Turin-Atalanta 1-2: Zapata pushes the Nerazzurri towards the Champions League

The second goal of the season by Zapata5 and a half months after the one scored against Lecce, returns hopes of Champions atAtalanta who beats in extremis (1-2) the Turin and take advantage of the draw in the direct match between Roma and Milan in the best possible way. Thanks to this success, in fact, the men of Gasperini they are back in full swing, returning to -2 from fourth place with 6 days to go. For Toro, however, it is a bitter defeat that further reduces the chances of grabbing a place in the Conference.

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Zappacosta unlocks the achievement

The plot of the match did not betray expectations. Apart from a few revs on the outside lanes, the rhythm of the first was marked by individual flashes: it was Zappacosta in the 34th minute, with a personal action, he unlocked the result with a diagonal on the near post that surprised an uncertain Milinkovic.

Sanabria evens the score

A cold shower for the grenades who tried to respond in the second half, relying on the quality of the attacking midfielders. In the 58th minute Koopmeiners failed to exploit a ball on the edge of the opponent’s area, Rodriguez instead called Sportiello to intervene after a left-footed shot from distance. The home team’s draw came in the 75th minute with Sanabriaquick to anticipate the Nerazzurri defenders on Sportiello’s excellent intervention, able to oppose Miranchuk’s long-range shot.

Zapata gives the Nerazzurri victory

After the goal conceded, Atalanta gave the feeling of being able to snatch the three points from a Turin that dropped too low, and thought Duvan Zapatawho came on at the start of the second half, to invent the winning goal in the 88th minute: acceleration from a standstill to burn Schuurs, dribbling back and shooting at the far post that mocked Milinkovic.

The scoresheet of Turin-Atalanta

TURIN 1 (30′ st Sanabria)

ATALANTA 2 (34′ Zappacosta, 43′ st Zapata)

Turin (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic 4.5 – Djidji 5.5, Schuurs 6, Buongiorno 7 – Lazaro 5 (41′ st Singo sv), Linetty 6 (17′ st Ricci 6), Ilic 5.5, Rodriguez 5.5 (17′ st Vojvoda 6) – Miranchuk 6, Karamoh 5.5 (1′ st Vlasic 6.5) – Sanabria 7 (44′ st Pellegri sv). All. Juric 5.

Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Sportiello 5.5 – Toloi 6, Djimsiti 6, Scalvini 6 (21′ st Palomino 5.5) – Maehle 6, De Roon 6.5, Ederson 7 (35′ st Muriel sv), Zappacosta 7 – Koopmeiners 6, Pasalic 5.5 (8′ st Boga 5.5 ) – Hojlund 5.5 (8′ st Zapata 7). Herds Gasperini 6.5.

Referee: Bags 6.

Note: Rodriguez and Palomino booked. Spectators 20,196.