Atalanta vs Empoli LIVE: Serie A result, final score and reaction
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Italian football’s top tier is a league steeped in history, with some of the greatest players of all-time having graced it over the years.
Although having a reputation for being a low-scoring competition based around defensive football, it is one of the most consistently intriguing leagues in Europe.
Internazionale’s triumph in 2020-21 finally ended Juventus’ dominance after nine titles in a row but the Old Lady of Turin will be desperate to regain the trophy that they see as rightfully theirs.
Inter will put up a strong defence however and with city rivals AC Milan resurgent, as well as Napoli believing they can win Serie A for the first time since 1990, it promises to be a season for the ages.
It isn’t all about the title either, with the bottom three teams relegated to Serie B, so Empoli, Salernitana and Venezia will being doing everything they can to avoid an immediate return to the second tier having been promoted last term.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio 0 - 1 Empoli FC
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Grazie ragazzi 👏🖤💙#GoAtalantaGo pic.twitter.com/ilWAJmAjGd
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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come nelle f🅰️vole 😍💙 pic.twitter.com/FhYmiQpPq8
— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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gr🅰️zie r🅰️g🅰️zzi, un🅰️ st🅰️gione da f🅰️vola 😍💙 pic.twitter.com/e0dwfjMIyT
— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Chiudiamo con un successo in casa dell'Atalanta firmato Stulac: leggi il racconto della gara sul nostro sito ⬇https://t.co/h8GhEEjfIq
— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Match ends, Atalanta 0, Empoli 1.
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𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 0-1
Chiudiamo alla grande, chiudiamo con un successo, chiudiamo a 41 punti!
A Bergamo vinciamo noi, decide un gol di Leo Stulac!!! pic.twitter.com/01DxrLE32I— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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⏹ Termina 0-1 al #GewissStadium.
⏹ It ends 0-1 in Bergamo.@Plus500 #AtalantaEmpoli #SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/3yXaniEoTv— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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Second Half ends, Atalanta 0, Empoli 1.
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-1 | 90'
😰 Prima Vicario su #Demiral, poi #Djimsiti in mischia non trova la deviazione giusta.
😰 Vicario first with a save on Demiral, then Djimsiti couldn't find the winning deflection in the melee.#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫🔵— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Pessina.
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Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
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⚽📸 L'esultanza di Leo Stulac dopo il vantaggio azzurro a Bergamo! pic.twitter.com/yksb8mXwcW
— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Scalvini.
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Attempt blocked. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Scalvini.
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Attempt saved. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
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Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
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Attempt missed. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-1 | 88'
😰 La traversa ferma il colpo di testa di #Zapata.
😰 Zapata hits the crossbar with his header.#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫🔵— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross following a corner.
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88' 0-1 #AtalantaEmpoli
Cross di Pessina, testa di Zapata, traversa e palla fuori— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
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Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matteo Pessina with a cross.
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82' 0-1 #AtalantaEmpoli
Nei bergamaschi ci sono Ilicic e Demiral per Pašalić e Freuler— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Hand ball by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
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Attempt blocked. Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-1 | 82’
🔄 Cambi #Atalanta | Substitutions
➡️ #Iličić, @Merihdemiral
⬅️ #Pašalić, #Freuler#GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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Substitution, Atalanta. Merih Demiral replaces Remo Freuler.
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Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Mario Pasalic.
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Offside, Atalanta. Giorgio Scalvini tries a through ball, but Joakim Maehle is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
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81' 0-1 #AtalantaEmpoli
Zapata si libera in area e calcia, risponde ancora Vicario— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-1 | 79'
❌ Gol dell'Empoli, Stulac.
❌ Stulac scores for Empoli.#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫🔵— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!1
La sblocchiamo noi col gol di Stulac! Bajrami per il 5 azzurro, destro di prima intenzione e palla alle spalle di Musso!!! pic.twitter.com/XDrqL1fZrM— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Goal! Atalanta 0, Empoli 1. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box.
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-0 | 78’
🔄 Cambi #Atalanta | Substitutions
➡️ #Scalvini, @Joakim_maehle
⬅️ #Koopmeiners, @DZappacosta #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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78' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Doppio cambio Atalanta, dentro Scalvini e Mahele per Koopmeiners e Zappacosta— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Substitution, Atalanta. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Remo Freuler.
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-0 | 75'
😶 #Pašalić dal limite dell'area piccola non trova la porta.
😶 Pašalić fires over from the edge of the goal area.#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫🔵— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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74' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Ruba palla l'Atalanta, ci prova Pasalic ma palla fuori— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
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Substitution, Empoli. Fabiano Parisi replaces Liberato Cacace.
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74' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Ultimi cambi per noi: dentro Baldanzi, all'esordio in A, e Parisi per Cutrone e Cacace— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Patrick Cutrone.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
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72' 0-0 ##AtalantaEmpoli
Gran riaprtenza azzurra, Bajrami per Cutrone, il 9 controlla e calcia ma Musso respinge— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Offside, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
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Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Liam Henderson.
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Substitution, Empoli. Leo Stulac replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
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Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
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Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
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Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti with a cross.
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Corner, Empoli. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
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Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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58' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Ammonito Freuler— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Remo Freuler (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-0 | 57’
🔄 Cambio #Atalanta | Substitution
➡️ #Pessina
⬅️ @Hans33Hateboer #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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57' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Primo cambio Atalanta, dentro Pessina per Hateboer— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Hans Hateboer.
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-0 | 55'
🙄 Altro destro a giro di #Boga, questa volta è la traversa a dirgli di no.
🙄 @BogaJeremie's right-foot curler bounces off the crossbar.#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫🔵— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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55' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Destro a giro di Boga, palla sulla traversa e fuori— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
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Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
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Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
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46' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Cross di Cacace, Musso con i pugni dove arriva Zurkowski che calcia a rete ma non trova la porta— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 2nd HALF
👊 Spingiamo ancora ragazzi!
🤟 Keep pushing!#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/vqXyhK4P57— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Empoli 0.
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46' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Inizia il secondo tempo della sfida tra #Atalanta e #Empoli: negli azzurri dentro Bajrami per La Mantia pic.twitter.com/lplJMdIAKg— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Substitution, Empoli. Nedim Bajrami replaces Andrea La Mantia.
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𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Il primo tempo si chiude senza reti, dopo 45 minuti gara ferma sullo 0-0 pic.twitter.com/2jZl8K5aK1— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-0 | HALF-TIME
⏸ Tante conclusioni ma zero gol in questo primo tempo.
😤 A lot of shots but no goals in the first half.@Plus500 #SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/hSZ9B2O1H3— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Empoli 0.
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Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
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#AtalantaEmpoli | 0-0 | 43'
🤬 Altro intervento super di Vicario sul diagonale di #Zapata.
🤬 Another huge save from Vicario to deflect Zapata's angled drive.#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫🔵— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) May 21, 2022
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45' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Ammonito Stojanovic— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Petar Stojanovic (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
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Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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43' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Ci prova ancora Zapata, Vicario si distende e mette in corner— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
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Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
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Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
Atalanta vs Empoli
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Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
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Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
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35' 0-0 #AtalantaEmpoli
Ci prova ancora Zapata, salva Viti— Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio) May 21, 2022
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Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
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Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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