Atalanta held Empoli to a goalless draw on Sunday to claim a much-needed point and remain above the Serie A drop zone. The closest either side came to breaking the deadlock in Tuscany was in the eighth minute when Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Sportiello did enough to deflect Simone Verdi's close-range effort onto the crossbar. Atalanta had just one shot on target in the entire game, Alejandro Gon...Full Story »

Second-place Roma rallied to beat Atalanta 2-1 on Saturday as the Serie A resumed after the international break. Maximiliano Moralez gave the hosts the lead 57 seconds into the match in Bergamo and Atalanta were unlucky not to make it 2-0 nine minutes later when Daniele Baselli's shot struck the crossbar. Roma's Adem Ljajic equalised midway through the first half before he set up Radja Nainggo...Full Story »

Atalanta pushed Livorno even closer to the Serie A trapdoor while keeping alive their hopes of playing in Europe next season thanks to a 2-0 win in Bergamo. Even without the suspended Maxi Moralez, Stefano Colantuono's men had enough firepower to see off the Tuscans with Giuseppe De Luca and German Denis netting the goals. The win takes the Bergamo side to within four points of the top five, a...Full Story »

Maximiliano Moralez wants to keep making the fans smile as Atalanta make a late charge for European football. Last week's 3-0 win over Sampdoria was the Bergamo side's third successive victory in Serie A, moving them up four places in the table to ninth. Moralez received a standing ovation when he was replaced 17 minutes from time and the Argentinian playmaker said: "I was very pleased. "But ...Full Story »

Atalanta edged 10-man Lazio 1-0 on Sunday afternoon for their first win on the road since October 5. Maximiliano Moralez's goal on the hour mark was the difference between the two sides at the Stadio Olimpico. Lazio shot themselves in the foot two minutes after conceding the goal when playmaker Antonio Candreva was sent off for a second yellow card. The outcome has lifted Atalanta to 13th in ...Full Story »

Three defensive howlers helped Atalanta claim a resounding 3-0 home victory over Serie A title challengers Napoli at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. Bergamo has been an inhospitable venue for Napoli over recent years and a brace from German Denis preceded Maxi Moralez's late goal to condemn the southerners to a fifth defeat from their last eight league games here. More pressing than the fa...Full Story »

Atalanta took all three points for a second successive game as Maximiliano Moralez's early strike steered them to a 1-0 win at Chievo. Moralez netted what proved to be only goal of the Serie A contest in the 16th minute, volleying in from Christian Raimondi's tee-up. The victory follows the 2-0 home league win over Udinese last weekend, prior to which Atalanta had lost three matches in a row. ...Full Story »

Hernanes' first-half strike earned Lazio a winning start to the new Serie A season as they recorded a 1-0 victory over Atalanta. The Brazil international netted the only goal of the game after 18 minutes as the Orobici's hopes of immediately getting back into the black in terms of points ended in disappointment. Atalanta started the new campaign with a two-point deduction for their role in the...Full Story »

Atalanta eased their relegation jitters with a 1-0 victory over Chievo in Serie A. Maximiliano Moralez scored the only goal in the second half as the hosts climbed to ninth place, eight points clear of the drop zone and now level with Chievo, who drop behind their opponents to 10th. A poor first period was peppered with optimistic shots from distance that failed to trouble either goalkeeper, b...Full Story »

Atalanta heaped more pressure on to under-fire Cagliari manager Massimo Ficcadenti with a late winner in their 1-0 victory at Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. German Denis scored the only goal of the game in the 80th minute as Cagliari extended their winless run to five games. Atalanta moved up to 11th in the overall standings following the win, one point behind the Sardinian club who remain in 10th. ...Full Story »