a flash of Muriel and the paw of lookman give toatalanta first place in the championship, in cohabitation with Napoli, and certifies the best match ever in the Goddess in Serie A. The team of Gian Piero Gasperini beat for 1-0 there Fiorentina after a game played with good will and which was decided thanks to the sparkle of the most talented footballer of the Bergamo team.
Good paces, but few chances to score at Gewiss Stadium in the first half of the match. The Goddess was very close to scoring with Koopmeiners, but the Dutch midfielder’s trap was rejected by an attentive Terracciano, who showed stains only on his way out.
In the split final, an episode can change the inertia of the match but the VAR intervention is decisive: Kouame intervened with his leg on top of De Roon and the referee Irrati drew the red straight but the decision was changed after reviewing the video. The referee retraced his steps and left the two teams evenly matched.
Gasperini’s team took the lead at game time with Ademola Lookman, who only had to support a perfect assist from Muriel from the left. The Colombian managed to get rid of two opponents in a very tight space and perfectly served his teammate in the center of the penalty area: just a few steps away, the former Leicester signed his second goal with the shirt of the Goddess.
In the final, Atalanta came close to doubling on the counterattack several times while Fiorentina tried to equalize by inserting many attacking men to have more options in the last 16 metres.
Atalanta won 20 points after the first eight matches of Serie A 2022/2023: the Goddess had never added so many points after the first eight matches of the season in a single season in the top division.
The score of Atalanta-Fiorentina
NETWORKS: 59 ‘Lookman.
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Sportiello; Toloi, Okoli, Scalvini; Hateboer, De Roon, Koopmeiners, Soppy (56′ Maehle); Ederson (56′ Pasalic), Lookman (74′ Malinovskyi), Muriel (74′ Hojlund). Coach: Gasperini.
FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Terractian; Venuti (67′ Terzic), Martinez Quarta, Igor, Biraghi; Bonaventura (67′ Ambrabat), Mandrake, Barak (75′ Jovic); Ikoné, Kouamé, Saponara. Coach: Italian.
JUDGE: Massimiliano Irrati.
Source: Fan Page IT
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