Empoli is set to face FC Südtirol in the second half of the Serie B season, after concluding the first half with a home win against Spezia. The team of Guido Pagliuca will be engaged in a away match, on the field of the well-known Empoli, on Saturday 17 January. The kick-off on the field of the Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena is scheduled at 15.00. After a prolonged drought of victories, last Saturday FC Südtirol has relived the taste of success, conquering the three points on the home field, at the Druso Stadium, by beating in the comeback 2-1 Spezia, surpassed in the standings. The match with the Ligure formation has been broken in favor of the guests at 31 ', when Vlahovic has brought the team of Mister Donadoni in the lead, but a few minutes later Pecorino has put the match back in parity; then, in the start of the second half, Kofler has scored the decisive 2-1. With 19 points in 19 games, the white-reds occupy the 14th place in the standings. Simone Davi has served the suspension for the accumulation of yellow cards and is available, as well as Domen Crnigoj, who has joined the team on Tuesday. Instead, Jacopo Martini and Andrea Masiello are unavailable, both dealing with their respective injuries. Empoli, one of the most renowned clubs for the ability to form and launch young talents, has pointed to a new coach, Guido Pagliuca, who has had a positive cycle with Juve Stabia. The 49-year-old coach, who last year had brought the Campania team to the semifinals of the Serie B playoffs, was sacked after seven games of the championship, just after the 2-1 win away against FC Südtirol. The Tuscan club has recalled Alessio Dionisi, who in the 2020-2021 season had led the team to promotion in Serie A. With the new coach, who has so far preferred the 3-4-2-1 and 3-5-2 formations, Empoli has conquered 18 points in 12 games, with five wins and three draws, against four defeats. The Tuscans are unbeaten in three games and in the last game they won 1-0 on the difficult field of Cesena; before that, they had drawn 1-1 against the top-ranked Frosinone and won 1-0 away at Mantova. With 27 points, Empoli occupies the eighth place in the standings. Regarding the roster, in the last few days Mister Dionisi has had to give up the defender Indragoli, the midfielder Saporiti and the forwards Pellegri and Konaté. Two of the last three goals in the championship of Empoli have been scored by Marco Nasti. The 22-year-old attacker, grown up in the youth sector of Milan, has scored the winning goal 1-0 against Mantova and has signed the 1-1 against Frosinone. His first goal of the season arrived just in the away game.