Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Atalanta
Match Time & Date:
22/12/2024
18:00
Prediction: 2-0
Empoli
After surviving Cagliari at Unipol Domus, Atalanta will look to retain top position in the Serie A standings when they take on Empoli on Matchday 17. The Orobici look unstoppable at the moment and they must be high on confidence following ten consecutive wins in the national championship. Juan Cuadrado faces race against the clock to be fit for Sunday’s clash, while Gianluca Scamacca remains on the sidelines with a long-term injury.
The Azzurri, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Torino and given Atalanta’s excellent winning run in the Italian top flight, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. In their last meeting in Bergamo Atalanta recorded a routine 2-0 win over Empoli, who will be without Haas and Pellegri in Sunday’s encounter. The likes of Fazzini, Solbakken, Brancolini, Ebuehi, Zurkowski, and Sazonov are major doubts.
Highlighted Player (Marten de Roon):
After spending his youth career in ASWH, Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam, Marten de Roon made his senior debut on 27 March 2010. The midfielder played for Sparta against Twente back then, but he made no more than three appearances for de Kasteelheren in the 2009/2010 season.
Marten de Roon joined Heerenveen in 2012 and in 2015 he moved to Serie A side Atalanta. He made 36 appearances for Atalanta in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, but on 4 July, 2016, he signed a contract with Middlesbrough for a reported fee of £12m. The Dutch footballer scored one goal in three appearances for Netherlands U19 team.
Marten de Roon was born in Zwinjndrecht, Netherlands on 29 March, 1991. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as a defensive and attacking midfielder as well. Martin de Roon is a right-footed footballer and he is 185 cm tall.
Highlighted Team (Empoli):
Empoli FC (Empoli Football Club 1920 SpA) is an Italian football club founded in 1920 and is currently active in the Italian Serie A.
The club is playing in the Serie A since 2014/2015 and hosts its home games in the Stadio Carlo Castellani which holds a capacity of 19 847 seats. The home colors of Empoli FC are blue and white. The Empoli Ultra’s are called Rangers 1976 and are feared in Italy.
Empoli FC didn’t win any major prizes in the clubs history. The clubs biggest achievement in the history was in 2004/2005 where the club finished first in the Serie B (the second highest football division). Because of a matchfixing scandal the title was given away to Genoa CFC. Empoli FC played in the UEFA Cup once in season 2007/2008 but got knocked out in the first round by FC Zurich.
The are several famous players that played for Empoli FC like Birindelli, Bresciano, Di Natale and Luca Toni.
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