Serie A (Week 8) : Roma beats Empoli 3-1
ITALY, Oct. 17, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 8: Three wins in a row for AS Roma. After their success against Carpi and Palermo, the Giallorossi continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 3-1 victory over Empoli this Saturday.
Empoli made AS Roma doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Pjanić ('56), De Rossi Daniele ('59) and Salah ('69).
AS Roma climbed to second place with 17 points from 8 games, only one point behind ACF Fiorentina, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of October 17, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiorentina | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Lazio | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 5 | Torino | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Napoli | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | Chievo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Sassuolo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Sampdoria | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Atalanta | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | AC Milan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | Juventus | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Palermo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Udinese | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Genoa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Empoli | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Carpi | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Frosinone | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 4 |
| 20 | Bologna | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2015-2016
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Overview
AS Roma
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:AS Roma 5-1 Carpi (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Palermo 2-4 AS Roma (4 Oct.)
- Next game:Fiorentina - AS Roma (25 Oct.)
Empoli FC
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Udinese 1-2 Empoli (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Empoli 1-0 Sassuolo (4 Oct.)
- Next game:Empoli - Genoa (24 Oct.)
AS Roma
3:1
Empoli
3:1 (0:0)
- 17 October 2015
- 18:00
- Rome
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiorentina | 18 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 17 |
| 3 |  Inter Milan | 16 |
| 4 |  Lazio | 15 |
| 5 |  Torino | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 17 October 2015 | ||||
| AS Roma | 3-1 | Empoli | |
| Torino | 20:45 | AC Milan |  |
| Sunday 18 October 2015 | ||||
 | Bologna | 12:30 | Palermo |  |
 | Atalanta | 15:00 | Carpi |  |
 | Frosinone | 15:00 | Sampdoria |  |
 | Napoli | 15:00 | Fiorentina | |
 | Sassuolo | 15:00 | Lazio | |
 | Genoa | 15:00 | Chievo |  |
 | Hellas Verona | 15:00 | Udinese |  |
| Inter Milan | 20:45 | Juventus |  |