Gasperini's team suffers but finds the decisive inspiration thanks to the Belgian who in the second half invents a beautiful play and scores the 3-2. Tuscans with their heads held high, they came close to achieving the feat.
L’Atalanta beat himEmpoli comeback thanks to a brace from De Ketelaere and return to the top of Serie A. Lazio are next Saturday but, at least for now, they're like a 'goddess' up there. The team of Gasperini he had to work hard to prevail against an opponent who proved to be tough, played openly and benefited from a generous penalty awarded after an on-field review. A deserved result, in light of what we saw on the pitch during a match played with alternating current by the Nerazzurri: they start badly, they get a slap on the face and wake up, they come back devastating then the lights go out again and they move at pace, surprised by the fearless attitude of D'Aversa's team then comes the blaze that puts things back in order. Empoli faced the match with personality and confidence until they found the decisive moment, winning a questionable penalty for the touch of Djimsiti are Grassithen he held his ground and legitimized the draw.
De Ketelaere boom boom and Lookman the result is overturned by the inertia of the match and Gasperini's mood, put to the test by a start to the match in which it is legitimate to ask: is it thanks to the Tuscans that the league leaders appear disoriented or the Bergamo players have not yet taken to the pitch? Both because, in fact, the orobics took a good twenty minutes before starting to fuel. And Retegui being forced out due to injury also created some problems.
The away advantage had the effect of a bucket of cold water: brutal but effective. That goal by Colombo taken in a naive way, due to a sensational sleep by the defense on a throw-in, startled the coach: more than his screams, the enraged look for that superficial, senseless attitude, not a formation that trembles the world ago. It's at that moment that Atalanta presses the switch and starts grinding out the game. The effect is immediate: within twenty minutes 2 poles arrive (24th Kolasinac and 42nd Djimsiti) and the equalizer from the Belgian who, with his head, puts in a perfect cross of Zappacosta. It's the best moment for the hosts who are now going at a thousand miles per hour and find the 2-1 with Lookman in added time in the first half.
Zaniolo incredulous after entering the pitch in Atalanta-Empoli: a minute passes and he is booked
Match in hand? No. Anyone who believes that Atalanta can spread is wrong. He can't give anything more as usual. He doesn't have enough, both because the Tuscans are well placed on the field and never give up, and because the ball doesn't spin as quickly as usual and the flicker of the player who jumps the man isn't there. Esposito thanks and converts the penalty to make it 2-2. Gasperini changes everything he can, throwing Cuadrado into the mix but this is how it goes tonight. You have to settle. At least this is the feeling until De Ketelaere scores the 3-2 with a beautiful move: he receives the ball from 20 meters and centers himself until finishing with his left foot at the near post.
