In this week 38 match, on Sat May 21st, Atalanta and Empoli will play a match in Bergamo in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 7th placed Atalanta, recorded a 0-2 loss against Milan. Rafael Leão struck first for Milan in the 56th minute, then Theo Hernández added another in the 75th minute In the end, Atalanta was frustrated by Milan’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Milan ended the match with the shutout victory. Atalanta is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while empoli is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Salernitana. Patrick Cutrone struck first for Empoli in the 31st minute on a feed from Asllani, then Federico Bonazzoli got the equalizer for Salernitana in the 76th minute on a feed from Ivan Radovanović earning Salernitana a comeback draw. Empoli looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match on Oct 17th, Atalanta was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Josip Iličić struck first for Atalanta in the 11th minute on a feed from Mario Pašalić, then Josip Iličić added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Luis Muriel.
Empoli is fortunate enough to have Andrea Pinamonti in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Atalanta has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Mario Pašalić and Luis Muriel are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Atalanta and look to continue their dominance.