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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 22 |
| Internazionale | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | +12 | 21 |
| AC Milan | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +8 | 21 |
| AS Roma | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 21 |
| Bologna | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 18 |
| Juventus | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 18 |
| Como | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +6 | 17 |
| Lazio | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 15 |
| Udinese | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 15 |
| Cremonese | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Atalanta | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| Sassuolo | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| Torino | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -6 | 13 |
| Cagliari | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| Lecce | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| Parma | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 7 |
| Pisa | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -7 | 6 |
| Genoa | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 6 |
| Hellas Verona | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -10 | 5 |
| Fiorentina | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 4 |
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