Serie B (Week 8) : Empoli beats Foggia 3-1
ITALY, Oct. 8, 2017 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 8: After losing 0-1 to Cittadella on September 30 and 3-2 to Avellino on September 30, the Azzurri bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Foggia this Sunday.
Caputo Francesco scored dual goals
Foggia made Empoli doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Caputo Francesco ('59, '66) and Donnarumma Alfredo ('73).
Empoli FC climbed to first place with 14 points from 8 games, tie on points with runner-up Frosinone Calcio, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie B table (as of October 8, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empoli | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Frosinone | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Palermo | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Perugia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Cittadella | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Venezia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Avellino | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Bari | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Virtus Entella | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Parma | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Carpi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Cremonese | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 | Pescara | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Brescia | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Spezia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 | Pro Vercelli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Ascoli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 19 | Novara | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Ternana | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Foggia | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 7 |
| 22 | Cesena | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2017-2018
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Overview
Empoli FC
- Position: 1 +4
- Best performance of the season:Empoli 3-0 Ascoli (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Avellino 3-2 Empoli (30 Sep.)
- Next game:Virtus Entella - Empoli (16 Oct.)
Foggia Calcio
- Position: 21 -2
- Best performance of the season:Carpi 1-3 Foggia (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Foggia 2-2 Novara (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Foggia - Perugia (13 Oct.)
Empoli
3:1
Foggia
3:1 (0:0)
- 8 October 2017
- 15:00
- Empoli
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empoli | 14 |
| 2 |  Frosinone | 14 |
| 3 |  Palermo | 14 |
| 4 |  Perugia | 13 |
| 5 |  Cittadella | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 7 October 2017 | ||||
| Salernitana | 0-0 | Ascoli | ||
 | Cesena | 1-0 | Spezia |  |
| Sunday 8 October 2017 | ||||
 | Pescara | 1-2 | Cittadella | |
| Venezia | 2-0 | Carpi |  | |
| Perugia | 1-5 | Pro Vercelli |  |
 | Bari | 2-1 | Avellino |  |
| Empoli | 3-1 | Foggia | |
| Cremonese | 3-3 | Ternana |  | |
| Palermo | 1-1 | Parma |  |
 | Virtus Entella | 3-0 | Brescia |  |
| Novara | 20:30 | Frosinone | | |