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Udinese never gives up, no breakaway Atalanta – Sport

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Atalanta tries to escape, but Udinese takes it back. The two great surprises of the championship face off against each other and the result is a spectacular race full of emotions up to the 95th minute. The final draw is right, even if Gasperini will have to reflect on his move that changed the match: the exit of the two strikers at the same time until then impregnable. For a couple of hours the Nerazzurri are still first on their own, waiting for the transfer of Napoli to Cremona, while the Friulians accept Milan at an altitude of 20 and may even complain about the lack of aim in the final.

Sottil Becao in the finish due to muscle problems and moves Perez to the right loses Ebosse in the defensive trio, while Gasperini – celebrated from the curve before the match, with a banner of thanks for the 300 Nerazzurri benches – has the men numbered and on the bench he has only six players of movement, mostly millennials. The first emotion is given by Lovric at 18 ‘who takes advantage of a couple of rebounds and from the spot discharges high. At 28 ‘Pereyra on the counterattack in numerical superiority, wastes. At the first real chance of the match, Atalanta takes the lead: at 36 ‘Muriel – ex-whistled in a really too ungenerous way – caught on the left by a blow from his own area of ​​Koopmeiners, finds an assist on the post for the rushing Lookman who it just has to touch right. According to Duties the player in the excess celebrations under the North curve and remedies the warning. The hosts feel the instant reaction before the interval with Beto (in shadow and awkward) who, in a head dive, does not get there by a whisker.

In recovery, Silvestri risks the omelette by losing an almost harmless ball: his teammates save him and put him in the corner. Atalanta starts the recovery on the accelerator and at 9 ‘, for seconds twice in a few, is close to doubling: first Lookmam bewitches the opposing defense and gives Silvestri the shivers, then Hateboer kicks diagonally to the side. The goal is in the air and the initials Muriel from the spot (in the sixth center as an opponent of Udinese) on 11 ‘after having also obtained the penalty: Udogie naively spreads him on the bottom line after being blown up in dribbling. The Colombian does not celebrate by giving a great style lesson to former supporters.

Udinese does not give up and reopens it in the 22nd minute – immediately after Gasperini removes both strikers in one shot – with Deulofeu leaving a masterful free-kick from the edge on which Sportiello does not arrive. On the wings of enthusiasm, two minutes later, the bianconeri are one step away from a draw: a scrum is lit up in the area and none of the bianconeri forwards manages to dare the right paw. The Dacia Arena becomes a pit. The new bottom entered Samardzic at 28 ‘paints football and from which he starts from a lash on which Success arrives with a fraction of a second late. The inertia of the match has changed: the guests are no longer able to keep the ball high, the pressure is suffocating. The equalizer comes in the 32nd minute with Perez, who heads in on a perfect assist from Pereyra, found with another magic of a devilish Deulofeu. Sottil is now tarantolato and remedies a yellow for the excessive passion that he tries to transmit to him. At 90 ‘Deulofeu looks for an encore: from the same tile he lets go a right that flies over the crossbar a little. At the last breath it is Arslan who gives Atalanta a half heart attack: very fast maneuver, Samardzic’s heel but the Turkish-German midfielder wastes on the bottom

ANSA agency

Great goal by Destro in overhead kick, winning rebound by the Serbian (ANSA)

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