Serie A: Empoli-Genoa opens the 12th day
After the last-minute victory with Sassuolo, the fourth away match, out of five games played, Empoli returns to the 'Castellani' for the direct clash against Genoa. Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli asks his team not to distort themselves, especially mentally: "Someone thought we were unpresentable at the beginning of the season. Well I say that we are the usual ones from the beginning, young and inexperienced. And that right now the hard part comes. We run the risk of losing what the real objectives are. Together with our public, as happened in Reggio Emilia, we must keep clear that we are the usual ones. I repeat, those at the beginning of the championship ". On the match in particular, with Genoa under pressure and a coach at risk, the blue coach says: "Genoa never gives up. They always finished the matches trying to recover.We know they have some difficulties, but they are very well equipped. They manage to change their skin within the same race ".
Ballardini: 'Difficulties make you grow'
- "Against Venezia we deserved to win, but the awareness that the team is forming prevails. A solidity, an awareness that gives us confidence for the next matches".
Davide Ballardini on the eve of the trip to Empoli, perhaps decisive for his future, is optimistic and after the shock given with his statements in the Genoa-Venice locker room ("the Genoa shirt weighs, not everyone is ready to wear it yet" , he had said) had a few days to prepare the advance in addition to having lost a player like Destro.
Probable formations
Empoli (4-3-1-2): 13 Vicar; 20 Fiamozzi, 6 S. Romagnoli, 42 Viti, 3 Marchizza; 32 Haas, 28 Ricci, 25 Bandinelli; 8 Henderson; 9 Cutrone, 99 Pinamonti. (1 Ujkani, 26 Tonelli, 34 Ismajli, 33 Luperto, 65 Parisi, 23 Asllani, 5 Stulac, 27 Zurkovski, 11 Di Francesco, 19 La Mantia, 10 Bajrami, 7 Mancuso). Coach: Andreazzoli. Disqualified: Stojanovic. Be wary: none. Unavailable: Ekong. Genoa (4-3-1-2): 57 Sirigu; 50 Cambiaso, 5 Masiello, 15 Vasquez, 4 Criscito; 11 Behrami, 47 Badelj, 65 Rovella; 99 Galdames; 19 Pandev, 9 Caicedo. (1 Semper, 22 Marchetti, 2 Sabelli, 14 Biraschi, 90 Portanova, 18 Ghiglione, 91 Kallon, 10 Melegoni, 94 Touré, 27 Sturaro, 20 Ekuban, 44 Buksa, 24 Bianchi). Coach: Ballardini. Disqualified: none. Warning: Biraschi. Unavailable: Bani, Destro, Fares, Hernani, Maksimovic, Vanheusden. Referee: L.Pairetto di Nichelino.Snai odds: 2.10; 3.65; 3.35.
