With a comeback in the second half, the sixth consecutive success in the championship arrived. The Nerazzurri beat Udinese 2-1 on the 12th matchday of the Serie A Enilive 2024-2025 at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo and on the day in which de Roon becomes the most present player in Serie A in the Club’s history with 282 matches played .
The first chance was for the Nerazzurri after seven minutes, but on Pašalić’s cross shot, Okoye was reactive and managed to clear it. On the reversal in front Carnesecchi is very good at opposing the conclusions of Lovric and Davis. In the 13th minute Ruggeri challenges Okoye, Rertegui repeats his header but Lookman is in the way and is in an offside position detected by VAR. Friulian response in the 18th minute: the crossbar blocks Payero’s right-footed shot. In the 22nd minute Carnesecchi extends Thauvin’s shot from the edge of the box for a corner. The match broke the deadlock in the third minute of added time in the first half with a great long-range shot from Kamara.
At the start of the second half Udinese were dangerous on a couple of occasions again with Thauvin. In the 56th minute the equalizer came at the end of a splendid fast move by the Nerazzurri: Bellanova broke down the right and hit the ball for Pašalić who turned it into the net from the heart of the area to make it 1-1. The second goal in the 60th minute: Samardžić widens for Bellanova who crosses tensely and finds the touch of Touré who deflects past Okoye for the Nerazzurri to overtake. In the 73rd minute the Nerazzurri still threatened with Brescianini, but the shot ended wide. At the Gewiss Stadium it ends 2-1 for the Nerazzurri.
ATALANTA-UDINESE 2-1
Rarely: 45’+3 Kamara (U), 56′ Pašalić (A), 60′ own goal by Touré (U)
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Kossounou, Hien, Djimsiti (25′ Éderson), Zappacosta (46′ Bellanova), de Roon, Pašalić, Ruggeri, Samardžić (68′ Brescianini), Retegui (68′ Zaniolo, 87′ Cuadrado), Lookman. Available: Rui Patrício, Rossi, Toloi, Godfrey, Sulemana, Palestra, Vlahović. Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
Udinese: Okoye, Giannetti (78′ Abankwah), Bijol, Touré, Ehizibue, Lovric (60′ Zarraga), Karlstrom, Payero, Kamara (67′ Zemura), Thauvin (67′ Lucca), Davis (78′ Bravo). Available: Sava, Padelli, Atta, Brenner, Ebosse, Kabasele, Kristensen, Ekkelenkamp, Rui Modesto. Coach: Kosta Runjaic.
Referee: Marco Di Bello from Brindisi (assistants Ciro Carbone from Naples and Giorgio Peretti from Verona, IV official Daniele Rutella from Enna, VAR Federico La Penna from Roma 1, AVAR Matteo Gariglio from Pinerolo).
Note: ammonite Touré (U).
