Mantova 3-1 Empoli | Result & Match Report
Mantova
3 - 1 Empoli
Serie B · Matchday 2 · Full Time
Serie B · Matchday 2: Mantova beat Empoli 3-1. The match was played on Sunday, 30 August 2026 at Stadio Danilo Martelli (Mantova); refereed by A. Colombo.
⚽ Goals
Edoardo Saporiti 51' (Empoli) · Francesco Ruocco 58' (Mantova) · Vanja Vlahović 61' (Mantova) · Fahem Benaissa-Yahia 90' (Mantova)
Match Analysis
After a 0-0 first half, the game finished 3-1.
Mantova held 46% of possession against 54%, attempting 16 shots to Empoli's 6.
Shots on target read 9-2 and corners 3-6.
⏱️ Match Events
23'🟨Gerard Yepes
42'🟨Alessio Castellini
49'🟨Karim Zedadka
51'🟨Francesco Bardi
51'⚽Edoardo Saporiti (Matteo Egan)
55'🔄▲ Vanja Vlahović ▼ Ettore Gliozzi
55'🔄▲ Luca Belardinelli ▼ Karim Zedadka
56'🔄▲ Rachid Kouda ▼ Lorenzo Ignacchiti
56'🔄▲ Ismael Cajazzo ▼ Rareș Ilie
57'🟨Marco Curto
58'⚽Francesco Ruocco (Alessio Castellini)
61'⚽Vanja Vlahović (Stefano Cella)
72'🔄▲ Lapo Deli ▼ Gerard Yepes
72'🔄▲ Bogdan Popov ▼ Filippo Distefano
74'🟨Luca Belardinelli
78'🔄▲ Jean Pierre Longonda ▼ Francesco Ruocco
83'🔄▲ Eman Košpo ▼ Bodin Tomašević
86'🟨Lapo Deli
86'🔄▲ Andrea Orlandi ▼ Edoardo Saporiti
86'🔄▲ Roberto Berizzi ▼ Niccolò Corrado
90'⚽Fahem Benaissa-Yahia (Vanja Vlahović)
90+3'🟨Luca Magnino
👕 Line-ups
Mantova · 3-4-2-1 · ⌀ 6.95
Substitutes: Vanja Vlahović, Ismael Cajazzo, Rachid Kouda, Jean Pierre Longonda, Eman Košpo, Luca Gemello, Manuel Gasparini, Cristian Marai, Sambaly Keïta, Flavio Paoletti, David Wieser, Federico Chinetti
Coach: Francesco Modesto
Empoli · 3-4-2-1 · ⌀ 6.61
Substitutes: Luca Belardinelli, Lapo Deli, Bogdan Popov, Roberto Berizzi, Andrea Orlandi, Emiliano Filippis, Samuele Perisan, Simone Romagnoli, Gabriele Indragoli, Lorenzo Tosto, Edoardo Biondini, Mattia Huqi
Coach: Guido Pagliuca
📊 Match Stats
1.28Expected goals (xG)0.46
⭐ Player of the Match
Vanja Vlahović (Mantova) — named player of the match with a 8.2 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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