Serie A (Week 28) : Empoli beats Sassuolo 3-1
ITALY, Mar. 22, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 28: After three straigth draws, the Azzurri returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Sassuolo this Sunday.
Riccardo Saponara scored dual goals
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Saponara ('46, '60) and Mchedlidze ('59).
Empoli FC climbed to 12nd place with 33 points from 28 games, 2 points behind Palermo.
View : Full Serie A table (as of March 22, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 14 | 40 | 64 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Lazio | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Napoli | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 35 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 45 |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Inter Milan | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 37 |
| 9 | Genoa | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Torino | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 36 |
| 11 | Palermo | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 35 |
| 12 | Empoli | 28 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 33 |
| 13 | Udinese | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 32 |
| 14 | Sassuolo | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 32 |
| 15 | Chievo | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 32 |
| 16 | Hellas Verona | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 32 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 25 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 53 | -19 | 21 |
| 19 | Cesena | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 48 | -23 | 21 |
| 20 | Parma | 25 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 51 | -30 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2014-2015
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Overview
Empoli FC
- Position: 12 +3
- Best performance of the season:Empoli 3-0 Chievo (22 Feb.)
- Previous game:Cagliari 1-1 Empoli (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Juventus - Empoli (4 Apr.)
US Sassuolo Calcio
- Position: 14 -1
- Best performance of the season:Sassuolo 4-1 Parma (15 Mar.)
- Previous game:Sassuolo 4-1 Parma (15 Mar.)
- Next game:Sassuolo - Chievo (4 Apr.)
Empoli
3:1
Sassuolo
3:1 (0:0)
- 22 March 2015
- 12:30
- Empoli
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 64 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 50 |
| 3 |  Lazio | 49 |
| 4 |  Napoli | 46 |
| 5 |  Fiorentina | 45 |
Week 28 Results
| Saturday 21 March 2015 | ||||
 | Chievo | 1-0 | Palermo |  |
 | AC Milan | 3-1 | Cagliari |  |
| Sunday 22 March 2015 | ||||
| Empoli | 3-1 | Sassuolo | |
| Juventus | 15:00 | Genoa |  |
 | Sampdoria | 20:45 | Inter Milan |  |
 | Parma | 20:45 | Torino |  |
| Napoli | 20:45 | Atalanta |  |
| Lazio | 20:45 | Hellas Verona |  |
 | Cesena | 20:45 | AS Roma | |
 | Udinese | 20:45 | Fiorentina | |