Serie B
Empoli FC – Palermo match report
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Empoli FC let a lead slip and lost 4-2 to Palermo at Carlo Castellani. Antonio Palumbo was our player of the match, rated 9.9 by the ScoreMondo model for Palermo. The match was played on Saturday, 10 October 2026 at Carlo Castellani in Empoli.
Key moments
It was Empoli FC 0-0 Palermo at half-time.
Empoli FC took the lead on 50 minutes thanks to Edoardo Saporiti from the penalty spot. Palermo drew level at 1-1 on 57 minutes thanks to Joel Pohjanpalo, set up by Mattia Bani. Palermo completed the turnaround at 2-1 on 65 minutes thanks to Antonio Palumbo, set up by Dennis Johnsen. Palermo extended their lead to 3-1 on 69 minutes thanks to Dennis Johnsen, set up by Antonio Palumbo. Empoli FC pulled one back to make it 2-3 on 79 minutes thanks to Bogdan Popov from the penalty spot.
Palermo extended their lead to 4-2 in the 88th minute through Tommaso Cassandro, set up by Alessandro Gabrielloni.
What the numbers say
Empoli FC's yellow cards went to Jacopo Seghetti in the 57th minute. Booked for Palermo: Filippo Ranocchia (75').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Dennis Johnsen (Palermo, 8.7), Tommaso Cassandro (Palermo, 8.5) and Mattia Bani (Palermo, 8.0). From the Empoli FC bench came Karim Zedadka on 46 minutes, Lapo Deli on 46 minutes, Duccio Degli Innocenti on 71 minutes and Stiven Shpendi on 71 minutes, among 5 changes. Palermo made 5 changes: Luca Mazzitelli for Jacopo Segre (79'), Hernani for Antonio Palumbo (79'), Alessandro Gabrielloni for Joel Pohjanpalo (79') and Nahuel Estévez for Filippo Ranocchia (80').
The context
Empoli FC came into the match with 2 wins and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches. FC Modena beat Empoli FC 2-1 last time out. Before kick-off, Palermo's last 5 matches had brought 4 wins and 1 draw. Last time out, Palermo beat Padova 2-1 at home. The record between them over the last 2 matches reads 0-0-2 from Empoli FC's point of view. The last meeting, in 2026 in Serie B, went 3-2 to Palermo. Livio Marinelli was the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards per match across 51 matches in our records.
What the result means
Palermo are now unbeaten in 7 matches.
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