In a weekend match in week 37, on Sat May 14th, Empoli will host Salernitana at Stadio Carlo Castellani in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 14th placed Empoli is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Inter. Andrea Pinamonti scored the first goal for Empoli in the 5th minute, then Asllani added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Riccardo Fiamozzi Finally they completed the comback in the 64th minute on a goal by Lautaro Martínez to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 17th placed Salernitana, recorded a 1-1 draw against Cagliari. Simone Verdi scored the first goal for Salernitana in the 68th minute on a penalty shot, then in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Daniele Baselli sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Giorgio Altare earning them at least the one point. Salernitana is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Empoli and Salernitana last played eachother at the Stadio Arechi on Oct 23rd. Empoli took the match by a score of 4 to 2. Andrea Pinamonti struck first for Empoli in the 2nd minute, then Patrick Cutrone added another in the 11th minute.
Salernitana’s most prolific scorer has been Simone Verdi. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Empoli is glad to have Andrea Pinamonti in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.