Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Stadio Carlo Castellani will be the centre of attention when Empoli and Udinese lock horns on day 13 of the new Serie A campaign. The Azzurri were having their ups and downs before the international break, losing to Inter, beating Como, while sharing the spoils with Lecce. Empoli are eyeing their second home win of the process, but Monday’s clash will be anything but a walk in the park for the hosts.
All Zurkowski, Perisan, Ebuehi, and Sazonov remain in the recovery room, while both Grassi and Fazzini are major doubts. The Zebrette, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form and given their three-game losing run in the national championship, home win should be considered. The good news for the visitors is that veteran Alexis Sanchez has overcome his injury, while Thomas Kristensen is closing in on a return, but this match comes too early for the Denmark international.
Highlighted Team (Empoli):
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.