Serie A (Week 18) : Atalanta beats Empoli 2-1
ITALY, Dec. 20, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 18: After their 0-0 draw against AC Milan on December 17, La Dea bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Empoli this Tuesday.
Empoli made Atalanta doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Kessie Franck ('74) and D Alessandro Marco ('90).
Atalanta BC remains in 6th place with 32 points from 18 games, one point behind AC Milan, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of December 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Napoli | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 34 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | AC Milan | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Inter Milan | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Torino | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 25 |
| 10 | Chievo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Udinese | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Genoa | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Bologna | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | Cagliari | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 20 |
| 16 | Sassuolo | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Empoli | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 14 |
| 18 | Crotone | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 9 |
| 19 | Palermo | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 9 |
| 20 | Pescara | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
Atalanta BC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Sassuolo 0-3 Atalanta (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:AC Milan 0-0 Atalanta (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Chievo - Atalanta (8 Jan.)
Empoli FC
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Pescara 0-4 Empoli (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Empoli 2-0 Cagliari (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Empoli - Palermo (7 Jan.)
Atalanta
2:1
Empoli
2:1 (0:0)
- 20 December 2016
- 20:45
- Bergamo
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 42 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 35 |
| 3 |  Napoli | 34 |
| 4 |  Lazio | 34 |
| 5 |  AC Milan | 33 |
Week 18 Results
| Tuesday 20 December 2016 | ||||
| Atalanta | 2-1 | Empoli | |
| Wednesday 21 December 2016 | ||||
 | Inter Milan | 20:45 | Lazio | |
| Thursday 22 December 2016 | ||||
 | Palermo | 20:45 | Pescara |  |
 | Fiorentina | 20:45 | Napoli | |
 | Torino | 20:45 | Genoa |  |
 | Cagliari | 20:45 | Sassuolo |  |
 | Sampdoria | 20:45 | Udinese |  |
| AS Roma | 20:45 | Chievo |  |
| Wednesday 8 February 2017 | ||||
 | Crotone | 18:00 | Juventus | |
 | Bologna | 20:45 | AC Milan | |