Genoa , as they fought again from an early Empoli free kick to
This was a household affair, as brothers Valentin and Franco Carboni confronted off down the flank within the beginning XI. Patrick Vieira’s Grifone had simply two factors from 4 Serie A rounds, beating Vicenza 3-0 within the opening spherical. Empoli weren’t doing significantly better, scraping one level from the final three in Serie B, and needing penalties to get rid of Reggiana within the cup.
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It was the guests who broke the impasse early on, as a ferocious free kick from Edoardo Saporiti went around the defensive wall and stunned Nicola Leali on the close to publish, so the positioning was clearly an issue. Curiously, Saporiti is from Genoa.
ITALY – SEPTEMBER 25: Edoardo Saporiti of Empoli (2nd from left) celebrates together with his team-mate Franco Carboni after scoring a objective in the course of the Coppa Italia match between Genoa CFC and Empoli at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on September 25, 2025 in Italy. (Picture by Simone Arveda/Getty Pictures)
It didn’t final lengthy, as moments later Morten Frendrup sprung the offside lure on a sensible Lorenzo Colombo cross and drilled in low on the close to backside nook.
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This was a really open match, Brando Moruzzi testing the Genoa goalkeeper, and an Albert Gronbaek free kick skimming the upright.
ITALY – SEPTEMBER 25: Morten Frendrup of Genoa celebrates after scoring a objective in the course of the Coppa Italia match between Genoa CFC and Empoli at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on September 25, 2025 in Italy. (Picture by Simone Arveda/Getty Pictures)
The hosts turned it round after the restart when substitute Lorenzo Venturino flicked on the Nicolae Stanciu cross on a nook, permitting Alessandro Marcandalli to get the ultimate contact from three yards.
The Grifone locked down the consequence with Jeff Ekhator, prepared to satisfy the Morten Thorsby knockdown from shut vary after an preliminary save on Stanciu.
Genoa 3-1 Empoli
Saporiti 12 (E), Frendrup 15 (G), Marcandalli 56 (G), Ekhator 83 (G)
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