Empoli-Turin 2-2: the grenades come back two goals and come close to being hit

EMPOLI – A point each that perhaps does not satisfy anyone. It ends 2-2 at the “Castellani” fra Empoli and Turin, at the end of a match that the Tuscans believed they could bring home until 5′ from the end, before being recovered from 2-0 to 2-2, and which they also risked losing if a shot by Miranchuk didn’t finish on the stake to Vicar beaten. A challenge with no holds barred, beautiful and fun, in which Juric got the starting lineup wrong but got the changes right, unlike Zanetti, betrayed by the choices made during the match.

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Lupert unlocks the achievement

The match was practically always played by the grenade team, with the Croatian coach who, however, leaves Lukic, Sanabria and above all the man who one week decided the match against Fiorentina on the bench. Miranchuk. Torino not only controls Empoli’s two forwards Satriano and Caputo well in defense, but tries to look out for Vicario, first with Radonjic who ends high in the 6th minute, then with Buongiorno’s header which comes off not much . It took the Azzurri a while to get out of their torpor and the first conclusion from Milinkovic-Savic’s side only came in the 30th minute when Marin headed the grenade goalkeeper. It’s the prelude to the blue advantage that comes in the 37th minute when Lupert with a header from a corner taken by Marin, he anticipates the Turin defense and beats Milinkovic-Savic.

Marin draws the joker and doubles down

At the beginning of the second half Juric tries to change by inserting first Lukic and Sanabria for Linetty and Seck, and then Miranchuk and Singo for Bayeye and Radonjic. Just the guests come close to breaking even on the hour when Hedgehogs from outside in the area hits the post while a super Vicar is needed to say no to Miranchuk in the 65th minute, good at hitting diagonally but not lucky. Empoli closes in the second half and tries to restart, Zanetti brings in Haas and Cambiaghi and shortly after the doubling signed by Marine who from an assist man turns into a bomber with a very strong shot from 25 meters.

The comeback of Turin

It seems over but, having taken the second blow, Torino reopen it succeeding 9′ from the end with the former Ricci while Sanabria equalized in the 85th minute in the same stadium, and on the same day of the year – 28 January -, in which he scored his first goal in Serie A 4 years ago with the Genoa shirt. The last emotion is the post of Miranchuk with time running out, with Toro seeing a sensational victory fade after seeing the witches and Empoli breathing a sigh of relief but not without a hint of regret for the wasted double advantage.

Empoli-Turin 2-2 (1-0)
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Vicar; Ebuehi, De Winter, Luperto, Cacace (27′ st Stojanovic); Bandinelli (29′ st Fazzini), Marin, Akpa Akpro (19′ st Haas); Baldanzi (19′ St. Cambiaghi); Satriano (27′ st Bajrami), Caputo. (1 Perisan, 22 Ujkani, 4 Walukiewicz, 21 Fazzini, 36 Guarino, 7 Ekong, 39 Angori, 20 Degli Innocenti, 14 Pjaca). All. Zanetti
Turin (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Good morning, Schuurs, Rodriguez; Bayeye (10′ st Singo), Ricci, Linetty (1′ st Lukic), Vojvoda (29′ st Aina); Radonjic (10′ st Miranchuk), Vlasic; Seck (1st Sanabria). (73 Fiorenza, 89 Gemello, 7 Karamoh, 14 Ilkhan, 21 Adopo, 66 Gineitis, 94 N’guessan.). All. Juric.
Referee: Marcenaro of Genoa.
Networks: in pt 37′ Luperto; in the st 24′ Marin, 37′ Ricci, 40′ Sanabria.
Corners: 5 to 5.
Recovery: 0′ and 4′.
Ammonite yourself: Akpa Akpro, Bajrami for foul play.
Spectators: 8,029 (6,513 season ticket holders), proceeds of 60,019 euros (37,212 euro season ticket holders).