What a debut for Rareș Ilie! »It annoyed the Italians, then scored a goal that reminded by Ilie Dumitrescu
Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – published on Friday, August 15, 2025 20:48 / Updated Friday, August 15, 20:19
Rareș Ilie (22 years old), the Empoli midfielder, scored a very nice goal in the gate of Regiana, in a match played for qualifying in the sixteenth of the Italian Cup. After 1-1 during the regular time, the Romanian team imposed 3-0 at the break.
Rareș Ilie scored his first goal in the Italian shirt, even in the debut match. Holder in the middle line of his team, the Romanian scored for 1-1 in the 65th minute. Regianna was leading through the goal scored by Gondo in the 13th minute.
Photo gallery. Rareș Ilie missed a penalty, then scored a gorgeous goal
Rareș Ilie had an opportunity to score for the first time in Empoli's shirt much earlier, in the 22nd minute, when he missed a punishment shot.
But it was revealed in the middle of the second half. On the left side, about 25 meters, Rareș Ilie received a pass from a teammate. He placed his ball and sent from a distance, managing to surprise the goalkeeper's goalkeeper. He could, however, do more, taking into account the fact that the ball came right in the middle of the gate.
The goal scored by Elijah with Regianna reminded the one inscribed by Ilie Dumitrescu with Argentina (3-2) at the 1994 World Cup.
Empoli will start the series in Serie B against Padua on August 23, from 20:00.
Ilie was borrowed this season by Nice in Empoli. Last time, the Romanian footballer also played in Italy, in Catanzaro, for which he checked 15 matches and 3 decisive passes. It has 15 matches and 3 goals for the Romanian youth national team and a market share of 1.8 million euros, according to transfermarkt.com.
