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49% Ball Possession TORINO and 51% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Torino 0 – 1 Empoli 
. 56′ Massimo Maccarone
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 8th position with 27 points and a goal difference of “0”
Torino, 14th position with 22 points and a goal difference of “0”
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Empoli | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23:23 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Turin | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22:22 | 0 | 22 |
There are 6 precedents between Torino vs Empoli at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium. Stats showing Torino with 3 wins, 1 draw, and Empoli with 2 wins. Out of the 7 goals, Torino scoring 3 goals and Empoli scoring 4 goals. This is also the first time that both coaches challenge each other, Ventura vs Giampaolo, and the winner is Giampaolo.
It is Empoli forward Massimo Maccarone to open the score defeating Torino goalkeeper Daniele Padelli with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Giampiero Ventura:
Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimović, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Benassi, Gazzi, Baselli, Molinaro; Martínez, Belotti.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Costa, Barba, Mario Rui; Zieliński, Paredes, Büchel; Saponara; Livaja, Maccarone.
Photo: facebook.com/TorinoFootballClub
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for TORINO: Fabio Quagliarella with 5 goals
Top scorer for EMPOLI: Massimo Maccarone with 7 goals
| Torino | Goals | Goals | Empoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quagliarella, Fabio | 5 | 7 | Maccarone, Massimo |
| Baselli, Daniele | 4 | 5 | Saponara, Riccardo |
| Lopez, Maxi | 3 | 3 | Pucciarelli, Manuel |
| Bovo, Cesare | 2 | 2 | Buchel, Marcel |
| Benassi, Marco | 1 | 1 | Paredes, Leandro |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 3 lost
| 06/01/16 | SA | Napoli – Turin | 2:1 | Round 18 | |||
| 20/12/15 | SA | Turin – Udinese | 0:1 | Round 17 | |||
| 16/12/15 | CI | Juventus – Turin | 4:0 | 1/8 |
Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 06/01/16 | SA | Empoli – Inter | 0:1 | Round 18 | |||
| 19/12/15 | SA | Bologna – Empoli | 2:3 | Round 17 | |||
| 13/12/15 | SA | Empoli – Carpi | 3:0 | Round 16 |
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 19
Torino 0 – 1 Empoli
Sunday 10 January 2016
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Turin, Italy
15:00
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: SCHENONE – PERETTI
Fourth Official: CRISPO
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: PEZZUTO
Goals: 56′ Massimo Maccarone (E)
Official lineups – formations:
Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimović, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Benassi, Gazzi, Baselli, Molinaro; Martínez, Belotti.
Subs: Castellazzi, Ichazo, Bovo, Jansson, Silva, Zappacosta, Avelar, Vives, Prcić, Quagliarella, López.
Coach: Ventura.
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Costa, Barba, Mario Rui; Zieliński, Paredes, Büchel; Saponara; Livaja, Maccarone.
Subs: Pugliesi, Pelagotti; Zambelli, Bittante, Croce, Maiello, Dioussé, Pucciarelli, Piu, Ćosić, Camporese, Krunić.
Coach: Giampaolo.
Match Stats
| Torino | Match Sats | Empoli |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 19(6) | Shots (on goal) | 11(4) |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 6 | Offsides | 2 |
| 49% | Ball Possession | 51% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |