Nicola Sansone struck the winner on the day.
Gotti later said: "There was the right amount of attention. You have to try to win these matches, but you mustn't lose them. Regarding the disallowed goal, I didn't like the lightness with which we went into the defensive phase. For the rest, the team did well from this point of view.
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"The wind in the first half gave Empoli the field, but we conceded little and we looked for our own chances in the opponent's area.
"It's a great participation (by the home fans), you experience it on and off the pitch and it's a great feeling."