Match highlights
Atalanta vs Empoli highlights
How the goals came
13' Lorenzo Colombo opens the scoring for Empoli → 34' Charles De Ketelaere equalises for Atalanta → 45+1' Ademola Lookman puts Atalanta ahead → 57' Sebastiano Esposito equalises for Empoli → 86' Charles De Ketelaere puts Atalanta ahead (the winner). Full time: 3-2, Atalanta win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time. Atalanta came from 1 down to win.
13' Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) 0-1
Empoli, the visitors, broke the deadlock in the 13th minute. Lorenzo Colombo's goal made it 0-1 and handed Empoli an early lead at the Gewiss Stadium. It left hosts Atalanta chasing the game from the opening stages.
34' Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) 1-1
Trailing 0-1, Atalanta drew level in the 34th minute through Charles De Ketelaere. The goal made it 1-1, 21 minutes after Empoli had gone ahead, and reset the contest. It was the first of two goals De Ketelaere would score on the day.
45'+1 Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) 2-1
In the 45+1st minute, right before the break, Ademola Lookman put Atalanta 2-1 up. Having fallen behind early, the hosts had now turned the game around within roughly a dozen minutes of their equalizer. Atalanta went into half-time in front.
57' Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) 2-2
Empoli responded in the 57th minute. Sebastiano Esposito's goal made it 2-2 and wiped out the lead Atalanta had taken just before half-time. With that, the match headed toward its final stretch level.
86' Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) 3-2
With the score at 2-2, Charles De Ketelaere struck again in the 86th minute to put Atalanta 3-2 ahead. It proved to be the winner, completing a comeback victory for the hosts after they had conceded first. De Ketelaere, who had equalized in the first half, ended up deciding the match.
