Joel Pohjanpalo gave Venezia the lead against Empoli.
Joel Pohjanpalo started 2025 fast. PDO
Head coach of Venezia Eusebio Di Francesco cheered the club’s supporters at last Sunday’s match against Napoli.
Koutsi left the captain Joel Pohjanpalon to the bench and lifted the Ecuadorian to John Yeboah to the opening.
It was a loss.
On Saturday, Di Francesco showed that he had learned something. After all, Pohjanpalo was let loose again right from the start, and the Helsinki native couldn’t help but poke his head coach from his bench.
It was four minutes into the match when Pohjanpalo smelled the visiting team’s shirt by Devis Vázquez uncertainty. The skipper bravely went to parry the Colombian’s opening, which hit the heel of Pohjanpalo, who jumped against him, and bounced into the goal in a handsome arc.
It was the Huuhkajat star’s Fifth complete hit of the season and naturally the first in the calendar year 2025.
However, the away team took control of the match immediately after the setback and got a fully deserved equalizer in the 32nd minute, when first Lorenzo Colombo absorbed everything from the Venezia defender and passed the ball To Sebastiano Esposito.
The top player on loan from Inter finished the 1-1 goal through the post.
Venezia–Empoli is tied 1–1 after 39 minutes have been played.