The Empoli injury crisis just keeps getting worse, as today Christian Kouame, Youssef Maleh and Szymon Zurkowski all had knee surgery. It is therefore safe to say the season is already over for these three players, who join Pietro Pellegri and Saba Sazonov on the long-term absentee list.
Empoli have completed two transfers today, as they signed Lorenzo Colombo on loan with option to buy from Milan and brought back Szymon Zurkowski from Spezia.
Davide Nicola discusses the ‘Empoli DNA’ they need to escape relegation and an ‘extraordinary’ hat-trick hero Szymon Zurkowski after beating Monza on his debut.
New Empoli coach Davide Nicola made an ideal debut with Szymon Zurkowski scoring his first ever hat-trick to flatten Monza 3-0. The Tuscans sacked Aurelio Andreazzoli after just three draws in the last eight rounds, culminating in a 2-1 defeat to Verona that left them one point off the bottom.