Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Juventus will look to recover from a heart-breaking loss to Napoli when they face Empoli in the Serie A round 23. Juve aim to climb to the Champions League berth and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in Sunday’s matinee. Dusan Vlahovic has lost his place in the starting XI, with January signing Randal Kolo Muani leading the line for the hosts, while all Milik, Cabal, and Bremer remain in the recovery room. Midfielder Andrea Cambiaso is a major doubt.
The Azzurri, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form and given their seven-game winless run in the Serie A, home win should definitely be considered. Both Alberto Grassi and Giuseppe Pezzella are banned for the match, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on Thiago Motta’s troops. In the first half of the season, the two sides played out a goalless draw at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Highlighted Player (Weston McKennie):
After starting his youth career at FC Dallas, Weston McKennie moved to Germany in the summer of 2016, signing a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The American footballer made his Bundesliga debut on May 20, 2017, coming as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match.
The talented midfielder scored his first goal in the German elite division on August 6, 2018 in a 2-0 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf. Speaking of his international career, the Schalke footballer made his debut with United States of America on November 14, 2017 in a friendly against Portugal, finding the net on his debut.
Weston McKennie has two caps for the USA U20 team as well. His main position is central midfield, but he used as both defensive and attacking midfielder as well. The USA international was born in Fort Lewis, Washington on August 28, 1998. His preferred foot is right.
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.