Atalanta fail to score on Empoli's Dragowski despite 32 shots on goal
Atalanta managed 32 shots on goal but could not find a way past Empoli keeper Bartlomiej Dragowski as they were held 0-0 at home and dropped two precious points in the race for a Champions League place on Monday.
The Polish goalkeeper had an outstanding match as he kept the hosts at bay with at least half a dozen top-quality saves.
Hans Hateboer wasted Atalanta's best chance when he contrived to head over from point-blank range from Josip Ilicic's assist after nine minutes.
After that, Atalanta laid siege to the Empoli goal but a combination of poor finishing, free kicks into the wall, heroic defending by the visitors and Dragowski prevented them from scoring.
The draw left Atalanta sixth in Serie A with 53 points, two behind fourth-placed AC Milan and one behind Roma. The top four qualify for the Champions League next season.
Empoli, 18th in the 20-team table, stayed in the relegation zone but are only two points behind Bologna, the team immediately above them.
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Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | +18 | 44 |
| Atalanta | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | +23 | 41 |
| Internazionale | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | +30 | 40 |
| Lazio | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 35 |
| Juventus | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | +15 | 32 |
| Fiorentina | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | +13 | 32 |
| Bologna | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 28 |
| AC Milan | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | +9 | 27 |
| Udinese | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 25 |
| AS Roma | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 23 |
| Torino | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 21 |
| Empoli | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 20 |
| Genoa | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | -11 | 20 |
| Parma | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 19 |
| Hellas Verona | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | -18 | 19 |
| Como | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 18 |
| Cagliari | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 17 |
| Lecce | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -20 | 17 |
| Venezia | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -14 | 14 |
| Monza | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
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