{"id":605897,"date":"2019-04-07T20:11:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T20:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Sunday,  7 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n2019-04-07\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/03\/2889"},"modified":"2019-04-07T20:11:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T20:11:17","slug":"ghanas-nicholas-opoku-excels-again-as-udinese-rally-to-stun-empoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/07\/ghanas-nicholas-opoku-excels-again-as-udinese-rally-to-stun-empoli\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana&#8217;s Nicholas Opoku excels again as Udinese rally to stun Empoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Sunday,  7 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2019-04-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/28892345.295.jpg\" alt=\"Nicholas OPOKU.jpeg\" title=\"Nicholas OPOKU.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"192\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Opoku was deployed in a three-man defense alongside William Troost-Ekong and Samir Santos<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana centre-back Nicholas Opoku excelled in a three-back defense as Udinese twice fought back from a goal down to defeat Empoli 3-2 in the Italian Serie A on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Following their impressive 1-1 draw against AC Milan at the San Siro in midweek, the Zebrette went into the clash against Empoli in a spirited mood.<\/p>\n<p>But they were given a big blow after Francesco Caputo shot the visitors into the lead with 11 minutes on the clock.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigo De Paul wasted no time in pulling parity for Igor Tudor&#8217;s men four minutes later but they soon found their backs on the floor again as Rade Krunic restored Empoli&#8217;s advantage with a powerful strike in the 24th minute.<\/p>\n<p>De Paul came to rescue of his side again as he struck a neat penalty beyond the reach of goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski in the 41st minute.<\/p>\n<p>Rolando Mandragora, who rescued a point for Udinese in Milan in midweek, came to fore again as he picked up the ball from a rebound and from the edge of the box he unleashed a low shot into the bottom right corner to seal a 3-2 win.<\/p>\n<p>Opoku was deployed in a three-man defense alongside William Troost-Ekong and Samir Santos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/1551782796_787_96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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