Empoli vs Hellas Verona Prediction: Will the Blue and Yellow start the new championship successfully?

Last season Verona barely escaped relegation to Serie B. Will the Blue and Yellow start the new championship brightly to avoid a nervous end to the season for the second year in a row?

In the last championship, the Blues showed bright football, so it is not surprising that they made several top-selling players in the off-season. Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, signed by Tottenham for 20 million euros, wing-back Fabiano Parisi, for whom Fiorentina paid 10 million, left Empoli, Nedim Bayrami went to Sassuolo for 6 million, and Spezia signed Filippo Bandinelli for 2.5 million. Among those who came on as replacements, we should highlight forwards Daniele Maldini and Emanuel Gyasi, defender Sebastian Walukiewicz, and midfielder Matteo Cancellieri.

In pre-season friendlies, Empoli lost to German Heidenheim (1:2) and Freiburg (2:3) but beat French Lille (2:1). And in the Italian Cup round of 64, the team lost on their field to Cittadella (1:2).

Hellas made a large purchase in the winter transfer window, so now, the market is not very visible in the summer. Verona has finally bought out the players who moved to other clubs in the winter. Among the new transfers, the only one that stands out is the departure of Adrien Tamez - the most important player in the midfield of the Yellow-Blues - to Torino.

In the first official match of the new season, in the Italian Cup against Ascoli, Tamez was replaced by defender Pavel Davidovic. Verona won 3:1, but you have to think about the level of the opponent. Verona beat two teams from Italy's lower leagues and lost to French Bastia (1:2) and Heidenheim (2:3).

Empoli tried to play attacking football last season but scored little. Perhaps, with the appearance of Gyasi and Maldini, the situation will improve for the Blues. Already in the match against Verona, the team can score more than once. The Blues have lost one of the best midfielders in Serie A, Tamez, and judging by the results of the first matches without him; they don't know what to do about it yet. However, Empoli are also conceding in every game lately, so the Veronese are sure to score.