According to this season's new regulations, if they are tied, these two will face off against Cremonese and Sampdoria in a play-off for the last relegation berth. Darko Lazovic, Kevin Lasagna, Josh Doig, Thomas Henry, Pawel Dawidowicz, and Ondrej Duda were all suffering from injuries. With Filippo Bandinelli and Fabiano Parisi banned, Razvan Marin and Koni De Winter hurt, Tommaso Baldanzi out for the Under-20 World Cup, and Empoli already protected from relegation.
Due to illness symptoms, Francesco Caputo was also disqualified. Following a Sebastiano Luperto blunder, Cyril Ngonge blew a wonderful opportunity by scuffing the finish wide. He next tested Guglielmo Vicario at the near post. Lorenzo Montip used his knees to stop Liberato Cacace when Empoli threatened, and Cabal was lucky that VAR did not examine his elbow on Tyronne Ebuehi in the box, despite the fact that it appeared he had his sights solely on the ball.