Fiorentina's fading Champions League qualification hopes suffered another blow as Empoli won the Tuscan derby for the first time since 1997. Manuel Pucciarelli and Piotr Zielinski were on target in a 2-0 win at the Stadio Carlo Castellani as Empoli ended a run of 12 Serie A games without a win. Fiorentina twice had the ball in the net through Josep Ilicic and Nikola Kalinic, but they were deni...Full Story »

Manuel Pucciarelli scored a late leveller to earn Empoli a point in a 1-1 draw with Udinese. The visitors broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute when Duvan Zapata got on the end of Ryder Matos' cross to fire past Empoli shot-stopper Lukasz Skorupski from the middle of the box. Empoli had a good opportunity to pull themselves level when they were awarded a penalty in the 65th minute after Ali Ad...Full Story »

Eder's equaliser earned Sampdoria a 1-1 draw in an evenly matched Serie A encounter against Empoli at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Thursday evening. Manuel Pucciarelli had put the visitors ahead on the hour mark, receiving the ball with his back to goal and turning to fire a left-footed shot past Emiliano Viviano. But the lead lasted only eight minutes before Eder got on the end of Fernando's cros...Full Story »

Manuel Pucciarelli salvaged a point for Serie A strugglers Empoli in a 1-1 draw at Chievo. Former Middlesbrough striker Massimo Maccarone teed up the 23-year-old to draw the visitors back on level terms after 59 minutes after Riccardo Meggiorini handed Chievo the lead. A summer free transfer recruit from Torino, Meggiorini's debut goal for Chievo after 50 minutes, converting from Alberto Palos...Full Story »