Curiosity: Colombo, Gyasi and Sambia have already punished the Devil

One of the curiosities of the challenge Milan-Empoli it concerns i draws, given that both are among the five teams to have obtained the most, 9 for the Azzurri and 8 for the Rossoneri. Then there is a fact linked to the set pieces that links Empoli to Milan: both the last goal scored and conceded from a direct free kick came against the Devils: Bajrami in October 2022 in the first case and Florenzi in December 2021 in the second.

On a tactical level, however, a fact to keep an eye on about the team now coached by Conceicao is the fact that it is the Serie A team that has made the greatest number of vertical attacks (56). Considering the top five European leagues, only the English clubs Chelsea (65) and Bournemouth (58) have more.

On an individual level, however, at Empoli there are three players to have already scored against Milan: in addition to the former Colombo with the Monza shirt, Gyasi (January 2022) with Spezia and Sambia, his only one, have managed to do so gol in Serie A, in May with Salernitana. On the other hand, keep an eye on Pulisic and Abraham: the former has been involved in a goal in all three games played against Empoli (one goal and 2 assists), while the latter has his sacrificial victim in the Azzurri (4 goals so far).