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Palermo Stuns Empoli on Home Turf with Decisive Victory
Empoli, Italy – In a vibrant match held at the Stadio Carlo Castellani, Palermo defeated Empoli with a victory that left little room for doubt. The match, corresponding to the 15th matchday of Serie B, was marked by the effectiveness of Palermo’s attack and the tactical discipline shown on the field.
Palermo opened the scoring early, in the 7th minute, with a goal by J. Le Douaron, assisted by A. Palumbo. The pressure continued, and in the 18th minute, J. Pohjanpalo extended the lead thanks to an assist from P. Ceccaroni. The rough play was present with yellow cards for J. Segre (Palermo) in the 14th minute and B. Bereszynski (Palermo) in the 33rd minute.
In the second half, Empoli tried to react and managed to reduce the deficit in the 63rd minute through P. Pellegri. However, local hope faded when J. Pohjanpalo scored again in the 75th minute, sealing the victory for Palermo. Empoli received two more yellow cards, one for P. Pellegri in the 61st minute and another for B. Moruzzi in the 90th minute.
Despite having more ball possession (53% compared to Palermo’s 47%), Empoli failed to capitalize on their opportunities, taking 18 shots, of which only 6 were on target. Palermo, on the other hand, was more precise, with 14 shots and 3 on target that resulted in key goals. The refereeing of Federico Dionisi added intensity to the match, in a game that left Palermo celebrating an important victory away from home. The final score was Empoli 1, Palermo 3.
Substitutions empoli: at minute 46 M. Nasti came in and P. Pellegri went out., at minute 73 A. Ghion came in and D. Degli Innocenti went out., at minute 73 J. Ceesay came in and E. Saporiti went out., at minute 82 S. Shpendi came in and F. Carboni went out., at minute 82 S. Elia came in and F. Bianchi went out.
Substitutions palermo: at minute 46 B. Bereszynski came in and P. Peda went out., at minute 55 J. Le Douaron came in and A. Vasic went out., at minute 55 J. Segre came in and C. Gomes went out., at minute 70 A. Palumbo came in and A. Blin went out., at minute 88 T. Augello came in and D. Veroli went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Empoli
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Palermo
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