The Empoli Post
Squad26 Oct 2026
Lorenzo Ignacchiti falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Empoli
Joseph Ceesay was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Rareş Ilie
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Kevin Pašalić out for 27 days
The medical room confirms 27 days on the sidelines for Kevin Pašalić, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad26 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Salvatore Elia
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Salvatore Elia, and the manager let it.
Match24 Oct 2026
Empoli and Mantova cancel each other out
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Mantova came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
In brief
- Player ratings Nothing got past Salvatore Elia
- Player ratings Antonio Candela spends the afternoon fouling