Blow Bologna at Gewiss, beat Atalanta 2-0

The competition of the "ciapa no" in a Champions League key continues unabated. Because after yesterday's play by Inter and Milan stopped on an equal footing by Salernitana and Empoli, Atalanta also joins the queue and chases the wind with a sensational chance to shorten those in front. A success against Bologna would have earned them a momentary fourth place alongside Inter, and instead Gasperini's team stopped at the climax, showing all their weaknesses. It is no longer the Atalanta of past seasons, not the last one that finished eighth, because without the totems of the past and with young players (see Lookman and Hojlund) not always able to tell the difference, everything becomes more difficult . Instead, Bologna takes all the applause: another great match for the rossoblùs who rise to 43 points, one point behind Juve (because of the penalty) and with the wind in their sails. Europe is not a chimera, strengthened by the extraordinary work of Thiago Motta who will probably leave Emilia at the end of the season. A young profile, a modern coach, able to enhance the qualities of individuals and hide structural defects, Motta is the coach who could do the job for some big names (Inter?). In La Spezia, where he had won salvation with a very sweet taste, they don't forget him, in Bologna he is repeating himself and they would like to lock him down. Once again without Arnautovic, who had been on the bench even when he wasn't injured, the former Treble midfielder once again bet on Sansone as a fake nine. And it paid off again. Goal that unlocked the game, in a second half in which Bologna doubled their lead 4' from the end with the ex-possessed Orsolini (booked on the occasion of his first personal goal disallowed, he will miss the match against Milan) and certified their supremacy . Instead, Gasperini received very little from his offensive arrows. Both Lookman and Hojlund rather ticked, the latter unable to realize (24') a comfortable opportunity. And Zapata also did very little when he entered. There was Atalanta who scored with the abacus, and this one is struggling tremendously, especially in the last period, to find the way to goal. He'll try again next time in Cremona, while Bologna awaits Milan in a "Dall'Ara" which will be sold-out and which is very hungry for Europe. Bologna dreams, and does it with open eyes.