Match report

Sampdoria Defeats Empoli 1-0 in Serie B Clash

Sampdoria
Sampdoria
1–0
FT
Empoli
Empoli
Apr 6, 2026

Sampdoria held off Empoli's determined efforts to clinch a hard-fought 1-0 victory in Serie B. N. Pierini scored the decisive goal in the 58th minute, which proved enough for Sampdoria to secure all three points. Despite Empoli's numerous substitutions, including those of M. Nasti, E. Saporiti, and L. Magnino, they couldn't find the equalizer.

Key Facts

  • • Sampdoria 1-0 Empoli (Serie B)
  • • N. Pierini scored the winning goal at minute 58
  • • Empoli made several substitutions in the second half
  • • T. Begic and E. Soleri received yellow cards for Sampdoria
  • • B. Moruzzi and N. Haas received yellow cards for Empoli

Lineups

Sampdoria

Formation: 4-3-2-1

Starting XI

  • 50 Tommaso Martinelli (G)
  • 29 Alessandro Di Pardo (D)
  • 28 Oliver Abildgaard (D)
  • 2 Mattia Viti (D)
  • 21 Simone Giordano (D)
  • 33 Francesco Conti (M)
  • 94 Salvatore Esposito (M)
  • 77 Nicholas Pierini (M)
  • 11 Tjaš Begić (M)
  • 72 Antonín Barák (M)
  • 9 Massimo Coda (F)

Substitutes

  • 10 Luigi Cherubini
  • 7 Manuel Cicconi
  • 92 Edoardo Soleri
  • 13 Matteo Palma
  • 23 Fabio Depaoli
  • 1 Simone Ghidotti
  • 25 Alex Ferrari
  • 98 Gaëtan Coucke
  • 5 Alessandro Pio Riccio
  • 4 Jordan Ferri
  • 8 Matteo Ricci
  • 34 Tommaso Casalino

Empoli

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 21 Andrea Fulignati (G)
  • 26 Antonio Candela (D)
  • 20 Matteo Lovato (D)
  • 34 Gabriele Guarino (D)
  • 27 Brando Moruzzi (D)
  • 18 Andrea Ghion (M)
  • 14 Gerard Yepes (M)
  • 8 Luca Magnino (M)
  • 11 Stiven Shpendi (M)
  • 70 Edoardo Saporiti (M)
  • 19 Marco Nasti (F)

Substitutes

  • 77 Bogdan Popov
  • 15 Joseph Ceesay
  • 99 Flavio Bianchi
  • 32 Nicolas Haas
  • 17 Daniel Fila
  • 1 Samuele Perisan
  • 5 Nosa Edward Obaretin
  • 2 Marco Curto
  • 24 Tyronne Ebuehi
  • 10 Rareș Ilie
  • 25 Lorenzo Ignacchiti
  • 28 Gabriele Indragoli

Timeline

  1. Sampdoria
    58' Sampdoria Goal · Normal Goal
    N. Pierini
  2. Empoli
    60' Empoli subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Nasti · On: B. Popov
  3. Empoli
    60' Empoli subst · Substitution 2
    Off: E. Saporiti · On: J. Ceesay
  4. Sampdoria
    66' Sampdoria subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Barak · On: L. Cherubini
  5. Empoli
    74' Empoli subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Magnino · On: F. Bianchi
  6. Empoli
    74' Empoli subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Ghion · On: N. Haas
  7. Sampdoria
    76' Sampdoria Card · Yellow Card
    T. Begic
  8. Empoli
    80' Empoli Card · Yellow Card
    B. Moruzzi
  9. Sampdoria
    82' Sampdoria subst · Substitution 2
    Off: T. Begic · On: M. Cicconi
  10. Sampdoria
    83' Sampdoria subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Coda · On: E. Soleri
  11. Sampdoria
    83' Sampdoria subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Di Pardo · On: M. Palma
  12. Empoli
    86' Empoli subst · Substitution 5
    Off: A. Candela · On: D. Fila
  13. Empoli
    87' Empoli Card · Yellow Card
    N. Haas
  14. Sampdoria
    90'+3 Sampdoria subst · Substitution 5
    Off: N. Pierini · On: Fabio Depaoli
  15. Sampdoria
    90' Sampdoria Card · Yellow Card
    E. Soleri

Match Stats

Stat Sampdoria Empoli
Fouls 10 21
Pass Accuracy 84% 87%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 13 10
Corners 7 4
Total Passes 365 486
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 3 3
Shots on Target 3 0
xG 1.56 0.69
Shots off Target 7 7
Possession 44% 56%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 306 425
Shots Inside Box 8 8
Saves 0 2
Shots Outside Box 5 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ N. Pierini's goal in the 58th minute shifted the momentum in favor of Sampdoria, giving them a crucial lead
  • ▸ Empoli's substitutions in the 60th and 74th minutes were attempts to change the game, but they couldn't find the equalizer