Serie A Week 8: Result EMPOLI 1 – 4 ATALANTA, Sunday 17 October 2021

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47% Ball Possession EMPOLI and 53% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Empoli 1 – 4 Atalanta
30′ Federico Di Francesco          11′ Josip Ilicic
.                                                             26′ Josip Ilicic
.                                                             49′ Mattia Viti (og)
.                                                             89′ Duván Zapata
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 10th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Atalanta, 8th position with 11 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Empoli  failing to win the Serie A Week 8 game humiliated by Atalanta on Sunday 17 October 2021 at the Carlo Castellani Stadium in Empoli, Italy.  Atalanta causing an upset and they are also celebrating their 114th Birthday with this away victory.

✅  The last match in Serie A between Empoli and Atalanta, in April 2019, was the 0-0 with more shots attempted since the data is available (2004/05): 50 total shots, of which 47 by Atalanta . Balanced  in the nine matches between Empoli and Atalanta at the home of the Tuscans in Serie A: three wins on each side and three draws – Empoli have won in the only three matches in which they have scored.  Empoli’s last draw in Serie A dates back to April 2019, precisely against Atalanta: since then for the Tuscans six wins and seven defeats – in this championship in particular the Azzurri have achieved three wins and four defeats and have arrived in the eighth Serie A match of the season without draws only in 1986/87.

Atalanta opening the score in the 11th minute. It is Josip Ilicic to defeat Empoli goalkeeper Vicario with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Mario Pasalic.

Atalanta increasing the score and it is again Josip Ilicic with a left footed goal in the 26th minute.

Empoli shortening the distance in the 30th minute with the goal by Federico Di Francesco defeating Atalanta goalkeeper with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Leo Stulac.

Atalanta sealing the victory in the 89th minute. It is Colombian forward Duván Zapata to smack a goal from very close range with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Mario Pasalic.  Zapata becoming the first Colombian player to score 100 goals in the Serie A!

👉 Lineup Empoli (4-3-1-2): Vicario; Stojanovic, Viti, S. Romagnoli, Marchizza; Zurkowski, Stulac, Haas; Henderson; Pinamonti, Di Francesco.

👉 Lineup Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Musso; Toloi, Demiral, Palomino; Maehle, de Roon, Koopmeiners, Zappacosta; Pasalic, Ilicic; Muriel.

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Serie A tickets2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 8

Empoli – Atalana
Sunday 17 October 2021
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy

15:00

Referee: SERRA
Assistants: ROSSI M. – FIORE
Fourth Official: CAMPLONE
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: CARBONE

Goals: 11′ and 26′ Josip Ilicic (A), 30′ F. Di Francesco (E), 49′ Mattia Viti (og), 89′ Duván Zapata (A)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

👉 Lineup Empoli (4-3-1-2): Vicario; Stojanovic, Viti, S. Romagnoli, Marchizza; Zurkowski, Stulac, Haas; Henderson; Pinamonti, Di Francesco.

Subs: Ujkani, Furlan, Luperto, Tonelli, Parisi, Bajrami, Bandinelli, Asllani, Ricci,, La Mantia, Cutrone.

Coach: Aurelio Andreazzoli

👉 Lineup Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Musso; Toloi, Demiral, Palomino; Maehle, de Roon, Koopmeiners, Zappacosta; Pasalic, Ilicic; Muriel.

Subs: Rossi, Sportiello, Freuler, Pezzella, Scalvini, Miranchuk, Lovato, Malinovskyi, Piccoli, Zapata.

Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini