Empoli-Spezia 2-2: Verde deceives the Ligurians, Vignato mocks them in the 94th minute

Empoli grabbed Spezia on 2-2 in injury time, coming from behind two goals and after playing for a good half hour in numerical inferiority. On the other hand, a brace from Verde was not enough for Gotti’s team After a first long phase of study in which there were also numerous errors in the hallways, the match took place in the 19th minute when, from a corner by Verde, Parisi was just a few steps away from the goal line he commits the naivety of touching the ball with his arm in an attempt to avoid the host net. Giua, after consulting with the Var, awards the penalty to the guests and expels the player from Tuscany. However, Verde’s first attempt from the penalty spot was rejected by Vicario, who was also very good on the subsequent rebuttal, but the referee had it repeated due to early entry into the area by some Empoli defenders, and on the second attempt the playmaker made no mistake.

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Green confirms his magical day seven minutes later, with a surgical left from 25 meters that strikes Vicario again. Zanetti reacted to the double disadvantage and the man down with Cacace entering the field for Baldanzi and in a 4-3-2 formation. Dragowski’s only real danger comes from a corner kick kicked by Marin, who finds the La Spezia goalkeeper not very reactive, but Reca is ready to free the area.

The match returned to balance in terms of numbers at the start of the second half when Esposito made up for a second yellow card in the 48th minute for a foul on Akpa Akpro: a decision much contested by the Ligurians. Empoli at that point poured into the host half and after a half-miracle from Dragowski on a header from Caputo and a sensational failed chance from Amian to close the game, 20′ from the end Cambiaghi reopened the game with a shot under measure after action to Caputo’s left.

The Tuscans believe in it more and more, Spezia ends up under siege but the conclusions of the various Piccoli, Caputo and again Cambiaghi do not worry Dragowski, who is also saved a couple of times by the defensive recoveries of the ex Nikolaou and Wisniewski. We need a shot from substitute Vignato, in the third minute of added time, to set the final score at 2-2 and make ‘Castellani’ explode with joy.

Empoli-Spezia 2-2 (0-2).
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Vicar; Ebuehi (15′ st Stojanovic), Ismajli, Luperto, Cacace; Akpa Akpro (15′ st Piccoli), Marin, Bandinelli (40′ st Vignato); Baldanzi (26′ pt Cacace); Cambiaghi, Caputo (40′ st Satriano). All.::
Zanetti.
Spice (3-5-2): Dragowski; Amian, Wisniewski; Nikolaou; Gyasi (19′ st Holm), Bourabia, Esposito, Agudelo (33′ st Cipot), Reca; Green (7′ st Ekdal), Shomurodov. All.: Gotti.
Referee: Giua of Olbia
Networks: 25′ pt Green (penalty), 32′ pt Green; 26′ st Cambiaghi, 49′ Vignato
Corners: 7-3 for Empoli.
Recovery: 4′ and 5′.
Expelled: Parisi for handball in the area, Esposito for a second yellow card.
Ammonite yourself: Esposito for foul play; Ekdal, Green, Vicar, Nikolaou for non-regulatory behavior.
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