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Empoli Defeats Fiorentina in Dramatic Penalty Shoot-Out

In the Tuscan derby  Empoli

In the Tuscan derby, Empoli sensationally reached the Italian Cup quarter-final by defeating Fiorentina in a penalty shoot-out.

This match was almost canceled following an incident with Edoardo Bove. However, as Bove felt better, he requested his Fiorentina teammates to play the match. Unfortunately, they couldn't cheer him up.

In this Tuscan derby, the determined Empoli team brought the game to a tense penalty shoot-out, emerging victorious! Empoli reached the Italian Cup quarter-finals for the first time since the 2006/07 season and will face the winner between Juventus and Cagliari.

Season 2024-25, Italian Cup. Fiorentina - Empoli 2:2 (0:1), penalties 3:4

Goals: Ekong, 4 (0:1); Kin Mo., 59 (1:1); Sottil, 70 (2:1); Esposito Se., 75 (2:2)

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo; Ranieri; Comuzzo; Gosens (Parisi, 75); Colpani (Ikone, 52); Martinez Quarta (Richardson, 52); Cataldi; Sottil (Kouame K., 83); Beltran L. (Gudmundsson A., 74); Kin Mo. Substitutes: Martinelli; de Gea; Biraghi C.; Pongracic; Moreno M-s; Kayode M.; Adli Bookings: Gosens 74

Empoli: Segetti; Tosto L.; Ismajli (Viti M., 64); Marianucci; Sambia (Gyasi E., 82); Henderson L.; Cacas (Pezzella, 64); Belardinelli (Maleh, 64); Solbakken (Colombo, 74); Ekong; Esposito Se. Substitutes: Perisan; Vasquez D.; Popov B.; Konate I. Bookings: Marianucci 36; Pezzella 82

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