A big heart and a lot of character are not enough for Atalanta against Villarreal, who won 3-2 at the Gewiss Stadium and qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League. Danjuma’s brace and Capoue’s goal decideHowever, Malinovskyi and Zapata’s goals were in vain. Gasperini’s men, despite their comeback attempts (including a post hit by Muriel), were forced to relegate to the Europa League.
Ready to go and the race for the Bergamo players starts immediately uphill, who go under after less than three minutes of play: Demiral’s naivety that allows Parejo to throw Danjuma face to face with Musso, beaten with a soft touch that passes through him legs.
However, the match remains alive and very balanced, with the Nerazzurri pushing with conviction in search of a draw, without however creating great dangers for Rulli.
But in the 42nd minute Villarreal found the goal of doubling which made the Gewiss Stadium fall even more cold: the signature is that of Capoue, left too free to control and hit in the middle of the penalty area. At the beginning of the second half, Emery’s team even extends to 3-0, once again with a beautiful goal from Danjuma, who turns in the area and strikes Musso by signing the personal brace that seems to close the accounts early.
The Goddess takes pride out and in the final shortens with Malinovskyi and Zapata, also hitting a sensational post in the 86th minute with an incredible right from Muriel from distance. This is how the last hopes of the Nerazzurri are extinguished, who in the last seconds are likely to cash in even the poker, clamorously failed by Dia.
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