Empoli earned its first home win of the Italian league season on Monday after a goal two minutes into the second half from Pietro Pellegri was enough to beat Como 1-0. The on-loan Torino striker took advantage of poor defending before driving into the penalty box and scoring from an angle.

Pietro Pellegri’s first goal for Empoli was enough to secure a 1-0 victory at home against Cesc Fabregas’s Como in Serie A on Monday evening.Both Roberto D’Aversa and Fabregas made wholesale

The Serie A weekend concludes on Monday with three matches. One of these is Empoli-Como. Both teams are among the surprises at the start of the season, but their ultimate goal is survival. The

Empoli earned their first home win of the Italian league season, a Pietro Pellegri goal two minutes into the second half enough to give them a 1-0 win over Como. The on-loan Torino striker took advantage of poor defending before driving into the penalty box and scoring from an angle on Monday (Tuesday AEDT).

Cesc Fabregas has opted to start Pepe Reina in goal over Emil Audero and there is a start for Federico Barba at centre-back. Maxi Perrone and Sergi Roberto are out injured in midfield, while Nico Paz and Patrick Cutrone are rested in attack, which means a rare start up front for Andrea Belotti.