Sporting and Atalanta tied 1-1 in their duel corresponding to the round of 16 6 of the Europa League 2023-2024 tournament.
Forward Paulinho scored the goal for Sporting Lisbon in the 17th minute of the first half. The equalizer came from forward Gianluca Scamacca in the 38th minute of the same stage.
In the 38th minute of the first stage, Gianluca Scamacca raised Atalanta’s spirits and won all the applause. Aleksei Miranchuk filtered a ball for the striker to connect, from the semicircle, a great shot to the left post of the opponent’s goal.
Gianluca Scamacca’s performance positioned him as the most outstanding player of the match. The Atalanta forward showed his best level by scoring 1 goal and finishing 4 times into the opponent’s goal.
Paulinho was another of the outstanding players. The Sporting Lisbon forward showed his best level by scoring 1 goal.
It was a game with a tough tackle and a hot atmosphere, after several fouls on the field of play. There were several reprimands: Isak Hien, Marcus Edwards, Giorgio Scalvini and Berat Djimsiti.
Sporting strategist Ruben Marques Amorim stopped the starting eleven with a 3-4-3 formation with Franco Israel in goal; Eduardo Quaresma, Sebastián Coates and Ousmane Diomande on the defensive line; Geny Catamo, Koba Koindredi, Hidemasa Morita and Matheus Reis in the middle; and Marcus Edwards, Paulinho and Francisco Trincão in attack.
For their part, those chosen by Gian Piero Gasperini took to the field with a 3-4-3 formation with Juan Musso between the three sticks; Berat Djimsiti, Isak Hien and Sead Kolasinac in defense; Emil Holm, Marten de Roon, Éderson and Matteo Ruggeri in the midfield; and Aleksei Miranchuk, Gianluca Scamacca and Ademola Lookman up front.
Daniel Siebert was appointed as the main referee for the match at the José Alvalade XXI stadium.
Sporting and Atalanta will fight everything in the second leg and thus get closer to the Quarterfinals. The next meeting will be on Thursday, March 14.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-03-06 21:40:02