Atalanta-Verona 3-1: Goddess on the march for Europe. For Hellas the relegation nightmare remains

Bergamo, 20 May 2023 - TheAtalanta knocked out the Verona and continues to dream of Europe. On this Saturday of Serie A, valid for the thirty-sixth matchday, the Orobic team beat the Scala team 3-1 in a comeback at Gewiss Stadium of Bergamo. The goal of Lazovic in the 11th minute the Venetians had deluded that they could achieve an important result in the fort of the Goddess, which instead turned the game around. Zappa costa he scored the equalizer in the 22nd minute, while Pasalic al 53' e hojlund in the 62nd minute they closed the match and gave the three points to the team coached by Gasperini. The Bergamo players thus rise to 61 points in the standings, momentarily on par with the Milan. Hellas, however, remains third from last together with Spezia, who has yet to take the field.

The starting lineups

Gian Piero Gasperini and Marco zaffaroni they line up their respective teams in a mirror image, with the starting 3-4-2-1. Atalanta sees Counter between the posts, supported by the three-man rearguard made up of Toloi, Djimsiti and Scalvini. In midfield Maehle and Zappa costa they run on the side bands, while DeRoon e koopmeiners they work in the middle in the role of midfielders. Pasalic e Muriel they are the attacking midfielders in support of hojlund. On the other hand theGreece Verona row Montipo in goal, Ceccherini, Hien and Cabal in defense. Midway Terracciano and Depaoli plow the lanes, Tameze and Sulemana act centrally. Ngonge e Lazovic they are the threequarters behind the sole striker Djuric.

First half

The match begins and the first flash is fromHello Verona. At minute 10 Lazovic the door mirror is missing Counter and fired wide from outside the area, but made up for it in the 11th minute, when he scored the opening goal. Atalanta is caught by surprise in the penalty area, leaves too much space to the Scaliger winger who, triggered by a through pass from Terracciano, punishes the goalkeeper of the Goddess in the bottom corner. The people of Bergamo, taken by surprise by this start from the guests, immediately try to respond and react. Mæhle tries to serve the central striker with an interesting cross coming from the right wing hojlund: The attacker is countered by Hien and the ball goes out. The Yes checks for a possible handball by the defenderGreece, only to then restart the game regularly. Now there is only the team of Gasperini on the pitch, chasing an equalizer. In the 18th minute, Zappacosta unloads a right-footed shot from outside after coming in from the left flank, Terracciano deflects the shot and saves his shot. The same left-footed winger from the Orobic team scored the 1-1 goal in the 22nd minute: Zappa costa as usual he starts from the left, asks for a one-two from Muriel who closes him, then from the line of the area he finishes with a turn and a hole Montipo. The hosts keep the pace high and push behind Verona di zaffaroni and Bocchetti, who struggled in this second half of the first half. At 37' hojlund he heads home a free kick taken by the attacking midfield, Montipo he flies and smacks in a corner kick. In the final stages there is very little play and the two teams go to rest, at half-time, with the result tied.

Second half

Ready, go and Atalanta completes the comeback. In fact, at minute 53, Montipo he messes up and gives the ball to Pasalic, who puts him in difficulty in pressing and scores the 2-1 goal with an empty net. The round of substitutions begins, in which Gasperini changes a lot in Goddess. At minute 60 Tameze he tries to give a shock to the guests, who are experiencing a very complicated phase of the match, but his attempt is very weak and shot from long range. The hosts went further in the 62nd minute: Lookman, who has just taken over, needs an excellent assist for hojlund, who with a left foot from outside pierces the goalkeeper of the Verona, who collects the third goal in this match from the bag. The Scala players, running out of alternatives, rushed into the attack without thinking to try to reopen the games. Verdi he tries in every way, even scissors, but without finding the mirror of the door protected by Counter, who played the role of non-paying spectator in this shot. Things change completely in the last ten minutes, when the Bergamo rearguard begins to creak dangerously. At 82' Solomon he shoots a shot from distance which hits the crossbar shortly afterwards Gaish intercepts a pass that is too risky Scalvini towards the goalkeeper; the visiting attacker tackles Counter and the ball mockingly hits the post.

The match scoreboard

Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Door; Toloi, Djimsiti, Scalvini; Maehle, de Roon, Koopmeiners, Zappacosta (55' Okoli); Pasalic (77' Ederson), Muriel (55' Lookman) Hojlund (86' Demiral). Coach: Gasperini. On the bench: Musso, Lookman, Ederson, Demiral, Rossi, Colombo, Bernasconi, De Nipoti, Okoli.

Greece Verona (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Ceccherini (79' Coppola), Hien, Cabal; Terracciano (65' Verdi), Tameze (79' Abildgaard), Sulemana, Depaoli; Ngonge, Lazovic (58' Faraoni); Djuric (65' Gaich). Coach: Zaffaroni. On the bench: Hrustic, Zeefuik, Berardi, Magnani, Braaf, Abildgaard, Kallon, Perilli, Gaich, Veloso, Coppola, Faraoni, Verdi.

Markers: 11' Lazovic, 22' Zappacosta, 53' Pasalic, 62' Hojlund.

Referee: Simone Sozza. Note - Booked: Koopmeiners, Hien, Depaoli, Faraoni

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