Serie A (Week 22) : Empoli beats Cesena 2-0
ITALY, Feb. 8, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 22: After their 1-1 draw against AS Roma on January 31, the Azzurri returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Cesena this Sunday.
Empoli dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Massimo Maccarone in the 30th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Azzurri further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Signorelli in the 57th minute.
Empoli FC climbed to 15th place with 23 points from 22 games, only one point behind Hellas Verona.
View : Full Serie A table (as of February 8, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 53 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Napoli | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Sampdoria | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Lazio | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 34 |
| 7 | Torino | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Palermo | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | AC Milan | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Genoa | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Udinese | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Inter Milan | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 26 |
| 14 | Hellas Verona | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | Empoli | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Atalanta | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 23 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 19 |
| 18 | Chievo | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 18 |
| 19 | Cesena | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 15 |
| 20 | Parma | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 46 | -26 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2014-2015
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Overview
Empoli FC
- Position: 15 +1
- Best performance of the season:Empoli 3-0 Palermo (5 Oct.)
- Previous game:AS Roma 1-1 Empoli (31 Jan.)
- Next game:AC Milan - Empoli (15 Feb.)
AC Cesena
- Position: 19
- Best performance of the season:Cesena 2-1 Lazio (1 Feb.)
- Previous game:Cesena 2-1 Lazio (1 Feb.)
- Next game:Cesena - Juventus (15 Feb.)
Empoli
2:0
Cesena
2:0 (1:0)
- 8 February 2015
- 15:00
- Empoli
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 53 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 46 |
| 3 |  Napoli | 42 |
| 4 |  Fiorentina | 35 |
| 5 |  Sampdoria | 35 |
Week 22 Results
| Saturday 7 February 2015 | ||||
 | Hellas Verona | 1-3 | Torino |  |
| Juventus | 3-1 | AC Milan |  |
| Sunday 8 February 2015 | ||||
| Fiorentina | 3-2 | Atalanta |  |
| Sampdoria | 1-1 | Sassuolo |  |
 | Cagliari | 1-2 | AS Roma | |
| Napoli | 3-1 | Udinese |  |
| Empoli | 2-0 | Cesena | |
 | Inter Milan | 20:45 | Palermo |  |
| Monday 9 February 2015 | ||||
 | Lazio | 20:45 | Genoa |  |
| Wednesday 11 February 2015 | ||||
 | Parma | 18:00 | Chievo |  |