Serie A | Empoli 1-0 Como – Pellegri earns first home win of the season

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Peter Young | Last updated Nov 4, 2024 2:50 PM ET

Pietro Pellegri’s first goal for Empoli was enough to secure a 1-0 victory at home against Cesc Fabregas’s Como in Serie A on Monday evening.

Both Roberto D’Aversa and Fabregas made wholesale changes after a full midweek round of Serie A fixtures, as Nico Paz, Patrick Cutrone and Emil Audero dropped out of the Como line-up and were replaced by Lucas Da Cunha, Andrea Belotti and Pepe Reina.

Empoli, meanwhile, welcomed Mattia De Sciglio to the starting XI after Saba Goglichidze’s red card during the 3-0 loss against Inter last time out.

Though Como dominated possession for large spells, ending the game with a 60% share of the ball, Empoli registered double their shots on target with a tally of four compared to two.

The hosts made the breakthrough just after the start of the second half, as Pellegri stuck a powerful, but well-placed effort past Pepe Reina just 90 second after the restart. His goal was also enough to earn him the player of the match award.

Pellegri’s strike was enough for Empoli to hold on for their first home win of the season in Serie A, while Como have now picked up just one point from their last five league outings.

Full-time: Empoli 1-0 Como

Pellegri 47’.

04-11-2024 17:30 MatchDay 11 Stadio Comunale Carlo Castellani

Empoli

Como 1 - 0

Player statistic

2nd half

Pietro Pellegri

47' Liberato Cacace

90+1' Empoli Como

Starting lineups

Devis Vásquez Goalkeeper 34

Ardian Ismajli Defender 3

Giuseppe Pezzella Defender 84'

Mattia De Sciglio Defender 21 Mattia Viti Defender 6

Liam Henderson Midfielder 84' 32 Nicolas Haas Midfielder 76' 93 Youssef Maleh Midfielder 11 Emmanuel Gyasi Attacker 17 Ola Solbakken Attacker 63' 9

Pietro Pellegri Attacker 76' 25

Pepe Reina Goalkeeper 13 Alberto Dossena Defender 18

Alberto Moreno Defender 5

Edoardo Goldaniga Defender 93

Federico Barba Defender 62' 2

Marc Oliver Kempf Defender 16 Alieu Fadera Midfielder 78' 26 Yannik Engelhardt Midfielder 11

Andrea Belotti Attacker 78' 7

Gabriel Strefezza Attacker 63' 33 Lucas Da Cunha Attacker

86'

Substitutes

Federico Brancolini Goalkeeper

Junior Sambia Defender 12 Jacopo Seghetti Goalkeeper 31 Lorenzo Tosto Defender 90 Ismael Konate Attacker 29 Lorenzo Colombo Attacker 63' 19 Emmanuel Ekong Attacker 76' Tino Anjorin Midfielder 76' 13 Liberato Cacace Defender 84' 35 Luca Marianucci Defender 84' 1

Emil Audero Goalkeeper 3 Marco Sala Defender 6 Alessio Iovine Midfielder 58 Giuseppe Mazzaglia Midfielder 14 Ali Jasim Attacker 15 Fellipe Jack Defender 51 Francesco Andrealli Midfielder 79 Nico Paz Midfielder 62' 10

Patrick Cutrone Attacker 63' 90

Simone Verdi Midfielder 78' 9

Alessandro Gabrielloni Attacker 78' 17

Alberto Cerri Attacker

86'

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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