On the 20th of March, Empoli will play host to Hellas Verona in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Empoli, recorded a 0-1 loss against Milan. Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa struck first for Milan in the 19th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Empoli was frustrated by Milan’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Milan ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 9th placed Hellas Verona is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Napoli. Victor Osimhen scored the first goal for Napoli in the 14th minute, then Victor Osimhen added another in the 71st minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Hellas Verona should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Empoli and Hellas Verona last played eachother at the Stadio Marc’antonio Bentegodi on Dec 15th. Empoli was victorious by a score of 4 to 3. 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.
Giovanni Simeone has been the most prolific scorer on Hellas Verona in his last five matches with 3 goals. Andrea Pinamonti and Andrea La Mantia are the top scorers for Empoli in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.