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Atalanta will welcome Empoli to Bergamo this weekend with the club down in sixth still and with their hopes of a return to the Champions League fading by the week in the midst of their four-game winless run.
Atalanta have lost to Lecce at home in this time before a 2-0 defeat at the San Siro to AC Milan. Gian Piero Gasperini’s men then went on to draw with Udinese before a loss to Napoli last weekend.
The men from Bergamo now sit behind Milan in fourth by six points and adrift of Roma in fifth by five points. In fact, even with Juventus’ 15-point deduction, Atalanta are only four points above the Old Lady.
As for Empoli, they are on a similar winless run since their stunning victory at the San Siro over Inter Milan. Draws with Torino, Spezia and Fiorentina have come in since, while they lost to Roma, Napoli and Udinese.
The club sit down in 14th as a result with a nine-point gap on Hellas Verona in 18th, although they are still behind Udinese in 10th by seven points.
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