FC Südtirol wants to annoy Empoli today

After the victory in the first round of the cup against Serie D club Matera (goals from Ekuban and Vassallo), FC Südtirol wants more. “It is obvious that Empoli is the clear favorite for the match. But we want to do everything we can to upset Empoli and qualify. The third round match would give us another official game after Ferragosto week. It would be a good test with regard to the start of the championship,” said Luca Piazzi, sports director of the South Tyroleans, on Friday.

Against the team from Tuscany, coach Lorenzo D'Anna can rely on almost all of the players in the white and red squad. Only Alessandro Campo is still injured. Last year's top scorer is suffering from a muscle strain in his chest area and is not expected to resume training until the beginning of next week. Simone Corazza and Marco Martin, on the other hand, have fully started training. The two were unavailable for the Matera match but could feature against Empoli.

Iacoponi meets his former club

There could be some small changes compared to last week's starting eleven. The choice of playing system in this evening game will also result in a 4-2-3-1.

A special game awaits right-back Simone Iacoponi. The 26-year-old played for Empoli in his youth, made his debut in Serie A in the 2006/07 season and made six appearances in Serie B for his former club in 2008/09. He scored the goal for Empoli this season , which led to victory against Genova in the Italian Cup.

The opponent

Empoli is in good shape for the coming season. The promotion from the second to the highest league should work with almost the same team after the lost playoff final less than two months ago against Livorno. Saponara's departure to Milan hurts, but the two strikers Francesco Tavano and Massimo Maccarone will continue to provide the necessary goals next season.

avano has already played for teams such as Roma, Valencia and Livorno and scored 40 goals in the last two seasons. Sturmtank Maccarone, at 33, a year younger than Tavano, scored 17 goals last season and has already played for Parma, Siena, Palermo and Sampdoria in Serie A. In England he is best known for his stay at Middlesbrough. Other players with class and experience include the goalkeeper Bassi, the defenders Tonelli and Rugani, and the midfielders Moro, Valdifiori and Croce. The coach Sarri has been confirmed. He usually has his team line up in a 4-3-1-2 system. Behind the scenes, Simone Verdi is set to replace Riccardo Saponara. He was signed by Torino.

The winner of the match will face Chievo Verona, the team coached by former FCS coach and last year's Palermo coach Sannino, on Saturday, August 17th.

Empoli - FC Südtirol, the possible lineups:

Empoli (4-3-1-2): Bassi; Laurini, Tonelli, Rugani, Hisaj; Moro, Valdifiori, Croce; Verdi; Tavano, maccarone. On the substitutes' bench: Pelagotti, Camillucci, Konate, Gigliotti, Pucciarelli, Signorelli, Mchedlidze. Trainer: Maurizio Sarri

FC South Tyrol (4-2-3-1): Micai; Iacoponi, Cappelletti, Bassoli, Martin; Furlan, Vassallo; Turchetta, Ekuban, Branca; Dell'Agnello (Corazza). On the bench: Tonozzi, Kiem, Tagliani, Innocenti, Molinelli, Fink, Corazza (Dell'Agnello). Train is: Lorenzo D'Anna

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