BERGAMO (ITALPRESS) – Atalanta won 2-1 against Milan and for one night gave themselves the first position in the standings. Lookman’s goal in the second half was decisive, the Rossoneri tarnishing a good performance by losing a match they had brought back into balance. It ends with the Nerazzurri celebrating in the middle of the field, their ninth consecutive victory. Now the Bergamaschi will target Cagliari, another match they need to win in order to continue their march up the standings.
The match turned on within a handful of seconds, on a mistake by Kolasinac Milan built the first chance at goal: Pulisic crossed a great diagonal, Carnesecchi opposed with a great intervention. At the first response, the Nerazzurri took the lead: from De Roon’s cross, on a free kick from the left, De Ketelaere at the second post anticipated Theo Hernandez’s header. The Frenchman clamored for a foul, but the match director validated the goal. Fonseca’s Rossoneri responded ten minutes later, from a play by Leao came the equalizer by Morata (who just earlier had had a goal disallowed for offside), left alone by the home defense. The guests’ goal rebalanced the match; Pasalic tried on two occasions to unhinge the opponent’s defense, but the Croatian could not find the right play. At the deadline Lookman also tried, the Nigerian’s conclusion, however, went off the bottom.
In the second half, the Nerazzurri handled the Rossoneri’s flurries better, on two occasions Lookman gave the Rossoneri a scare, but Maignan opposed first on the close-range shot, then on the central conclusion. However, the French goalkeeper could not oppose on the conclusion unleashed from a corner kick, with the Nigerian giving the Nerazzurri three crucial points.
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Milan beaten 2-1, Atalanta plays ninth and takes the lead
