Salernitana Threatened With Caste Down, Empoli Out Of The Relegation Zone

Pemain Empoli merayakan gol di pertandingan Serie A Italia melawan Salernitana. (X/@EmpoliFC)

JAKARTA - Empoli managed to get out of the relegation zone after defeating the basic occupants of the Salernitana 3-1 standings in the Serie A match at Arechi Stadium, Saturday, February 2024 in the morning WIB.

A big fight from two bottom teams. Salernitana, who acts as the host, hopes to win all three seasons and at the same time open up opportunities to improve positions.

But that hope didn't come out. Empoli, who is also in the red zone, still has the same need. As a result, both teams had to tackle each other.

Empoli, who managed to show the best performance to beat Filippo Inzaghi's team. The victory brought Empoli out of the relegation zone.

With 21 points, Empoli immediately shot up to 15th. A three-point lead with Verona who replaced them and Cagliari.

Meanwhile, Salernitana remains at the bottom of the standings. By winning only twice and having 13 points, they are getting closer to Serie B next season.

The match itself went tight because both teams did not want to give in. Empoli managed to take the lead first after defender Alessandro Zanoli scored an own goal in the 23rd minute.

Starting from Empoli's attack and striker Niccolo Cambiaghi fired a cross that hit Zanoli's head.

Zanoli's'southout' ball slid into the top corner of the net without being saved by goalkeeper Guillermo gila. No more goals were scored so the score remained 1-0 for Empoli until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Salernitana tried to get up. Their attack began to trouble the visitors' defense.

Their efforts finally succeeded after Shon Weissman, who made his debut to score in the 69th minute. His header from Antonio Candreva's cross changed the score to 1-1.

Empoli then returned to play attacking. This time, they managed to take the lead again after MBaye Niang scored from the penalty spot in 88 minutes. Penalti was awarded after Jacopo Fazzini was brought down by Marco Pellegrino in the forbidden box.

The referee pointed to the spot and Niang completed the execution. Furthermore, Niang also provided an assist to Matteo Cancellieri which was later converted into a goal in injury time. The score changed to 3-1 for Empoli and lasted until the end of the match.