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Good evening and welcome to the Football Italia liveblog for Wednesday night’s coverage of the Coppa Italia Round of 16 fixture between Fiorentina and Empoli.

La Viola are immediately back in action after a troubling few days. Midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the pitch in the Serie A match against Inter on Sunday, and was immediately rushed to hospital. the 22-year-old remains in intensive care but is awake and alert.

Bove spoke to his Fiorentina teammates on Monday and gave his blessing for tonight’s game against Empoli to go ahead as scheduled.

The winner of tonight’s Coppa Italia tie will progress to the quarter-finals, where they will meet the winner of the match between Juventus and Caglairi, scheduled to take place on December 17.

2024-12-04 18:24:23

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Fiorentina 3-3 Empoli

Cataldi scores – Into the upper left. Empoli win if they score their next one.

2024-12-04 22:07:28

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Fiorentina 2-3 Empoli

Marianucci scores – Converted with confidence into the bottom right. Advantage Empoli. Fiorentina must score their next one to survive.

2024-12-04 22:06:48

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Fiorentina 2-2 Empoli

Kean misses – Oh dear, that was really bad. Miles over. Two consecutive Coppa Italia shootout misses for him.

2024-12-04 22:06:12

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Fiorentina 2-2 Empoli

Henderson sscores – Terracciano gets a hand to it, but it squeezes into the bottom left. Level again after three kicks each.

2024-12-04 22:05:15

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Fiorentina 2-1 Empoli

Ranieri misses – Seghetti pulls out a big save to his right!

2024-12-04 22:04:32

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Fiorentina 2-1 Empoli!

Ekong misses! He puts it wide! Advantage Viola.

2024-12-04 22:03:36

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Fiorentina 2-1 Empoli

Kouame scores – drilled into the upper left corner.

2024-12-04 22:02:49

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Fiorentina 1-1 Empoli

Colombo scores – into the top right.

2024-12-04 22:01:56

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Fiorentina 1-0 Empoli

Gudmundsson scores – into the bottom left corner.

2024-12-04 22:01:07

Albert Gudmundsson to take first.

2024-12-04 22:00:12

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Fiorentina will kick first in the shootout. Empoli won the toss, but Henderson opted to go second.

2024-12-04 21:59:38

90'+3

End of 90 minutes: Fiorentina 2-2 Empoli - Penalties!

Level at the end of the 90 minutes – We are heading straight for a penalty shootout.

2024-12-04 21:55:31

89'

Dodo with a searching ball into the area for Ikone, who is only able to put it out for a goal kick at full stretch.

2024-12-04 21:51:46

88'

Kean within millimetres!

Seghetti called into action again, Kean with n effort from close range, but it is somehow kept out right on the goalline. Ismajli then almost sends it in for an own goal! The referee looked at his watch, but didn’t get any notification of a goal.

2024-12-04 21:50:43

84'

Ikone blazes over

Dodo launches a good attacking move with an enormous throw-in forwards. Kean and Kouame exchanged, it ends up with Ikone in the centre of the area, but he blazes over for a goal kick.

2024-12-04 21:46:51

83'

More changes on both sides

Kouame replaces Sottil for Fiorentina.

Gyasi comes on to replace Sambia for Empoli.

2024-12-04 21:44:43

81'

Sambia sends a corner kick straight to Terracciano in the Fiorentina net.

2024-12-04 21:43:16

75'

Fiorentina 2-2 Empoli - Esposito!

A delightful ball from Liam Henderson sends the Italian through one-on-one, who lifts it neatly above Pietro Terracciano. This game has sprung into life in the second half!

2024-12-04 21:37:37

74'

Both teams make changes

Solbakken off for Colombo for Empoli.

Gosens and Beltran off for Fiorentina, replaced by Parisi and Gudmundsson.

2024-12-04 21:36:41

71'

Fiorentina 2-1 Empoli - Sottil - possibly Gosens!

Sottil collects the ball on the left flank, he cuts in and bends an effort into the far corner. It takes a slight nick off Robin Gosens, so we will wait to see who officially scored.

2024-12-04 21:32:50

70'

… Pezzella’s delivery goes straight into Terracciano’s gloves.

2024-12-04 21:31:56

69'

A third Empoli corner in quick succession …

2024-12-04 21:31:26

69'

Esposito wins another corner. Sambia’s original delivery goes all the way out to Henderson, who manages to improvise a cross and Esposito’s effort requires an alert save from Terracciano.

2024-12-04 21:31:01

67'

Esposito twists and turns and tries to get a shot away in the Fiorentina area, but it is eventually put behind for a corner.

2024-12-04 21:29:59

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