Empoli v AS Roma
Roma beat Empoli with Paulo Dybala, Tammy Abraham goals
Goals from Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham earned AS Roma a 2-1 win over Empoli in Serie A on Monday.
Dybala opened the scoring with a long-range effort in the 17th minute after pouncing on a poor defensive clearance, his sixth league goal this season.
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After Empoli scored an equaliser through midfielder Filippo Bandinelli, who headed home in the 43rd minute from a Petar Stojanovic cross, Abraham fired home the winner in the 71st minute.
The former Chelsea striker latched onto a Dybala pass inside the six-yard box to earn Roma all three points.
Roma are fifth in the table with 13 points. They host second-placed Atalanta on Sunday while Empoli, who are 16th with four points, travel to Bologna on Saturday.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Livio Marinelli
Italian Serie A Table
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 33 | 25 | 3 | 5 | +49 | 78 |
| Napoli | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | +15 | 66 |
| AC Milan | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | +20 | 63 |
| Juventus | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | +26 | 60 |
| Como | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | +29 | 58 |
| AS Roma | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | +17 | 58 |
| Atalanta | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +16 | 54 |
| Bologna | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | +5 | 48 |
| Lazio | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | +4 | 47 |
| Sassuolo | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 45 |
| Udinese | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 43 |
| Torino | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | -17 | 40 |
| Parma | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | -16 | 39 |
| Genoa | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 36 |
| Fiorentina | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 35 |
| Cagliari | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 33 |
| Cremonese | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -21 | 28 |
| Lecce | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -24 | 27 |
| Hellas Verona | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | -32 | 18 |
| Pisa | 32 | 2 | 12 | 18 | -35 | 18 |
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