In a weekend match in week 20, on Saturday Jan 28th, Torino will travel to Empoli to battle Empoli in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Empoli recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Inter. Baldanzi struck first for Empoli in the 66th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Inter was frustrated by Empoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Empoli ended the match with the shutout victory. Empoli should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while torino sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Fiorentina. Aleksey Miranchuk scored the first goal for Torino in the 33rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Fiorentina was frustrated by Torino’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Torino ended the match with the shutout victory. Torino is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Empoli and Torino last played eachother at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on the 9th of October. Torino and Empoli battled to a 1-1 draw. Mattia Destro struck first for Empoli in the 49th minute, then Saša Lukić tied it up for Torino in the 90th minute earning them at least the one point.
Aleksey Miranchuk has been the most effective weapon for Torino lately. The Russian midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches. Tommaso Baldanzi has been the most prolific scorer on Empoli in his last five matches with 3 goals.