Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Empoli
Match Time & Date:
21/08/2022
18:30
Prediction: 1-2
Fiorentina
All eyes will be on Stadio Carlo Castellani when Empoli and Fiorentina face each other in Derby dell’ Arno on Sunday. The Azzurri suffered a 1-0 loss to Spezia in their opener, but it has to be noted that they failed to take their dominance in goal attempts and ball possession into the equalizing goal. Empoli are eager to grab something from their first home game of the season, but the bookies see them as underdogs in the local derby.
Defender Lorenzo Tonelli is sidelined with injury, but he should be the only absentee in the home team. The Viola, on the other hand, defeated Cremonese 3-2 on Luka Jovic’s debut in the Serie A. The Serbian forward is likely to play an important role in Vincenzo Italiano’s team this season, and given the number of high-profile players in the away side, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Stadio Artemio Franchi outfit. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Erick Pulgar):
Eric Pulgar is a Chilean international who started his senior career at Deportes Antofagasta. Pulgar is a 186-cm-tall midfielder, who is capable of playing as a centre back as well and he is well known for his speed. After making 38 league appearances for the club he joined fellow Chilean outfit Universidad Catolica in 2014.
The deal was confirmed on 28 June, 2014 and the Chilean defender joined los Cruzados for a fee of $ 500 000. In 2015 he decided to move to Europe and he signed a contract with Bologna for an undisclosed fee. The deal was sealed on 20 August. Erick Pulgar represented Chile at the 2016 Copa America, but he made no more than one appearance for La Roja at the tournament in USA.
He came on as a substitute to replace injured midfielder Pablo Hernandez in a 2-0 win over Colombia. It is well known that Chile won the 2016 Copa America, beating star-studded Argentina in the title game.
Highlighted Team (Fiorentina):
AC Fiorentina was founded on 29th of August in 1926 after a fusion between Libertas and CS Firenze. Currently Fiorentina is playing his home games in the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence which can accommodate 47282 supporters. The stadium was build in 1931 by Pier Luigi Nervi. De first prize ever won by Fiorentina was the CoppaItalia in the season of 1939/1940. The first Scudetto (name for the Serie A title) was in 1955/1956. One of the most important players in that season was the Brazilian Juninho. In 1996 he was rewarded as the best player in club history.
One year later Fiorentina lost the semi finals in the European Cup 1 against Real Madrid. During that period of time Fiorentina won the Europan Cup 2 against Glasgow Rangers and the Coppa Italia as well. In total Fiorentina won the league title twice.
Important football players that played for Fiorentina are: Batistuta, Baggio, Effenberg, Laudrup, Mijatovic and Rui Costa.
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