De Ketelaere makes Atalanta fly: Empoli beaten with a thrill

Atalanta-Empoli 3-2

Atalanta suffers more than expected at home against Empoli but thanks to a super De Ketelare, author of a brace, gets its 11th consecutive victory in Serie A, returning to the top. At the Gewiss Stadium it ends 3-2 for the Nerazzurri, who also scored with Lookman, while the Azzurri were not enough with goals from Colombo and Sebastiano Esposito.

An uphill start for the hosts, who after thirteen minutes are already under: on the development of a throw-in, the Orobica defense loses Henderson, who arrives at the back and puts in a tow for Colombo, who beats Carnesecchi. La Dea also loses Retegui to injury, forced to leave the field with a muscle problem.: Zaniolo enters in his place. On 24, Atalanta tried to react: De Ketelaere brushed for Kolasinac’s dunk but Vasquez overcame. On 34’ the same De Ketelaere equalized the score with a header on Zappacosta’s cross from the left. In the final Lookman reversed the result, taking advantage of an’excellent bank by Zaniolo.

At the beginning of the second half però the Tuscans took it back: Feliciani, called back to Var, conceded the penalty to Empoli, converted by Sebastiano Esposito. Gasperini played all for everything and also inserted Ruggeri and Samardzic. At’86 the Nerazzurri went back ahead thanks to a great goal by De Ketelaere, who beat Vasquez at the first post with a precise left-footed shot from the edge.

Thanks to this victory, Dea returns to the top of the standings on 40 points, +2 on Napoli. Empoli, on the other hand, remains stuck at 19, in 11th place.