Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Empoli will look to put an end to their four-game winless run when they take on Inter on Matchday 10. The Azzurri suffered a dip in form, with the team failing to win the last four league matches and they face yet another uphill task on Wednesday evening. All Zurkowski, Belardinelli, Perisan, Ebuehi, and Sazonov are major doubts, while talented forward Sebastiano Esposito remains on the sidelines with injury.
Simone Inzaghi’s men, on the other hand, played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Juventus at the weekend and, no doubt, they aim to return to winning ways as soon as possible. Considering that Inzaghi can count on key players for the midweek clash, away win should definitely be considered. Hakan Calhanoglu faces race against the clock to be fit for the Empoli game, while there are no fresh injury worries in the away team. Midfielder Davide Frattesi should be recalled to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Yann Sommer):
After making 133 league appearances for Basel between 2007 and 2014, Yann Sommer joined Borussia Monchengladbach on March, 2014. The Swiss goalkeeper signed a five-year deal with the Bundesliga outfit and he was signed to replace Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who joined Barcelona.
Sommer made 34 appearances for Borussia M’gladbach in the 2014/2015 season and it has to be noted that he managed to keep 15 clean sheets. As a result, die Fohlen finished the season in third place in the standings. The Swiss shoot-stopper, though, was not as successful in the 2015/2016 season, keeping just 5 clean sheets, while conceding 50 goals in the process.
Sommer made his Switzerland debut on 30 May, 2012 in a 1-0 loss to Romania and he represented the Rossocrociati at both 2014 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2016. The shoot-stopper made 8 appearances for Switzerland on the road to Euro 2016 and he conceded eight goals in the process. Sommer played four games for the Rossocrociati at the tournament in France, conceding two goals, while keeping two clean sheets.
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.