Campinas, SP, 09, (AFI) – This Friday (09), the Salernitana hosted Empoli at the Stadio Arechi, in the opening of the 24th round of the Italian Championshipthe match started at 4:45 pm (Brasília time) and ended with the visiting team winning by a score of 3 to 1.
HOW WAS THE GAME
The first half started with a lot of balance, with the visiting team always taking advantage of the aerial ball when taking corner kicks, mainly. Salernitana tried to come out with quick counterattacks to surprise Empoli.
In the 23rd minute of the match, Empoli’s number 28 received the ball on the left edge of the attack and went at the Salernitana defender, and crossed into the area, the ball deflected off Alessandro Zanoli and covered the goalkeeper, scoring a goal against the visiting team. opened the scoring.
The game remained very balanced and Empoli always used the aerial ball as their main offensive weapon, but it was Salernitana who had the chance to score, Domagoj Bradaric carried the ball on the left edge of the attack and crossed into the area and the defense cleared it at the feet of Jérôme Boateng, who served Boulaye Dia inside the area, who dominated, pulled to his left leg and shot, the ball passed close to goalkeeper Elia Caprile’s post but did not enter.
The home team tried to tie the match and at the end of the first half they had another chance. Alessandro Zanoli, the scorer of the own goal, received the ball on the right and crossed into the area, the defense cleared it at the feet of Grigoris Kastanos, who finished first time into the corner of goalkeeper Elia Caprile, who made a spectacular save, and the match referee Maurizio Mariani whistled the end of the first half.
In the second half, the game returned with a lot of balance, with Empoli trying to keep more of the ball, and Salernitana coming out with quick counter attacks.
And it was the home team that had the first big chance to score. Antonio Candreva received the ball on the right wing of the attack and crossed into the area, the ball went through everyone until it reached Shon Weissman, who headed it alone to tie the match.
Salernitava continued to improve after the equalizing goal and grew in the match, so the visiting team’s coach, Davide Nicola, decided to change his players to try to change the game’s scenario.
The match remained balanced, but it became a game with a lot of foul play, and with a lot of shots, without any great danger for either side.
It was then that, at the end of the match, coach David Nicola’s star shone. Jacopo Fazzini, who came on in the second half, made a great play and was brought down inside the area, the match referee, Maurizio Marianni, awarded a penalty. M’Baye Niang, who had also entered recently, took the penalty and scored. Empoli were ahead on the scoreboard once again.
Salernitana threw everything into the attack in search of tying the match, and in stoppage time, the home team’s number 24, Marco Pellegrino, tried an individual play and lost the ball, and once again the players who entered the second stage resolved the match. Niang played the ball to Matteo Cancellieri who carried the ball into the penalty area, got rid of the marker and scored a great goal, making the match 3-1 for Empoli.
CLASSIFICATION OF SALERNITANA AND EMPOLI
With the result, Salernitana remained at the bottom of the Italian Championship, with just 13 points, and in the next round they will travel to face the competition leader, Inter Milan. Empoli, with the victory, moved up two positions, and now occupies 15th place with 21 points, and will host Fiorentina at home in the next round.