Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Kessie leads Atalanta to 2-1 win over Empoli (The Associated Press)

Atalanta's Jasmin Kurtic, left, and Empoli's Assane Diousse vie for the ball during a Serie A soccer match in Bergamo, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. (Paolo Magni/ANSA via AP)

Substitute Franck Kessie led a late comeback in Atalanta's final match of the year to earn a 2-1 victory over Empoli in Serie A on Tuesday. Kessie, who turned 20 on Monday, changed the match after coming on - scoring one and setting up the winner for Marco D'Alessandro in stoppage time. It was Atalanta's first victory in four matches, after winning nine of its previous 10 games.


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