Hellas Verona wins mid-table clash with Empoli in Serie A
ROME (AP) - Hellas Verona extended its unbeaten streak to five matches with a 2-1 win over visiting Empoli in Serie A on Monday.
Adrien Tameze scored the winner for Verona in added time following an exchange with Antonin Barak.
Barak had put Verona ahead shortly after the break with a header then Simone Romagnoli equalized for Empoli with a deflection.
Verona moved up to ninth while Empoli dropped to 12th, replaced by Torino, a 2-1 winner over lowly Udinese, which squandered 18 shots at goal.
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Verona's Antonin Barak, center, celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Empoli at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
Verona's Giovanni Simeone, right, is challenged by Empoli's Riccardo Fiamozzi during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Empoli at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
Empoli's Liam Henderson, left, and Verona's Adrien Tamezed vie for the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Empoli at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
