EMPOLI. Empoli beat Udinese 3-1 in comeback and moved to the left side of the standings, hooking Verona in tenth place with 23 points. The Tuscan team is confirmed as one of the revelations of the championship and after closing the first fraction at a disadvantage due to Deulofeu’s goal in the 22nd minute, it reacts well in the second half thanks to goals from Stojanovic in the 5 ‘, Bajrami in the 14’ and Pinamonti in the 33 ‘ . The Friulians confirm the negative moment by postponing again the appointment with the victory that has been missing for a month now. The classification languishes and sees the bianconeri fourteenth at an altitude of 16. It is Empoli who make the game, trying to take advantage of the many absences in defense of Udinese: Gotti has to resort to De Maio, never used so far, in the 4-way line with Perez , Samir and Udogie. The Tuscans start strong and frighten Silvestri, first saved by the decisive closure of Makengo and then good at rejecting the insidious conclusions of Zurkowski and Cutrone.
The Friulians mainly rely on restarts; Soppy on the one hand and Deulofeu on the other are very insidious customers for the winger in the blue jersey, who let themselves be surprised at 22 ‘. Long ball for Success, very good at making a buoy and at widening for the Spaniard on the left; the former Milan asks and gets the one-two and burns Vicario with a precise shot from inside the area. The reaction of the hosts is sterile and well controlled by the Juventus rearguard. Indeed, Arslan and Udogie are close to doubling.
After only 5 minutes in the second half, the draw arrives: Ricci works a good ball on the trocar and opens to the right for Stojanovic, who controls, focuses and beats Silvestri with his left foot. Only nine minutes pass and Empoli completes the comeback. Parisi challenges De Maio and jumps him at speed, crosses towards Pinamonti countered by Nuytinck, the ball reaches Bajrami who only has to rest it at the bottom of the bag. Shortly after the number 10 of the Tuscans comes close to the personal brace: Haas assist and right at the far post, deflected for a corner by Silvestri. At 33 ‘Andreazzoli’s team drops the trio. Zurkowski starts the action by serving Bajrami who raises his head and rewards the cut of Pinamonti, who scored with a very angled first shot that sent the credits on the match.