Paulinho defined in a counterattack in which he received a ball measured from the midfield by Trincao to define powerfully and crossed in the 17th minute; However, a shot from the Italian Gianluca Scamacca made it 1-1.
The match, one day ahead of the rest of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, will play the return match on Thursday, March 14 at the Stadio di Bergamo, in Italy, with everything in favor of the Serie team. A to seal your pass to the next round.
It was the third time that both teams met in a UEFA competition, last year they did so in the group stage of this competition, between October and November 2023, a series in which Atalanta won the first 1-2 and tied the second on Italian territory.
Both teams are obliged to win for the second leg and thus qualify for the Quarterfinals, a tie on aggregate will send the match to extra time and persist until the penalty shootout, since the away goal does not exist, although Atalanta has the home field advantage.