SALERNITANA starting XI (3-4-2-1): Ochoa, Pierozzi (subbed for Weissman), Boateng (subbed for Pirola), Pellegrino, Zanoli (subbed for Sambia), Maggiore (subbed for Coulibaly), Basic, Bradaric, Candreva, Kastanos (subbed for Tchaouna), Dia
Bench: Costil, Allocca, Martegani, Simy, Gomis, Ikwuemesi, Vignato, Legowski
Goals: Weissman 69’
EMPOLI starting XI (3-4-2-1): Caprile, Bereszynski, Ismajli, Luperto, Gyasi, Grassi, Maleh (subbed for Fazzini), Cacace, Zurkowski (subbed for Kovalenko), Cambiaghi (subbed for Cancellieri), Cerri (subbed for Niang)
Bench: Perisan, Berisha, Goglichidze, Pezzella, Shpendi, Destro, Bastoni
Goals: Zanoli 23’ (OG), Niang 88’ (Pen), Cancellieri 90+4’
The away win by the club that started the day second to last against the only team below them extended Empoli’s unbeaten run to four games since Nicola took over on January 15.
Empoli rose four places to 15th. They are now eight points clear of Salernitana.
The visitors were fortunate to take the lead midway through the first half.
Nicolò Cambiaghi’s cross from the left took a deflection off the head of defender Alessandro Zanoli and looped over his stranded goalkeeper.
Shon Weissman equalised after 69 minutes for Salernitana with a glancing header from Antonio Candreva’s cross from the right.
M’Baye Niang secured the win from the penalty spot three minutes from the final whistle and Matteo Cancellieri completed the scoring with a fine breakaway finish in injury time.
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