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 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | +49 | 79 |
| Napoli | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | +19 | 69 |
| AC Milan | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | +21 | 67 |
| Juventus | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | +28 | 64 |
| Como | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | +31 | 61 |
| AS Roma | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | +19 | 61 |
| Atalanta | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +16 | 54 |
| Bologna | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +1 | 48 |
| Lazio | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | +4 | 47 |
| Sassuolo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 46 |
| Udinese | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 43 |
| Parma | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -15 | 42 |
| Torino | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 41 |
| Genoa | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 39 |
| Fiorentina | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | -7 | 37 |
| Cagliari | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 33 |
| Lecce | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| Cremonese | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -25 | 28 |
| Hellas Verona | 34 | 3 | 10 | 21 | -33 | 19 |
| Pisa | 34 | 2 | 12 | 20 | -37 | 18 |
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