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Continuation of the 17th day of Serie A: only one point from the lead in the championship before the match, Atalanta played big this evening against Empoli. The Bergamasques were first surprised by an opening score from Lorenzo Colombo (12th, 0-1). But quickly, Davide Zappacosta served Charles De Ketelaere to equalize (34th, 1-1). Just before the break, the African player of the year 2024, Ademola Lookman, allowed his team to take the advantage (45th + 1, 2-1).
However, after returning from the locker room, Sebastiano Esposito equalized from a penalty (57th, 2-2) for Empoli. Atalanta managed at the last minute to regain the advantage at the end of the match, thanks to a double from De Ketelaere (86th, 3-2). Thanks to this victory the club is leader of Serie A with 40 points, ahead of Naples and Inter. For its part, Empoli is in 11th position in the standings.
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