Comparatively speaking, the hosts' campaign started out stronger than that of their local opponents. Tyronne Ebuehi, Youssef Maleh, Szymon Zurkowski, Luca Belardinelli, Saba Sazanov, Samuele Perisan, and Luca Belardinelli were among the many injured players on the list. The Viola eventually defeated Lazio to record their first victory of the season, although due to Rolando Mandragora and Marin Pongracic's injuries, they had to switch to a 4-2-3-1 lineup, with Albert Gudmundsson making his first start.
In the third minute, Ardian Ismajli had a chance to score, but he missed the short corner from six yards. When Edoardo Bove missed an open goal, the referee had already whistled for a foul committed after a poor Empoli attempt to play out from the back, sparing him the embarrassment.