Atalanta wakes up late and relegates to the Europa League losing 3-2 at home to Villarreal. The Nerazzurri go down by three goals but in the last half hour they react by scoring two goals, taking three poles and missing a goal with an empty net. However, it is not enough because athe second round of the Champions League goes to the Spaniards and the Orobics have regrets.
After 3 ‘after the first ball missed by Demiral, the’ yellow submarine ‘goes into the goal: Parejo throws Danjuma who, very fast, is not wrong in front of Musso. The cold goal moves Atalanta, but puts everything downhill for the amarillos, who defend themselves with two lines of four, to recover the ball and immediately launch on the counterattack, where Danjuma opens chasms, exploiting the uncertainties of Demiral. While it is true that there could be a penalty for Estupinan’s foul on Ilicic, on the other hand Villarreal is scary every time they attack. Especially from the central half of the first half we no longer see the usual Atalanta, the one capable of recovering the high ball. Emery harnesses Gasperini, with a 4-4-2 that suffocates the sources of the game.
The 2-0 is a consequence of the many one-on-one left to Moreno and Danjuma, but arrives on maneuvered action with the defense placed, with Capoue leaving Freuler behind and, without being marked by anyone, bags from a few meters. Atalanta tries to change by inserting Malinovskyi for Pessina and Djimsiti for Demiral, but also the best of the rearguard, Palomino, slips to 3-0 leaving Gerard Moreno the possibility of serving Danjuma for a 3-0 win. Even a bit of bad luck in some circumstances, with a post hit by Zapata and a crossbar from Demiral.
Atalanta found the goal only in the 71st minute, with an assist from Maehle for Malinovskyi who fired from the edge with the left, beating Rulli. Emery does not change anyone, convinced of the goodness of his choices, while the inclusion of Muriel, gives more weight to the orobic attack. Ten from the end Ilicic finds a sensational corridor for Zapata who strikes Rulli out with a lob. At the eighty-fifth is still the Colombian, with the head, to find the ball of the equalizer, in the next action Muriel unloads on the post, on the rebound Toloi with an empty net sends out.