Empoli lost by a razor-thin margin away from home on the first weekend of the new Serie A season, but they will be hoping to get their first points at home against Fiorentina.
Newly promoted from Serie B, Cremonese gave the visitors La Viola a tough test, but they ultimately managed to win all three points thanks to new striker Luka Jovic, who scored his first goal for the team.
Empoli would have expected more from their season-opening matchup with Spezia, a team they frequently draw with. Nzola would score just one goal this time, in the 36th minute, but it would be enough for Spezia to earn their first points of the season.
When Fiorentina played newly promoted Cremonese last weekend, we had the home field advantage and were heavy favourites to win. After 16 minutes, veteran midfielder Bonaventura gave Fireontina the lead with a goal, but the visitors answered three minutes later with a goal. But when Jovic scored for Fiorentina in the 34th minute, the home team would lead by a goal at halftime. Cremonese managed to score the game’s second equaliser in the 68th minute, and it appeared that they had certainly earned a share of the spoils until Mandragora scored the game-winning goal for the hosts in stoppage time.
Possible Lineup For Empoli: Vicario, Stojanović, Luperto, Ismajli, Parisi, Henderson, Marin, Bandinelli, Bajrami, Destro, Lammers
Possible Lineup for Fiorentina: Gollini, Biraghi, Martínez, Milenković, Bonaventura, Benassi, Amrabat, Maleh, Jović, Kouamé, Ikone
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