Marten de Roon scores nicely for Atalanta, Sven Botman saved by Alexander Isak | Foreign football

Empoli had taken the lead in the 44th minute through Tyronne Ebuehi. The 27-year-old right back from Haarlem and ten-time international for Nigeria made the switch from Benfica to Empoli last summer, after being rented out to Venezia FC last season. It was his second goal of the season for the former player of ADO Den Haag and FC Twente, after he already scored the winning goal against Sampdoria on January 16.

Empoli held on for a while after the break, but the equalizer fell in the 58th minute. It was Marten de Roon who made it 1-1 with a nice header from Matteo Ruggeri. It was De Roon’s first goal of the season and his fifteenth in total for Atalanta, where he now stands at 288 games. Danish striker Rasmus Højlund (20) made the winning 2-1 for Atalanta in the 86th minute with his seventh goal in Serie A, where Atalanta continues to compete for the Champions League tickets. The number six is ​​only five points below number two Inter.

Newcastle United won 1-2 at Nottingham Forest, their third win in twelve games in 2023. Forest took the lead after 26 minutes through Emmanuel Dennis, who punished an error by Sven Botman. Botman was told today that he was in the final selection of the Orange for the first time for the European Championship qualifiers against France (away) and Gibraltar (home) next week.

Shortly before the break, Newcastle United equalized through Swedish striker Alexander Isak. Elliot Anderson thought he would make it 1-2 in the 64th minute, but the party was canceled after the VAR had ruled offside. In the 93rd minute, Isak coolly scored a penalty after a handball: 1-2. Newcastle United is in fifth place, one point below Tottenham Hotspur. The club from the north east of England continues to compete for a first Champions League ticket in twenty years.