Empoli GK Dragowski Makes 17 Saves in Scoreless Draw vs. Atalanta

Atalanta couldn't break through despite dominating Empoli in a Serie A matchup.

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) – Atalanta came up empty despite producing a whopping 47 shots - 18 of them on goal - in a 0-0 draw with relegation-threatened Empoli in Serie A on Monday.

It was a valuable point for both clubs as sixth-place Atalanta moved within two points of the Champions League spots, while Empoli moved within two points of escaping the drop zone.

Empoli goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski was in top form, denying shot after shot from Duvan Zapata, Alejandro ''Papu'' Gomez and Josip Ilicic. His 17 saves were the most in an Italian league match for 14 years.

17 - @EmpoliCalcio 's Bartlomiej Dragowski has made 17 saves, Serie A record for a goalkeeper since 2004/05 (since Opta have these data). Superman. #AtalantaEmpoli

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) April 15, 2019

Atalanta had 47 shots and 5.86 xG in today's SCORELESS DRAW vs Empoli.

That's the highest xG total without scoring in any of the 85K games in our dataset. pic.twitter.com/BUjEgPcQbq

— Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) April 15, 2019

Still, Atalanta extended its unbeaten run to seven matches.