Atalanta, ranked 7th before the game, ushered in the 34th round of Serie A, and Atalanta sat at their home PK against Empoli, which was ranked 17th before the game.
Atalanta had won two in a row in all competitions before the game, and Empoli's 1-1 record in the last two games was not as good as Atalanta's, but Empoli had drawn with giants Juventus in the previous 1-1 game. The last three meetings between the two sides have been Atalanta beating Empoli in the upper hand, so more than eighty percent of fans before the game believe that Atalanta playing at home can beat Empoli.
In the 43rd minute, Toure made a penalty and Pasalic hit the penalty to give Atalanta the lead.
In the 52nd minute, Lookman scored a low shot from long range to extend Atalanta's lead.
In the end, the home team of Atalanta defeated Empoli to win two consecutive league games and three consecutive wins in all competitions, while Empoli missed two consecutive league wins. In the first time after the game, Atalanta accumulated 57 points to surpass the Lazio team and rose to 6th, while only 4th behind the 5th Roma team.