Empoli started the match with a lot of determination and created many chances. At 20' Orlandi tried the central shot, but Ferrante saved with a great intervention. Minute by minute, Empoli rises and after the cooling break goes close to the goal: a creative Orlandi serves Ciampelli, opens the right and scores, but it's all to be done for offside. The azzurri continue to grind out chances, at 37', on the developments of a free kick from distance, it's Poggi who tries to scare Vettore with a cross shot from distance, the ball goes out by a little. The Lazio, as said, when it has spaces tries to stretch and at 40' tries with an action on the right chain: a nice duet between Lulaj and Marelli, with the first who tries the other with the instep, but the defense of Tonelli pushes it away and takes refuge. The last moments see an Empoli siege, which tries in every way to hit, even with a conclusion of Isidori from afar in full recovery on which the goalkeeper must stretch, but Lazio protects until the interval in a scoreless draw with a defense almost impenetrable. It's an Empoli that starts again as it had finished: attacking at a thousand an hour. The first chance of the second half comes at 5': Lupoli rides the right flank, looks for Pucci in the center who, doubled, fails to control with the Lazio defense attentive to close and sweep. And it seems a film already seen that is 'projected' at 16': Pucci receives centrally, turns suddenly and picks up with a filter from Oscar Orlandi, who puts it in but, even this time, the offside flag is raised to signal an offside. It's taboo. The match inflames almost suddenly, 180 seconds pass and the team of Ledesma goes close to the goal: perfect the corner that comes out Dimaggio, in the area breaks Berni Canani, who with his head hits the crossbar, which saves Empoli (19'). Around the half hour, Tonelli opts for heavy changes and in the field now there are all the fresh champions of Europe with the Italian national team (Biondini, Landi and Perillo, all left on the bench). Although many substitutions break the beautiful rhythm of the second half of Empoli, which from the wood of Berni Canani drops slightly. But it's just a moment, tries to raise his Murolo – entered together with the 'champions' – at 34': def