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BERGAMO, Italy -- Substitute Franck Kessie led a late comeback in Atalantas 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 DAlessandro in stoppage time.It was Atalantas first victory in four matches, after winning nine of its previous 10 games. The club is sixth in the standings, just three points below second-place Roma ahead of the rest of the final round before the winter break.Empoli remained 17th, five points off the relegation zone.Atalanta dominated but Empoli took the lead against the run of play with its first shot on target, six minutes into the second half. Federico Dimarco floated in a free kick and Levan Mchedlidze flicked it in for his third goal in the past two matches.Empoli hadnt won two league games in succession since December last year and Atalanta leveled in the 74th minute when Kessie drilled into the bottom left corner.Kessie almost won the match in the 81st but his effort came off the crossbar and Aleksandar Pesic headed the rebound straight into the hands of Empoli goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski.Atalanta was pushing hard for the winner and, four minutes into stoppage time, Kessies cross was bundled in by DAlessandro. Cheap Salomon Shoes From China . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. Wholesale Salomon Shoes . Haas said he "felt a lot of pain" in his right shoulder when he slammed his racket to the ground in frustration after losing his serve at 3-3 in the first set. http://www.salomoncheap.com/ . 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McIlwains impact has continued, so far, on the football field his first season.The young quarterback led the Gamecocks (2-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) to a 20-15 victory over pesky East Carolina last week in his first start and will look to equal South Carolinas victory total from last year when he opens at Kentucky (1-2, 0-1) on Saturday.McIlwain was one of new coach Will Muschamps top recruits last season, turning down offers from Miami, Ohio State and Tennessee among others. He graduated high school a semester early and enrolled at South Carolina in January.He came in worked hard, center Alan Knott said. He busted his butt in the weight room. He busted his butt in the film room and that showed a big thing for us.McIlwain split first-team reps with returning starter Perry Orth throughout spring and summer workouts. The 6-foot, 205-pound McIlwain looked lost two weeks ago at Vanderbilt, with Orth getting the call in the second half and rallying the Gamecocks from a 10-point deficit to a 13-10 victory.The next week, it was McIlwains turn to attempt to lead the Gamecocks out of a 24-0 hole at Mississippi State. While South Carolina did not win, McIlwain led the team on two touchdown drives in the 27-14 defeat and earned the chance to start against East Carolina.McIlwain played solidly and without mistakes, completing 16 of 28 passes for 195 yards and zero interceptions. He had scoring runs of 9 and 10 yards as South Carolina took a 14-0 lead and held on against the Pirates, who had entered with wins in six of their previous games with Power Five schools.Knott, a junior, said McIlwain has commanded the offense so far with his poise and leadership.I think hes handled it tremendously well and I think hes got a big future in front of him, Knott said.McIlwain has his mistakes to clean up, Muschamp said. 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