Match Events
- 22′Empoli, yellow card:Edoardo BiondiniFoul
- 44′Pisa, goal:1–0assist
- 45′Empoli, yellow card:Argument
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Empoli, substitution:offE. Biondini
- 59′Empoli, substitution:offS. Monaco
- 61′Empoli, goal:1–1
- 68′Empoli, substitution:off
- 69′Pisa, substitution:off
- 69′Pisa, substitution:off
- 69′Pisa, substitution:off
- 69′Empoli, substitution:off
- 70′Empoli, yellow card:Foul
- 75′Pisa, substitution:off
- 77′Empoli, substitution:off
- 90+2′Pisa, substitution:off
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Pisa edge Empoli on penalties in Coppa Italia thriller
Pisa won 4-3 on penalties after the tie finished level at 1-1 following 90 minutes at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani, in a Coppa Italia round of 64 meeting refereed by Andrea Zanotti. The scoreline was settled from the spot after neither side could find a winner in normal time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Tommaso Marras put the home side ahead in first-half stoppage time, turning home an assist from Mehdi Léris in the 44th minute to send Pisa in with a one-goal advantage at the break. Empoli responded early in the second half, Edoardo Saporiti levelling matters in the 61st minute to make it 1-1, a scoreline that held for the remainder of normal time.
Pisa dominated territorially, holding 59 per cent of possession and outshooting their visitors 13 to 8, with five efforts on target to Empoli's three. Empoli were the more ill-disciplined side, conceding fifteen fouls to Pisa's nine and collecting three yellow cards to their opponents' none, but neither team's pressure proved decisive before the shootout intervened.
Marras scored the goal that gave Pisa their first-half lead and finished the match with a rating of 9.5, the highest of any player on the pitch.
Pisa's control of the ball was evident throughout, with the home side enjoying 59 per cent possession to Empoli's 41.
Pisa and Empoli drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0). Pisa won the penalty shootout 4–3.
Pisa met Empoli in the Coppa Italia (Round of 64). Kick-off was Monday, 17 August 2026, 16:00 UTC at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani. Referee: Andrea Zanotti.
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Key moments
- 44' Goal: Tommaso Marras (assist: Mehdi Léris) — 1–0
- 61' Goal: Edoardo Saporiti — 1–1
Starting line-ups
Pisa (4-3-3)
Empoli (3-4-2-1)
- 12 Jacopo Seghetti
- 29 Lorenzo Tosto
- 25 Marco Curto
- 8 Luca Magnino (c)
- 15 Joseph Ceesay
- 21 Gerard Yepes
- 39 E. Biondini
- 35 M. Egan
- 20 Filippo Distefano
- 10 Edoardo Saporiti
- 17 S. Monaco
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Pisa 42%, the draw 28%, Empoli 30%. It finished Pisa 1–1 Empoli.
Level sides, home ground holds off Empoli's control of the ball — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Pisa's 42% is home ground and little else. The draw at 28% is up from the usual 26.5% between sides this level, as small adjustments add up.
Why Pisa in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1491 to 1446. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,477 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.8%).
Why only 42%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Empoli hold 7 more possession points (47 to 40 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.3% across 5,535 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why the draw at 28%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,809. The control factor adds 1.3 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Pisa sit -0.54 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Last 4 between them: Pisa 0 wins, 1 draw, Empoli 3 wins. Most recently Pisa 1–1 Empoli, 5 years ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5574 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Pisa vs Empoli final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Coppa Italia fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Pisa and Empoli team pages or the Coppa Italia page.