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 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | +43 | 67 |
| AC Milan | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | +23 | 57 |
| Napoli | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | +13 | 53 |
| AS Roma | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | +18 | 51 |
| Como | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | +24 | 48 |
| Juventus | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | +18 | 47 |
| Atalanta | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 45 |
| Sassuolo | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 38 |
| Bologna | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 36 |
| Lazio | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 34 |
| Parma | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -12 | 33 |
| Udinese | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 32 |
| Cagliari | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 30 |
| Torino | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -20 | 30 |
| Genoa | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 27 |
| Fiorentina | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 24 |
| Cremonese | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -17 | 24 |
| Lecce | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 24 |
| Pisa | 26 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -23 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 27 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -28 | 15 |
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