Atalanta-Celtic 0-0: Nerazzurri still dry at home

Bergamo, 23 October 2024 - In the previous match of Champions League al Gewiss Stadium l'Arsenal had torn one 0-0 sometimes even lucky. The second is imposed by the Celtic, who defended himself tooth and nail, especially during a very difficult first half, in which he was also saved by the crossbar on one of the many chances he had Pasalic. The rest does schmeichel, which protects the Scottish goal, who, for their part, do not skimp on some rather dangerous counterattacks which, if they were to materialise, would have been too severe a punishment for the team GasperiniThe result is still a goalless draw full of regrets for a team that in Europe she rediscovers herself as a stronger pirate.

The official lineups

  Gasperini relies on a 3-4-1-2 that he sees between the posts Carnesecchi, protected by Djimsiti, Hien e Kolasinac, XNUMX Bellanova e Zappa costa about bands and couples De Roon-Ederson in the middle of the field: in the three-quarter line it's up to Pasalic, XNUMX Retegui e Lookman in attack. Rodgers reply with a 4-3-3 open from schmeichel, XNUMX Johnston, Trusty, Scales e Valle in defense and English , McGregor e Hate in the middle: the offensive department instead includes Kuhn e Maeda on the sides of idah.  

First half

  The first offensive flash is offered by Retegui, who moves to the right and tries in vain to put a ball in the middle: on the other side he tries Maeda, but Djimsiti he keeps a good watch and also earns the throw-in. At 5' theAtalanta builds the first danger from fifth to fifth: Zappa costa crosses for the head of Bellanova, whose header finds ready schmeichel. At 14' the soft cross is made by Ederson hunting for Retegui, but the latter misses the appointment with the sphere: shortly after Lookman tries to decide the match with a low shot from the edge, but schmeichel answers present. On the other side the Celtic reply with a cross-shot on the fly Hate which creates confusion in the Orobic area before ending up out by a matter of centimetres. In the 18th minute the Nerazzurri almost take the lead with Pasalic, who first hits the crossbar with his head from a cross by Zappa costa and then, on the rebound, sends the tap-in sky-high. The danger having passed, the Celtic at 23' he sends a shot English , whose curling right foot is dangerous but not enough to fool Carnesecchi, which he pushes back with his fists. On the other side, the forcing of theAtalanta, who at 27' plots with Lookman e Zappa costa: the latter, the best of his, puts in a moving penalty ready to be converted by Pasalic, which instead has to deal with the miracle of schmeichel. just Zappa costa Shortly after he takes matters into his own hands with a right-footed shot that ends up high on a suggestion from Retegui, in turn served by Ederson. At 30' the crosser is Bellanova, but schmeichel comes out perfectly before repeating itself shortly after on Lookman, Searched by Kolasinac. At 40' another cross from Zappa costa arms the gore of Djimsiti, but once again the visiting goalkeeper is not surprised. On the other side, however, it is uncertain Carnesecchi on the cross of Maeda, but luckily for him Hien clears away a ball that has become red hot. In the 44th minute the Nerazzurri become dangerous again with a corner taken by Lookman that finds Retegui, perfect in impact as it is schmeichel in the reply. It is in fact the last emotion of a first half that ends on the 0-0: a deal for the Celtic, who however in the end almost risked a coup.

Second half

  The recovery begins with the same players: among them Lookman, who crosses for Pasalic, good at heading the ball but less so in precision. At 48' the protagonists are the same, to which on the other side is added Scales, good at rejecting the attempt on the line Retegui, which was added to the script. A script that risks seeing a twist in the 51st minute when Valle shoots from distance, finding the deflection of Djimsiti which almost mocks an attentive Carnesecchi, forced to concede a corner to the Scots. At 54' Retegui he imposes himself physically in the penalty area before turning and shooting: everything is there, except precision. At 57' Pasalic this time he disguises himself as an assist-man for Lookman, providentially anticipated by Johnston: the ball becomes good for Retegui, once again imprecise. Gasperini try to change something like this: outside Retegui e Bellanova It's inside The Ketelaere e Samardzic. Also Rodgers fishing from the bench: they go up Paul Bernardo e Furuhashi and they go down Hate e idah, never in the game, while the new move of Gasperini è Square for Lookman. The new setup sees the Colombian and Zappa costa on the exteriors, with The Ketelaere first striker and the pair Samardzic-Pasalic behind him. This rather dull phase of the match continues in the name of changes: the Celtic sees now on the field Palma de Mallorca e McCowan for Maeda ed English . At 74' Zappa costa try to awaken from the torpor Gewiss Stadium with a right from outside that schmeichel check with your eyes as it slides along the bottom. Gasperini changes again: inside Ruggeri e Zaniolo for Kolasinac e Pasalic, with the aim of flushing out the Celtic, which in the last minutes defends itself with ever greater skill and less risk. The match also ends Kuhn, detected by Forrest. Both coaches have exhausted their moves from the bench to try to achieve their respective objectives: theAtalanta to win and the Celtic to snatch a platinum draw. At 87' Samardzic he shows himself for the first time but with a bad cross that ends up directly on the bottom which is the photograph of the moment of decline of theAtalantaA moment that drags wearily on until the referee's final whistle Pejito which imposes the second on the Orobics 0-0 in line at home in Champions League.