Empoli vs Palermo 2-4

Palermo came from behind to beat Empoli 4-2 at the Carlo Castellani after turning a goalless first half into a four-goal away win. Empoli led after the break, but Palermo replied with three goals in 12 minutes and added a late fourth.

The first half finished 0-0, though Empoli made two changes on 45 minutes, with Filippo Bandinelli replaced by Lapo Deli and Simone Romagnoli by Karim Zedadka. After VAR confirmed a penalty in the 47th minute, Edoardo Saporiti converted it on 50 minutes to open the scoring. Palermo were level seven minutes later when Joel Pohjanpalo struck in the 57th minute from Mattia Bani's assist, and Empoli's Jacopo Seghetti was booked in the same minute. The interval score was Empoli 0-0 Palermo.

Palermo then took control with two quick goals. Antonio Palumbo put them ahead in the 65th minute from Dennis Johnsen's assist, before Johnsen made it 3-1 on 69 minutes from Palumbo's pass. Empoli made two more changes on 71 minutes and, after a VAR check involving Steven Shpendi in the 76th minute, Bogdan Popov pulled one back on 79 minutes to make it 3-2. Palermo responded with four changes on 80 minutes and sealed it in the 88th, when Tommaso Cassandro scored from Alessandro Gabrielloni's assist, with Gabrielloni having come on in the 80th minute. Empoli had 41% of the ball and 381 passes to Palermo's 555, while Palermo had 34 shots to 6, 12 on target to 2 and 4.84 expected goals to 1.39. Empoli finished with 8 saves, while Palermo had 5 corners to 1 and 12 fouls to 10.

Each side collected one yellow card. Empoli's booking went to Jacopo Seghetti on 57 minutes, while Palermo's was shown to Filippo Ranocchia on 75 minutes. There were no red cards.