The Tuscans had started very well, taking points away from the hosts and also finding the opening goal with Colombo after a few minutes. In the 34th minute De Ketelaere responded, while Lookman scored before the break. In the second half Esposito equalized from a penalty, but in the final it was once again the Belgian who scored to seal the victory
In search of their eleventh triumph in a row, a determined Atalanta tried to start quickly and aggressively at home against an Empoli who, however, did not take the field to act as an extra. And, in fact, after ten minutes in which the home team's only initiative was signed by a tip from Ederson following an incursion, the Tuscans froze the Gewiss Stadium. Colombo's goal, whose left foot pierced Carnesecchi after a cross from the right by Henderson, was the result of an orobic amnesia on a throw-in.
The reaction of the hosts had as its main focus the dive of Kolasinac, who in the 25th minute put Vasquez extremely hard in a nice intervention in a rapid descent to the ground. After Retegui's injury, which occurred in the 20th minute, the Dea also had to resort to Zaniolo, who came in to act as a fake center forward and was booked after practically a minute. The one to redeem Atalanta was De Ketelaere, who in the 34th found the right twist to find the goal with his header from a cross from Zappacosta.
Once the equalizer was reached, the home team stepped up the pace. And on a dead ball Djimsiti towered above everyone but his header ended up on the post. However, Atalanta's impetus did not end, and before the break, Lookman inserted himself very well on Zaniolo's pass and struck Vasquez, completing the turnaround. The same enthusiasm was used by the Bergamo players at the beginning of the second half, when Zaniolo was well triggered by Ederson but did not convert in a concrete way. The Brazilian metronome reiterated his great form with a shot from outside that went just wide and could have killed the match.
The one who commits a naivety, however, is Djimsiti, whose touch on Grassi in the area is punished with a penalty by the VAR review. And the first penalty awarded against the Goddess was converted by Esposito, who kicked centrally without fear. Gasperini's team, however, was not feeling the pinch, and was once again looking for the right sprint with CDK and Lookman, always very active.
With the entry of Samardzic, the Dea was aiming for a change of pace and attacking style, while Maleh, who entered for Grassi, dedicated himself to filtering with great dedication. But the one who solved it was the fittest of all, De Ketelaere who, a few minutes before the 90th, took center stage and put Vasquez in the tight corner with his left foot. A play that was read but was not canceled out by the Empoli defenders. A play that is worth three points and a new record for the Goddess, which finds the eleventh victory in a row and returns to the top of the rankings.
