Empoli 1-0 Cremonese in the Serie B, round 1 at Carlo Castellani, Empoli (16,284 capacity).

Empoli won 1, drew 3 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–D–W–D), scoring 9 and conceding 9.

Cremonese won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–D–W), scoring 8 and conceding 1.

The two sides have met 10 times: Empoli 4 wins, Cremonese 2, 4 draws.

Marco Curto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Marco Nasti (Cremonese).

Attempt missed. Alessandro Vogliacco (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte with a cross.

Foul by Lapo Deli (Empoli).

Yuri Rocchetti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Marco Curto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese).

Foul by Karim Zedadka (Empoli).

Alessandro Vogliacco (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt missed. Marco Nasti (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.

Foul by Luca Belardinelli (Empoli).

Simone Lottici Tessadri (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Corner, Cremonese. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.

Attempt blocked. Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Substitution, Cremonese. Yuri Rocchetti replaces Sebastiano Luperto.

Foul by Karim Zedadka (Empoli).

Tommaso Berti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Empoli. Lapo Deli is caught offside.

Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Alessandro Vogliacco.

Bohdan Popov (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese).

Attempt blocked. Marco Nasti (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte with a cross.

Substitution, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli replaces Edoardo Saporiti.

Substitution, Empoli. Luca Belardinelli replaces Edoardo Biondini.

Substitution, Empoli. Lapo Deli replaces Gerard Yepes.