On 8 May, one of the matches of the 34th round of the Italian football championship took place. Empoli (Italy) and Salernitana (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, round 34
Empoli (Italy) - Salernitana (Italy) - 2-1 (1:0)
Goals: N. Cambiagi (38), Caputo (63) - Piontek (85)
Warnings: M. Lovato (28), Bronn (60), T. Baldanzi (70), Destro (90+6)
The football match between Empoli and Salernitana was an exciting encounter in the Serie A league, played at the Carlo Castellani Stadium. Both teams were keen to win and the stadium was packed with fans cheering their teams on. In the first half, Salernitana's M. Lovato got a yellow card in the 28th minute. However, Empoli managed to take the lead thanks to N. Cambiaga's goal in the 38th minute to set the score to 1-0. In the second half, Salernitan made three substitutions in the 46th minute with G. Maggiore replacing C. Piatek, J. Sambia replacing F. Daniliuc and L. Pirola replacing G. Castanos. Empoli also made a substitution in the 60th minute, replacing L. Henderson with J. Akpa Akpro.
In the 70th minute, Empoli player T. Baldanzi was given a yellow card and in the 67th minute Salernitan made another substitution, substituting L. Coulibaly for E. Bohinen. In the 78th minute, Empoli made two substitutions: T. Baldanzi was replaced by F. Bandinelli and N. Cambiagi was replaced by M. Piazza. In the 63rd minute, Empoli's F Caputo scored to make it 2-0. However, Salernitana fought back and K. Piatek scored in the 85th minute to make it 2-1. The final few minutes of the match saw three more substitutions: Empoli brought on T. Ebuehi in place of P. Stojanovic and F. Caputo replaced M. Destro. Salernitana also made a substitution in the 87th minute, with T. Villena replacing J. Nicoloussi Caviglia. The match ended in a deserved 2-1 win for Empoli over Salernitana. The match was intense and tense, with both teams showing great skill and determination. It was an entertaining game of football that kept the fans in suspense till the final whistle.
Sampdoria v Empoli and Salernina v Atalanta.
| Empoli | Salernitana | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 11 | Shots | 13 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 10 | Offences | 18 |
| 8 | Corner | 7 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 49% | Possession of the ball | 51% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 407 | Total assists | 420 |
| 324 | Accurate passes | 354 |
| 80% | Accuracy of transmissions | 84% |