The fight for the ‘scudetto’ has been compressed again. Atalanta went to the Olympic team under pressure from an Inter team that only outscored them on goal difference in their victory over Cagliari (0-3), but ended up defending the lead thanks to a goal in the 88th minute by Marco Brescianini which gave them a tie with their visit to Lazio (1-1).
Despite seeing their historic eleven-match winning streak in Serie A snapped, Atalanta remain leaders, although now with a one point advantage over Inter, with a game to go, and Napoli will catch up with him tomorrow if they beat Venezia at home. Lazio, fourth, cannot fully challenge for the title and are still six points behind the leaders.
Great first half by Lazio
Lazio, despite the absence of Pedro Rodríguez, He had a good start to the match, with high pressure that tied Atalanta and prevented them from playing their dynamic game.
Daddy Castellanos He already showed signs of his danger when, in the 10th minute, Lazio had a great triple chance to open the scoring. The former Girona striker saw how Marco Carnesecchi He took his two consecutive shots and, after resuming play, putted Matteo Guendouzi deflected the stick.
Dele-Bashiru opened the scoring
Except for one isolated instance Davide Zappacosta after losing the ball Adam Marusic Lazio still didn’t give Atalanta a chance and before half time they went ahead in full fairness.
It is in a vertical action of Nicolò Rovella, that the pass got advanced visiting defense, Fisayo Dele Dele-Bashiru fled alone and beat Carnesecchi on his way out. This is the second goal of the league, fourth of the season, half Nigerian 23 years old.
Change the decoration after the break
In this first half, Atalanta showed little solidity in the counter attack the absence due to the injury of their scorer Mateo Retegui, while Ademola Lookman did not play, although in added time he had a good chance from a Zappacosta cross which he headed Mario Pasalic and Berat Djimsiti narrowly missed out in his attempt to push the ball into the net.
The break suited Atalanta, more recognizable in the second half. He took control and started to create chances with a couple of crosses from the right by Raoul Bellanova. The veteran Juan Cuadrado, who had just come on, headed one into the side of the net at the far post and the second was also finished by Lookman, although he did not specify the goal.
Lookman appeared and served the tie on a plate
The Nigerian certainly appeared and seconds later he made it 1-1 with a cross kick Ivan Provedel turned a corner with the tips of your fingers.
Lazio, forced to retreat, suffered and could only continue to counterattack on rare occasions. With a quarter of an hour to go, Lookman He went even closer from a corner, but his double shot was a meter from the goal Alessio Romagnoli took him twice on the same line.
In the 88th minute, Atalanta’s persistence was rewarded. Nicolò Zaniolowith his back to the goal, he invented a ball that was just left behind Lookman, who is in a legal position served the ball on a plate to Marco Brescianini, who just entered, he just had to push through his first intervention. A goal that did justice to what was seen in a match that had its share for the team.
match lineup
94
77
30
6
34
13
20
8
11
7
10
29
16
77
23
4
19
15
13
8
17
11
Olympic Stadium
Marco Carnesecchi29
Raoul Bellanova16
62′
Davide Zappacosta77
45′
89′
Sead Kolasinac23
83′
Isak Hien4
33′
45′
Berat Djimsiti19
61′
Martin de Roon15
Ederson13
83′
Mario Pasalic8
55′
26′
Charles De Ketelaere17
64′
68′
69′
Ademola Lookman11
93′
Replacements
Rui Patricio28
Francesco Rossi31
Rafael Toloi2
62′
Odilon Kossounou3
45′
83′
Ben Godfrey5
61′
Giorgio Scalvini42
69′
Ibrahim Sulemana6
Juan Cuadrado7
45′
69′
Lazar Samardzic24
55′
Marco Palestra27
Marco Brescianini44
83′
87′
Nicolò Zaniolo10
64′
Vanja Vlahovic48
coach
Marco Baroni
Gian Piero Gasperini
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
