After the official draw of the calendar of A leaguethe usual dilemma returns for the teams fighting for salvation: is it better to face the big teams straight away or start with direct clashes?Empoli will make his debut at the Castellani against Monza and then have three very complicated matches on paper against Roma at the Olimpico, Bologna at the Dall’Ara and Juventus in Tuscany. The derby with Fiorentina will be played on the sixth and thirty-fourth matchday, while the last three will be against Parma, Monza and Verona respectively. D’Aversa will meet the dukes again therefore on the ninth and thirty-sixth matchday. There is also a lot of curiosity for the return to Lecce of the coach, who was fired by the Salento team last year following a headbutt to Henry: the Azzurri will play on the twelfth matchday at the Via del Mare and on the twentieth at home. Below is the complete Empoli schedule:
1st day: Empoli-Monza
2nd day: Roma-Empoli
3rd day: Bologna-Empoli
4th day: Empoli-Juventus
5th day: Cagliari-Empoli
6th day: Empoli-Fiorentina
7th day: Lazio-Empoli
8th day: Empoli-Napoli
Matchday 9: Parma-Empoli
Matchday 10: Empoli-Inter
11th day: Empoli-Como
12th day: Lecce-Empoli
13th matchday: Empoli-Udinese
14th matchday: Milan-Empoli
15th matchday: Verona-Empoli
16th matchday: Empoli-Torino
17th matchday: Atalanta-Empoli
18th matchday: Empoli-Genoa
19th matchday: Venezia-Empoli
20th matchday: Empoli-Lecce
Matchday 21: Inter-Empoli
22nd matchday: Empoli-Bologna
Matchday 23: Juventus-Empoli
24th matchday: Empoli-Milan
Matchday 25: Udinese-Empoli
26th matchday: Empoli-Atalanta
Matchday 27: Genoa-Empoli
28th matchday: Empoli-Roma
29th matchday: Torino-Empoli
30th matchday: Como-Empoli
31st matchday: Empoli-Cagliari
32nd matchday: Napoli-Empoli
33rd matchday: Empoli-Venice
Matchday 34: Fiorentina-Empoli
35th matchday: Empoli-Lazio
36th matchday: Empoli-Parma
37th matchday: Monza-Empoli
38th matchday: Empoli-Verona