On Feb 4th, Roma hosts Empoli at Stadio Olimpico in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Roma is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Napoli. Victor Osimhen scored the first goal for Napoli in the 17th minute, but Stephan El Shaarawy got the equalizer for Roma in the 75th minute. Roma is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Empoli, recorded a 2-2 draw against Torino. Sebastiano Luperto struck first for Empoli in the 37th minute on a feed from Răzvan Marin, then Răzvan Marin added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Francesco Caputo. Empoli is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadio Carlo Castellani, Roma took the match by a score of 2 to 1 in front of a crowd of almost five thousand spectators. Paulo Dybala struck first for Roma in the 17th minute, then in the 43rd minute, Petar Stojanović sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Filippo Bandinelli.
Both Baldanzi and Răzvan Marin have been the hottest scorers for Empoli in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Roma’s most prolific scorer has been Paulo Dybala. The Argentinian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.