Long curtain on the occasion of the penalty, then shot and scored by Niang, who turned the match against Salernitana
86th minute, at Arechi. For Empoli it’s one of those heavy penalties, something that passes in front of you for a whole season before taking it. Fazzini gets it, then the ball goes to the spot and two appear around it: Cancellieri and Niang. The first seems inspired, he wants to kick it, the second looks partly at the goal and partly at the bench. Cancellieri bends over the ball to fix it and when Niang gets up he does the same thing. A penalty for two. In short: who shoots? Bereszynski, Gyasi, Grassi and Luperto also approach to pass on Nicola’s instructions. Everyone looks at the bench and then it becomes clear: the chosen one is Niang. Luperto begins to pull Cancellieri by the right arm, so the attacker resigns himself. Niang explains: “The coach said I should have shot it.” Looking at the scene it didn’t seem very clear, but then Cancellieri is the first to hug Niang. It’s a big celebration for Empoli.