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2024/25 Italian Serie A
Matchday 17
Atalanta BC v Empoli FC
Gewiss Stadium
Bergamo, Italy
Sunday, 22 December 2024
Kick-off is at 17h00
Atalanta BC will be keen to consolidate their spot atop the
Serie A standings when they host Empoli FC at the Gewiss Stadium on 22 December.
Current Form
The Goddess emerged as 1-0 winners Cagliari FC away on 14 December and they are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in the Italian top-flight.
Atalanta are also undefeated in their last five home matches in the league having recorded five successive wins at the Gewiss Stadium.
Meanwhile, Empoli succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to FC Torino at home on 13 December and it was their second defeat in their last three Serie A matches.
The Blues defeated Hellas Verona in their last away game in the league and the victory ended their four-match winless run as the visitors.
Team News
Atalanta will be without the suspended Marten de Roon, but Gianluca Scamacca is the only player on the club's injury list at the moment.
Empoli, on the other hand, have a long injury list which is made up of Szymon Żurkowski, Saba Sazonov, Tyronne Ebuehi, Jacopo Fazzini, Nicolas Haas, Pietro Pellegri and Ola Solbakken, but the club has no suspension worries.
Quotes
“(Nicolo) Zaniolo scored a good goal and had some good moves when he came on, he has certainly improved in terms of his dynamism. He has to work more on maintaining the right position and defending, especially in the final stages," Napoli manager Gian Piero Gasperini said after his side's win over Cagliari.
“What we cannot afford is that every time he scores a goal, he fires up the crows and turns an advantage into a disadvantage. At that moment, Cagliari were stunned and we managed to create a situation where the crowd fired them up again. This is already the second time he has done that and it is intolerable.”
Head-to-Head
Atalanta claimed a 2-0 win over Empoli in their last meeting in the league which was on 28 April at the Gewiss Stadium.
As a result, the Goddess are undefeated in their last four league matches against the Blues having registered four successive wins.
Serie A matchday 17 fixtures
Friday, 20 December
19:45 - Hellas Verona v AC Milan
Saturday, 21 December
14:00 - Torino FC v Bologna FC
17:00 - Genoa CFC v SSC Napoli
19:45 - US Lecce v SS Lazio
Sunday, 22 December
11:30 - AS Roma v Parma Calcio
14:00 - Venezia FC v Cagliari FC
17:00 - Atalanta BC v Empoli FC
19:45 - AC Monza v Juventus FC
Monday, 23 December
17:30 - ACF Fiorentina v Udinese Calcio
19:45 - Inter Milan v Como 1907
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