Match highlights
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Hellas Verona vs Empoli highlights
How the goals came
16' Sebastiano Esposito opens the scoring for Empoli → 19' Sebastiano Esposito extends Empoli's lead (the winner) → 32' Liberato Cacace extends Empoli's lead → 35' Casper Tengstedt pulls one back for Hellas Verona → 42' Lorenzo Colombo extends Empoli's lead. Full time: 1-4, Empoli win.
The match, goal by goal
0 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
16' Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) 0-1
Empoli struck first at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, with Sebastiano Esposito breaking the deadlock in the 16th minute to make it 0-1. The visitors never relinquished the lead from that point on, and the opener went on to stand as the winning goal in a 1-4 victory over Hellas Verona.
19' Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) 0-2
Only three minutes after his opener, Esposito struck again in the 19th minute, his second goal of the match, to double Empoli's advantage at 0-2. The quick follow-up gave the away side firm control early in the first half.
32' Liberato Cacace (Empoli) 0-3
In the 32nd minute it was Liberato Cacace's turn, adding a third for Empoli to make it 0-3. Just past the half-hour mark, the visitors already held a three-goal cushion over Hellas Verona.
35' Casper Tengstedt (Hellas Verona) 1-3
Hellas Verona responded three minutes after falling 0-3 behind, as Casper Tengstedt pulled one back in the 35th minute to make it 1-3. It would be the home side's only goal of the afternoon, a first-half reply that briefly narrowed the gap.
42' Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) 1-4
Seven minutes after Verona's reply, Lorenzo Colombo restored Empoli's three-goal margin in the 42nd minute to make it 1-4. It proved to be the final goal of the match, meaning all five goals came before half-time and the scoreline was settled in the first 45 minutes.
