Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Empoli play host to Lecce at their Stadio Carlo Castellani on day 20 of the new Serie A campaign. The Azzurri failed to win the previous four league matches, but they showed signs of improvement in a 1-1 draw with Venezia at the weekend. Empoli’s injury list remains pretty long, including the likes of Pellegri and Haas. All Solbakken, Fazzini, Pezzella, Brancolini, Ebuehi, Zurkowski, and Sazonov are rated doubtful for the match.
The Giallorossi, on the other hand, aim to put an end to their three-game winless run, but given their difficulties in front of goal, we do not believe that Empoli will have a better chance than this to get back on course. The likes of Banda, Gaspar, and Rafia are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team, while Albania midfielder Medon Berisha faces race against the clock to be fit for Saturday’s encounter.
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.