Empoli midfielder Mirko Valdifiori described securing their Serie A status as ‘our Scudetto’ after the win over Torino.
The Tuscan side emerged from Turin with a 1-0 victory, after Granata ‘keeper Daniele Padelli bizarrely passed the ball into his own goal, click here for a match report.
The result means that Empoli, with the lowest wage budget in Serie A, are mathematically guaranteed top-flight football next season.
Empoli midfielder Mirko Valdifiori described securing their Serie A status as ‘our Scudetto’ after the win over Torino.
The Tuscan side emerged from Turin with a 1-0 victory, after Granata ‘keeper Daniele Padelli bizarrely passed the ball into his own goal, click here for a match report.
The result means that Empoli, with the lowest wage budget in Serie A, are mathematically guaranteed top-flight football next season.
“Staying up is our Scudetto,” Valdifiori told Sky after the match.
“We all know how we started and how people saw us. We’ve worked with humility and achieved something great for the club and the fans.
“[Coach Maurizio] Sarri has given us an identity as a team, every player knows their job on the pitch, and the Coach allows us to play well.
“Now it’s important that we don’t feel content, we must finish as high as possible.
“Will I leave? I don’t know, I’m just thinking about celebrating safety, and ending the season well.”