Sporting survived Atalanta’s push and had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16. A match marked by three shots from the Italian side on the post.
Sporting remained standing despite the better football of its rival, who, especially in the first half, secured a victory that would be very important for its interests.
Trincao support
Although Paulinho leads Sporting after taking advantage of an important Trincao’s pass was intercepted in the 17th minute Atalanta completely destroyed the Portuguese team. Before the equalizer, by Scamacca in the 39th minute, he saw the post on several shots from Holm and Scamacca himself.
In the second part, Ruben Amorim He introduced a triple substitution and managed to stabilize the match for Sporting, who, however, still received another scare.
Lookman recognized the post again on another Atalanta attempt, with Coates responding with another shot that licked off the woodwork of the goal that was saved by Musso. In the end, just barely, Sporting came out alive and the tie would be decided in Italy.
Source: La Verdad
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