Buoyed by a come-from-behind win over Monza, Empoli will look to avoid relegation to Serie B when they take on Verona on the last day of the season. The Azzurri are level on points with 17th-place Lecce in the standings and with the Giallorossi facing Lazio on the road in the decider, the hosts should be happy with one point from Sunday’s clash. Forward Lorenzo Colombo is widely expected to return to the starting XI after scoring as a substitute against the Biancorossi, while there are no fresh injury concerns in the home team.
The Mastini, on the other hand, are on an eight-game winless run in the Italian top flight, but they are on the right track to secure the survival. As Verona should be satisfied with one point from the decider as well, we are tempted to place our bets on draw. The good news for the visiting side is that both Ondrej Duda and Tomas Suslov are back from suspension.
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.