3 | 3 | Correa, Joaquin |
Tonelli, Lorenzo | 2 | 3 | Zukanovic, Ervin |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 3 lost
06/03/16 | SA | Genoa – Empoli | 1:0 | Round 28 | |||
27/02/16 | SA | Empoli – Roma | 1:3 | Round 27 | |||
21/02/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Empoli | 3:2 | Round 26 |
Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 2 wins, 1 lost
05/03/16 | SA | Verona – Sampdoria | 0:3 | Round 28 | |||
28/02/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Frosinone | 2:0 | Round 27 | |||
20/02/16 | SA | Inter – Sampdoria | 3:1 | Round 26 |
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 29
Empoli 1 – 1 Sampdoria
Saturday 12 March 2016
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy
18:00
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: CARBONE
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: LA PENNA
Goals: 41′ Fabio Quagliarella (S), 81′ Vincent Laurini (E)
Official lineups – formations:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2):. Skorupski; Laurini, Costa, Ariaudo, Mario Rui; Zieliński, Paredes, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
Subs: Pugliesi, Pelagotti, Camporese, Zambelli, Bittante, Dioussé, Buchel, Piu, Maiello, Krunić, Mchedlidze, Livaja.
Coach: Marco Giampaolo.
SAMPDORIA (3-4-2-1): Viviano ; Cassani, Ranocchia, Mosainder; De Silvestri, Fernando, Soriano, Dodô; Álvarez, Cassano, Quagliarella.
Subs: Brignoli, Puggioni, Diakité, Pereira, Silvestre, Barreto, Christodoulopoulos, Correa, Ivan, Krstičić, Muriel, Rodríguez.
Coach: Vincenzo Montella.
Match Stats
Empoli | Match Stats | Sampdoria |
1 | Goals | 1 |
15(5) | Shots (on goal) | 13(5) |
16 | Fouls | 16 |
7 | Corner kicks | 2 |
4 | Offsides | 4 |
60% | Ball Possession | 40% |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Saves | 4 |