Calcio Padova wins against Empoli 1-0 in Serie B, ending a five-match losing streak. The Padova team relaunches its bid for Serie B survival. The match took place on the day of the reopening of the Sud curve of the Euganeo stadium. Padova came close to scoring after 25 minutes, with a corner kick by Di Mariano, an insertion and a header by Sgarbi, but the excellent reflexes of Fulignati saved the Tuscan goal. In the second half, Padova increased the pace, but it was Empoli who came close to scoring at 18': cross by Ebuhei, the flying right-footed shot from the center area by Popov hits the crossbar. The biancoscudati react, four minutes later: Fusi finds the ball, but chooses a solution that is more a low cross than a shot, with the ball going out of bounds. At a quarter of an hour from the end, another stifled cry: perfect cross by Ghiglione for Favale, a secure header but Fulignati makes a miraculous save. However, the insistence pays off for the home team: seven minutes from the end, Caprari finds the good corridor and tries the cross, the ball comes back, pass for Pastina, double conclusion of the defender and ball that arrives on the feet of Bortolussi, who signs the tenth goal in the championship and the success of Padova. The biancoscudati are now 14th, with two points ahead of the relegation zone and five on the direct relegation zone.