On Dec 19th, Spezia hosts Empoli in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Spezia is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Roma. Chris Smalling scored the first goal for Roma in the 6th minute, then Ibañez added another in the 56th minute In the end, Spezia was frustrated by Roma’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Roma ended the match with the shutout victory. Spezia looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Empoli is fresh off their 4-3 win against Hellas Verona. Andrea La Mantia struck first for Empoli in the 15th minute, then Matteo Cancellieri got the equalizer for Hellas Verona in the 18th minute on a feed from Daniel Bessa , but Empoli kept scoring and walked away with the win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Empoli should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Both Andrea Pinamonti and Bajrami have been the hottest scorers for Empoli in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Spezia’s top weapon lately has been M’Bala Nzola, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.