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OM: A big scorer in Marseille, Longoria balances
Published on May 1, 2024 at 1:30 a.m.
Olympique de Marseille are preparing to play a rather unexpected Europa League semi-final first leg, given the numerous problems which have hampered the current season. It will be against Atalanta and especially against Gianluca Scamacca, attacking in full swing for several weeks, including a double in the previous round against Liverpool (0-3).
While everyone was still regretting Alexis Sanchez few months ago, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made everyone agree. The attackerOM is simply unstoppable with no less than 27 goals in total… nine more than his predecessor! To top it all, Aubameyang leads the Europa League scorers’ rankings, with ten goals in eleven appearances.
OM will face Atalanta
But this Thursday, theOM will face one of the most prolific scorers since the start of 2024! After a slump at West Ham, Gianluca Scamacca got back to healthAtalanta and has become a real executioner of surfaces, in Serie A as in Europa League. His presence had also been called into question for several weeks, but he should finally be present on the pitch at the Vélodrome stadium this Thursday.
“Scamacca was considered the talent of his generation”
A great connoisseur of the Italian market, Pablo Longoria knows only too well the next opponent of theOMin the semi-final of the Europa League. “ I’m not surprised by Scamacca’s goals: when he was 14, he was considered the talent of his generation » explained the Marseille president, during an interview published by La Gazzetta dello Sport. As a reminder, Longoria worked for a long time in Serie A as a recruiter or recruitment managerAtalantabefore joining Sassuolo Then Juventus.
