In the match of the 37th round of Serie A, Verona will host Empoli at home.
"Verona"Marco Zaffaroni's team has recently played against serious opponents, as a result, Verona has already lost two matches in a row.
On May 20, Verona lost to Atalanta in Bergamo with a score of 1:3. At the same time, the match for the Mastiffs started very well, already in the 11th minute, Verona opened the score in the match, Darko Lazovich sent the ball into the opponent's goal from Filippo Terraciano's pass. However, it did not work out to play on the score against a much more serious opponent, as a result, Atalanta was able to win back in the 22nd minute. The teams went to the break with an equal score. However, already in the 53rd minute, Verona found itself in the role of catching up. And in the 62nd minute, the Mastiffs got the third ball in their own goal and after that, Marco Zaffaroni's team could not return to the game.
After this misfire, Verona had 30 points left in the asset, and thus Marco Zaffaroni's team remained on the 18th line in the standings.
EmpoliBut Paolo Zanetti's team is in very good shape and made a big sensation in the last round.
Empoli hosted Juventus Turin on May 22 at home and won a crushing victory with a score of 4:1. There was a pretty hard match between the teams, but Empoli turned out to be much better due to the high-quality implementation of the moments. Empoli opened the scoring in the match in the 18th minute, the Blues earned a penalty, which was confidently implemented by Francesco Caputo. And already in the 21st minute, the Zanetti team scored the second goal, Sebastiano Luperto scored an accurate shot on target of the opponent's goal. Then Empoli was already rebuilt to a competent game on the score, which allowed the home team to leave for a break with a comfortable advantage. And in the 48th minute, Empoli scored the third goal, with the transfer of Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro, the ball was sent to the opponent's goal by Francesco Caputo, who scored a double. Then the Blues did not force events on the field, but at the very end of the match Juventus still tried to get away from the defeat, the Turin club scored its goal in the 85th minute. However, Empoli was still able to win a crushing victory. The "point" in the match at 90 + 3 minutes was put by Roberto Piccoli, assisted by Nicolas Haas.
After this meeting, Empoli scored 42 points and thus Paolo Zanetti's team secured the 14th place in the standings.
Empoli and Verona last played against each other on August 31 as part of the fourth round of Serie A. Then in Empoli, the teams drew with a score of 1:1.
ForecastIn this match, Verona is considered a clear favorite among bookmakers.
Of course, the Mastiffs really need three points, but given the form of Paolo Zanetti's team, the Mastiffs will certainly have a lot of problems.
