Atalanta, the goal of the Coppa Italia has vanished: the many absences have also paid the price

Bergamo, 4 February 2025 –  Atalanta also exits the Italian Cup after saying goodbye to the Super Cup a month ago.

The Goddess pays for too many absences, in particular that of Lookman, the most dangerous and almost always decisive player, and falls at home against Bologna who showed less offensive talent but in the second half controlled the game more, finding more offensive thrust in the final half hour until Castro's goal.

For the first time, Gasperini's team, after having won the final half hour 15 times out of 17 in the last four months, always scoring at least one goal more than their opponent in the last 30-35 minutes, surrendered right in what was its winning phase, the final one.

The bench, shortened and emptied by injuries, did not provide the hoped-for answers, even though Cuadrado and Brescianini pushed, and in front Retegui remained isolated in a De Ketelaere's evening was also uninspired, with the innocent Maldini entered cold and struggled in turn failing to score the opening goal twenty minutes from the end.

A delicate moment for the Nerazzurri after the long list of injuries, with two players, Maldini and Posch, who arrived between Sunday and Monday, who will now need a few weeks to settle in: sAtalanta will be in Verona on Saturday, against an opponent with a lower technical level than Bologna, then next Wednesday the away match in Bruges in the Champions League.

A week to introduce the new players and perhaps recover the all-rounder Carnesecchi between the posts, whose absence was felt both on Saturday against Torino and in this match against Bologna in which the Goddess created many good chances but was unable to convert them. The objective of the Coppa Italia, a goal that the Nerazzurri were aiming for, has faded away, the absences have had a decisive impact.