Roma beat Empoli with Paulo Dybala, Tammy Abraham goals

Updated: May 17, 2023, 04:54 am

Tammy Abraham, right, celebrates with Roma teammate Paulo Dybala after scoring a goal.
Tammy Abraham, right, celebrates with Roma teammate Paulo Dybala after scoring a goal.
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Goals from Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham earned AS Roma a 2-1 win over Empoli in Serie A on Monday.

Dybala opened the scoring with a long-range effort in the 17th minute after pouncing on a poor defensive clearance, his sixth league goal this season.

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After Empoli scored an equaliser through midfielder Filippo Bandinelli, who headed home in the 43rd minute from a Petar Stojanovic cross, Abraham fired home the winner in the 71st minute.

The former Chelsea striker latched onto a Dybala pass inside the six-yard box to earn Roma all three points.

Roma are fifth in the table with 13 points. They host second-placed Atalanta on Sunday while Empoli, who are 16th with four points, travel to Bologna on Saturday.