Frosinone forced many saves and Empoli had their goal disallowed for offside, but neither club gains anything from the 0-0 stalemate. This was a huge match since Verona and both clubs were tied at 31 points, two points above the drop zone. Tyronne Ebuehi, Etrit Berisha, Alberto Cerri, and Sebastian Walukiewicz were all absent for the hosts. Mateus Lusuardi, Sergio Kalaj, Anthony Oyono, Stefano Turati, and Caleb Okoli were all out for the Canarini due to knee issues.
Elia Caprile fingertipped a Luca Mazzitelli blast over the crossbar in the first few minutes. On the 20th minute, Emmanuel Gyasi scored on the rebound of an Alberto Grassi effort that was parried, but he was offside. This gave Empoli the possession of the ball. Twice, Walid Cheddira put Caprile to the test from the boundary; once with a low drive and once with a more difficult save on his potent curler.