Atalanta have two opportunities to qualify for the Champions League this season, one route via Serie And one route via the Europa League.
The Europa League undoubtedly represents the better opportunity, but La Dea will fight to the end and will fancy themselves to claim all three points at home against Empoli.
Current Form
Atalanta current form
Atalanta's recent form has been promising as they've lost just one of their last five in all competitions, and that came in the Europa League quarter-final second leg against Liverpool in which they progressed in the tie anyway.
In their last two games they defeated Monza 2-1 in Serie A and beat Fiorentina 4-1 in the Coppa Italia.
Empoli current form
Empoli are still close to the relegation zone for comfort as they are currently just three points clear of the bottom three.
They have done their survival chances well with two wins from their last three games against Torino and, impressively, Napoli.
In between those wins, they lost versus Lecce.
Atalanta vs Empoli Team News
Rafael Toloi, Emil Holm and Giorgio Scalvini are all missing due to injury, while Isak Hien is suspended for Atalanta.
For Empoli, Tyronne Ebuehi, Aridan Ismajli and Alberto Cerri are out, with Gabriele Guarino emerging as a doubt.
Key player - Atalanta
Teun Koopmeiners is attracting the interest of many big clubs, including Liverpool.
Key player - Empoli
Sebastiano Luperto has been Empoli's standout player this campaign.
Scoreline Prediction
Atalanta's thoughts may be on Europa League duty, but they should still have too much for Empoli at home.
FAQs
What was the score the last time Atalanta played Empoli? In October, Atalanta beat Empoli 3-0 away from home.
What is Atalanta's next match? After Empoli, Atalanta face Marseille in the Europa League.
What is Empoli's next match? After Atalanta, Empoli face Frosinone.
Who is Atalanta's top scorer? Teun Koopmeiners has scored 11 Serie A goals this season.
Who is Empoli's top scorer? Szymon Zurkowski and Mbaye Niang have both scored four Serie A goals this season.
