BERGAMO (ITALPRESS) – Toro stops Atalanta. The advance of the 23rd day ends 1-1 in Bergamo, decisive the goals of Djimsiti and Maripan, both in the first half, but also and above all the penalty that Milinkovic-Savic, in the second half, rejected to the top scorer of the tournament, Mateo Retegui. Fifth draw for the Bergamasks third at 47, +8 from Lazio, who will host Cagliari on Monday. Ninth draw of the season for the granata, in eleventh position: in the next round the challenge with Genoa, the nerazzurri will face Verona instead.That at the Gewiss Stadium was a chess match, with Atalanta trying to break through the granata wall. Gasperini lost Carnesecchi in the warm-up due to a right adductor muscle soreness.The first ring came at 15′ when Kolasinac attempted a shot-cross that ended directly on the bottom. Six minutes later, at 21′, Bellanova scored the 1-0 goal, but the goal was disallowed due to a right-handed touch. Instead, the result was unlocked in 35′ when Djimsiti, on the development of a corner kick, header found the lead. Shortly before, Kolasinac, who had already experienced problems against Barcelona, left the field due to right flexor discomfort. Vanoli’s team’s response came in the 40′, again on a dead ball: Maripan, left alone by the Bergamo defense, turned Lazaro’s cross into the 1-1. In the midst of the recovery the Dea had two chances to get back in the lead, both with Brescianini: the first opportunity was intercepted by Milinkovic-Savic’s knee, on the tap-in in the small area the Nerazzurri midfielder was stopped in the corner by Lazaro himself. In the second half Atalanta attacked mainly through central routes, Gasperini tried to change the plot of the match by sending on Cuadrado, Samardzic and Pasalic: on 29′ of the second half Piccinini awarded a penalty kick to the Nerazzurri for a foul by Coco on Retegui, the Italo-Argentine, however, was hypnotized by Milinkovic-Savic himself. A minute later, the Granata goalkeeper, after a spat with the Atalanta corner, was cautioned by the match director. In the final minutes Gasperini sent on Gianluca Scamacca, in his first match of the season after his ACL injury: a good sign also for coach Luciano Spalletti, who was present in the stands of the Gewiss Stadium. – Photo Image -(ITALPRESS).
