Empoli to share Fiorentina stadium?

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Empoli are in negotiations to play their home games at Fiorentina’s Stadio Artemio Franchi next season, confirmed the club.

“If current circumstances stay the same, we will be playing in Florence next term,” said patron Fabrizio Corsi.

“Our first meetings with Fiorentina and the Florence Council have been positive. Everyone is ready to welcome Empoli to the Stadio Franchi, so we’ll discuss details over the next few days.”

The Azzurri currently play their home games at the Stadio Carlo Castellani, which holds just 19,487 spectators.

Empoli is in the province of Florence, so it would not be a long trip for the fans to go to the Stadio Franchi.

This would not be the first time that they have shared the ground, as Empoli’s first ever Serie A home game, a 1-0 win against Inter on September 14, 1986, was also played in Florence.

They moved into their own stadium when the Castellani was opened in November 1986.

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[D-Kin]

Is this because the stadium is not up to standard?

I think the same thing may happen to Siena as their stadium has a capacity less than 20,000 as well.