Date and Time: 3rd April 2022 @4:00 PM IST
Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Fiorentina vs Empoli Where to Watch?
India: Voot
Fiorentina vs Empoli Team News:
Fiorentina:
Fiorentina’s lone injury issue is that of midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura, who is expected to be out for the next several weeks due to a damaged right knee. Italiano may want to make a few changes to his starting team, with right-back Alvaro Odriozola and centre-back Lucas Martinez Quarta both battling for a place in the starting lineup after starting on the bench against Inter last week.
Several other players, including Riccardo Sottil, Jose Callejon, Jonathan Ikone, and Arthur Cabral, came on as substitutes in the previous game and will all be hoping to start on Sunday. However, the former two are the most likely to start in attack, alongside Krzysztof Piatek, which would see Nico Gonzalez and Riccardo Saponara drop out of the starting XI.
Empoli:
In terms of Empoli, Fabiano Parisi was sent off for the fifth time this season last time out and will now serve a one-match ban, with Liberato Cacace the most probable contender to take his position at left-back. While either Sebastiano Luperto or Mattia Viti might replace Simone Romagnoli at centre defence, Scottish midfielder Liam Henderson will be trying to push his way back into the starting lineup ahead of either Kristjan Asllani or Nedim Bajrami.
Pinamonti, the league’s leading scorer with nine goals so far this season, is anticipated to return to the starting lineup as the centre striker ahead of Patrick Cutrone.
Fiorentina vs Empoli Probable Playing XI:
Fiorentina possible starting lineup:
Terracciano; Alvaro Odriozola, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Biraghi; Castrovilli, Lucas Torreira, Duncan; Callejon, Krzysztof Piatek, Riccardo Sottil
Empoli possible starting lineup:
Vicario; Stojanovic, Romagnoli, Luperto, Cacace; Zurkowski, Asllani, Bandinelli; Bajrami, Francesco; Pinamonti
Fiorentina vs Empoli Betting Predictions:
Match Betting: Fiorentina win (1.57)
Draw (4.33)
Empoli win (5.50)
The One-Liner Explainer:
Even though Empoli have struggled to earn all three points in recent weeks, they have managed to make life tough for their opponents, claiming hard-fought draws or suffering defeats by a single goal. Fiorentina and Gli Azzurri are likely to play for a low-scoring draw this weekend, with the former edging out the former by the narrowest of margins.
