Overview

• Empoli struck first on 12 minutes through Edoardo Saporiti’s free kick before Morten Frendrup leveled three minutes later from a Lorenzo Colombo pass.
• Alessandro Marcandalli made it 2-1 on 56 minutes after Lorenzo Venturino flicked on Nicolae Stanciu’s corner for a close-range finish.
• Jeff Ekhator closed out the result on 83 minutes by converting after a Morten Thorsby header and an initial save on Stanciu.
• The match at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa featured brothers Valentín and Franco Carboni starting on opposite flanks.
• Genoa entered with two points from four Serie A games, while Empoli had one point from three in Serie B and previously needed penalties to oust Reggiana, with Round of 16 ties scheduled for December 3–17.