Empoli - Udinese - 0:1. Italian Championship, 26th round. Match review, statistics

On March 11, one of the matches of the 26th round of Italian Championship was held. Empoli (Italy) and Udinese (Italy) met.

Italian Championship, Week 26

Empoli (Italy) - Udinese (Italy) - 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Rodrigo Bekao (54)

Warnings: J. Bijol (19), Sebastiano Luperto (28), Rodrigo Bekao (45+3), Beto (67), Lovric (73), Jacopo Fazzini (74)

Overview of the match Empoli - Udinese:

The Serie A match between Empoli and Udinese was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. Despite the efforts of both teams in the first half, the score remained 0-0 at halftime. Tensions mounted in the second half when Udinese player G. Bijol was yellow-carded in the 19th minute.

Eight minutes later, Empoli's S. Luperto got a yellow card. The first substitution in the match occurred at Empoli: 49 minutes into the match, F. Bandinelli was replaced by G. Fazzini. Just five minutes later, Rodrigo Bekao of Udinese scored the first and only goal of the match, causing a standing ovation. Udinese's Beto received a yellow card in the 67th minute and was soon followed by Empoli's G. Fazzini in the 74th minute. In the 72nd minute, both teams made substitutions: F. Parisi and R. Marin were replaced by L. Kakache and M. Piazza of Empoli. In the 73rd minute Udinese player S. Lovric was given a yellow card. The game remained tight, with both teams fighting for the win. On 77th, 80th and 86th minutes Udinese made three more substitutions: C. Ehizibue, S. Lovric and I. Success were replaced by F. Ebosele, T. Arslan and F. Tovina respectively. R. Pereira was also replaced by L. Samardzic in the 86th minute. In the 90th minute, Empoli made two last substitutions: T. Baldanzi and P. Stojanovic were replaced by A. Grassi and J. Nabian. However, it was too late and Udinese emerged victorious from a tense match with a final score of 0-1.

In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Atalanta - Empoli, Udinese - Milan.

Espoli vs Udinese: