Empoli have been held to a 1-1 draw at house in opposition to Udinese in on Monday night, as Keinan Davis cancelled out Pietro Pellegri’s third consecutive aim in league fixtures.
The groups have been separated by only one level and one place within the Serie A desk heading into Monday night’s recreation. Udinese, who had led the division at the beginning of the season, have been right down to ninth place heading into the sport, with Empoli in tenth.
Kosta Runjaic made to his beginning line-up, whereas Roberto D’Aversa made a couple of extra alterations to his XI.
It took 23 minutes of the primary half for Pellegri to seek out his third aim in as many Serie A matches. He obtained the ball from Liberato Cacace earlier than turning his defender and dispatching previous Maduka Okoye for 1-0.
Pellegri’s aim was certainly one of solely two Empoli pictures on the right track throughout the 90 minutes.
Udinese loved a whopping 70% of the possession, and registered 16 makes an attempt throughout the sport, however solely three of theirs ended up on the right track.
The guests capitalised on their dominance with 1 / 4 of an hour remaining. Davis thumped in a comparatively straightforward header from the six-yard-box from a Sandi Lovric nook to attract his facet degree.
Monday’s outcome has had little impact on the Serie A desk. Each Empoli and Udinese stay of their unique positions of ninth and tenth and are nonetheless separated by only one level.
Full-time in Serie A: Empoli 1-1 Udinese
Pellegri (E) 23’, Davis (U) 75’.
