 From Treviso (via Como), Rocchi moved to Tuscany with Empoli, also in Serie B at the time.With Empoli, Rocchi made over 100 appearances, and scored a total of 29 goals, 16 of which came in Serie A, where Rocchi had put in some decent performances during the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons.He scored a winner against Inter on 18 January 2004, and a week later, he scored a hattrick against original club Juventus in a 3–3 draw.