The time is edging ever-closer to the Ascoli vs Empoli Serie B clash which kicks off very shortly, and the players have just been announced.
We can reveal that the starting line-up for Ascoli which is confirmed as follows:
Ascoli
Nicola Leali #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy
Riccardo Brosco #23
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Rome, Italy
Anastasios Avlonitis #24
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Greece
Place of birth: Greece
Raffaele Pucino #2
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Italy
Dario Šarić #21
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 23
Place of birth: Cento, Italy
Marcel Büchel #50
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 30
Place of birth: Austria
Fabrizio Caligara #32
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Borgomanero, Italy
Oliver Kragl #69
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Wolfsburg, Germany
Abdelhamid Sabiri #21
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Goulmima, Morocco
Federico Dionisi #9
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Rieti, Italy
Riad Bajić #99
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 26
The team sheet line-up for Empoli has also been confirmed as follows:
Empoli
Alberto Brignoli #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Trescore Balneario, Italy
Aleksa Terzić #3
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Serbia
Place of birth: Belgrade, Serbia
Dimitrios Nikolaou #43
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Greece
Place of birth: Greece
Nicolò Casale #16
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Negrar, Italy
Stefano Sabelli #21
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Rome, Italy
Leo Štulac #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Slovenia
Place of birth: Koper, Slovenia
Szymon Żurkowski #27
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Poland
Place of birth: Tychy, Poland
Nedim Bajrami #11
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 22
Filippo Bandinelli #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Florence, Italy
Andrea La Mantia #19
Forward
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Italy
Ryder Matos Santos #8
Also known as Ryder Matos
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Seabra, Brazil
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