Bogdan Popov, Getty Images August 23 2025, 22:33

The 18-year-old forward was replaced in the first half of the match against Padov and managed to become the main character of the meeting. Popov scored one ball in each of the harsh, which secured the empoli victory with a score of 3: 1.

For a young Ukrainian, this match became special – it was only his second release for the adult empoli team. Earlier, he made his debut in the Italian Cup, where he played in the starting composition.

Now Popov has already declared himself at the championship level, the Italian media note the confidence and performance of a football player, who is only 18 years old.