Match Stats: Thomas Henry and David Okereke play pivotal roles in away win against Empoli | OneFootball

On Saturday, Venezia outlasted Empoli in a close encounter, winning 1-2 (0-1) away the Serie A.

The visiting team Venezia took an early lead when Thomas Henry found the net in the 13th minute, with an assist by Gianluca Busio, making it 1-0.

After that, none of the teams managed to score. In the 68th minute, David Okereke scored to increase the lead for Venezia.

The goal that reduced the score to 1-2 came, when Nedim Bajrami scored a goal for Empoli. But Empoli ran out of steam, what brought the final score to 1-2.

The last outing between the teams ended in a 1-1 draw, with Empoli at home in February 2021.

Empoli have scored 3 goals. They have scored two goals at home. They’ve conceded 5 goals in total.

Venezia have scored 2 goals in this campaign. Away from home they have scored 2 goals. They’ve conceded 6 goals in total.

After this game in the Serie A, Empoli will play Sampdoria (home) on 18 September 2021, Cagliari (away) on 21 September 2021 and Bologna (home) on 25 September 2021. Venezia play Spezia (home) on 18 September 2021, Milan (away) on 21 September 2021 and Torino (home) on 26 September 2021.