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53% Ball Possession EMPOLI and 47% Ball Possession UDINESE
Empoli 1 – 0 Udinese 
82′ Levan Mchedlidze
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 11th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Empoli, 17th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of –15
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Udinese | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25:27 | -2 | 25 |
| 17 | Empoli | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11:26 | -15 | 18 |
Empoli dreaming with salvation. It’s a good victory for Empoli on their quest to remain in Serie A next season. Empoli defeating Udinese at the Carlo Castellani Stadium.
Empoli opening the score in the 82nd minute. It is Levan Mchedlidze to defeat Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with a headed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by Frederic Veseli with a cross. This is the 4th goal of the season by Mchedlidze.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Giovanni Martusciello:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Bellusci, Costa, Pasqual; Krunić, Büchel, Croce; Pucciarelli; Maccarone, Mchedlidze.
Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Luigi Delneri:
UDINESE (4-3-3): Karnezis; Faraoni, Danilo, Felipe, Samir; Fofana, Hallfreðsson, Jankto; De Paul, Zapata, Théréau.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of EMPOLI: Massimo Maccarone and Levan Mchedlidze with 4 goals each
Top scorer of UDINESE: Cyril Thereau with 8 goals
| Empoli | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maccarone, Massimo | 3 | 8 | Thereau, Cyril |
| Mchedlidze, Levan | 3 | 5 | Zapata, Duvan |
| Saponara, Riccardo | 2 | 4 | Fofana, Seko |
| Pucciarelli, Manuel | 1 | 3 | Perica, Stipe |
| Bellusci, Giuseppe | 1 | 2 | Danilo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 15/01/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Empoli | 0:0 | 20 | |||
| 07/01/17 | SA | Empoli – Palermo | 1:0 | 19 | |||
| 20/12/16 | SA | Atalanta – Empoli | 2:1 | 18 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: draw, 2 lost
| 15/01/17 | SA | Udinese – Roma | 0:1 | 20 | |||
| 08/01/17 | SA | Udinese – Inter | 1:2 | 19 | |||
| 22/12/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Udinese | 0:0 | 18 |
Click the video to watch Empoli 1 – 0 Udinese highlights, Sunday 22 January 2017
Photos of the match Empoli 1 – 0 Udinese courtesy by facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
Empoli coach Giovanni Martusciello shouting instructions to his players
Empoli forward Massimo Maccarone and Udinese defeder Samir
Udinese midfielder Svens Kums and defender Samir challenging Empoli midfielder Rade Krunic
Empoli forward Levan Mchedlidze after his goal against Udinese
Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 21
Empoli 1 – 0 Udinese
Sunday 22 January 2017
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy
15:00
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: VUOTO – ROSSI C.
Fourth Official: GAVA
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: DI MARTINO
Goals: 82′ Levan Mchedlidze (E)
Official lineups -formations:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Bellusci, Costa, Pasqual; Krunić, Büchel, Croce; Pucciarelli; Maccarone, Mchedlidze.
Subs: Pugliesi, Pelagotti, Dimarco, Veseli, Mauri, Pereira, Tello, Thiam, Marilungo.
Coach: Giovanni Martusciello.
UDINESE (4-3-3): Karnezis; Faraoni, Danilo, Felipe, Samir; Fofana, Hallfreðsson, Jankto; De Paul, Zapata, Théréau.
Subs: Scuffet, Perisan. Angella, Perica, Matos, Kums, Ali Adnan, Heurtaux, Lucas Evangelista, Ewandro, Balić.
Coach: Luigi Delneri.