Complex sentence: Going into the final matchday of the 2016--17 Serie A season, Empoli was one point above the relegation zone ahead of Crotone, however were eventually relegated to Serie B after they failed to beat Palermo, while Crotone beat Lazio.
Split into simpler sentences: Going into the final matchday of the 2016--17 Serie A season, Empoli was one point above the relegation zone ahead of Crotone. Empoli were relegated to Serie B after they failed to beat Palermo, while Crotone beat Lazio.