Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Following a very important 2-0 win over Cremonese, Juventus will be aiming to retain second place in the standings when they take on Empoli in the Serie B round 36. The Bianconeri are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. After suffering yet another injury, Paul Pogba has joined Leonardo Bonucci and Mattia De Sciglio in the recovery room, while both Juan Cuadrado and Danilo are banned for the match.
The Azzurri, on the other hand, did well to secure the Serie A survival, meaning that they head into Monday’s encounter with the lack of motivation. Taking everything into account, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up all three points from the match. Defender Koni De Winter remains on the sidelines with a knee injury, speaking of the home team.
Highlighted Player (Angel di Maria):
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Angel Di Maria is a professional footballer who played for Argentine side Rosario Central at the start of his senior career. The left-footed winger is very quick on the ball and he often makes life difficult for opposition defenders. After playing for Benfica between 2007 and 2010, the Argentine superstar signed for Real Madrid on 28 June, 2010 for a fee of €25 million + €11 million in bonuses.
Despite impressing with los Blancos in the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign, the club chiefs decided to sell him to Manchester United on 26 August, 2014. Di Maria was playing below expectations at Old Trafford and he scored three goals in 27 league games for the Red Devils.
In 2015 he moved to Paris Saint-Germain and he scored 10 goals in 29 league appearances for les Parisiens in the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 campaign. In 2014 he won the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid and that is considered the biggest success of his career. Angel Di Maria was born in Rosario on 14 February, 1988.
Highlighted Team (Empoli):
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Empoli FC (Empoli Football Club 1920 SpA) is an Italian football club founded in 1920 and is currently active in the Italian Serie A.
The club is playing in the Serie A since 2014/2015 and hosts its home games in the Stadio Carlo Castellani which holds a capacity of 19 847 seats. The home colors of Empoli FC are blue and white. The Empoli Ultra’s are called Rangers 1976 and are feared in Italy.
Empoli FC didn’t win any major prizes in the clubs history. The clubs biggest achievement in the history was in 2004/2005 where the club finished first in the Serie B (the second highest football division). Because of a matchfixing scandal the title was given away to Genoa CFC. Empoli FC played in the UEFA Cup once in season 2007/2008 but got knocked out in the first round by FC Zurich.
The are several famous players that played for Empoli FC like Birindelli, Bresciano, Di Natale and Luca Toni.