45' +5' | IT'S OVER!!! WITH THIS WIN WE CLIMB UP TO 10 POINTS AND EXTEND OUR EUROPEAN RUN!!! | |
45' +1' | Another great chance for Atalanta with Pašalić as the offensive end: Sturm Graz's keepers deflects the Croatian's shot once again! | |
44' | Substitution for Atalanta: Holm on; Bakker off. | |
42' | The Nerazzurri are back on the offensive, but once again Sturm Graz come off unscathed. | |
41' | Change also for Atalanta: Koopmeiners is subbed off for Miranchuk. | |
41' | Change for Sturm Graz: Dante replaces Schnegg. | |
38' | Éderson's chance is deflected | |
35' | Schnegg is booked after a bad foul on Éderson. | |
34' | Change for Sturm Graz: off Affengruber and on Fuseini. | |
29' | Atalanta's set-piece tactics are not vindicated: Koopmeiners' daisy-cutter is deflected for a corner. | |
24' | Atalanta once again inches away from making it 2-0: it is now Pašalić who couldn't slot his chance in! | |
24' | Atalanta back on the offensive with a golden chance to double the lead: alas, Éderson's shot goes high over the bar! | |
18' | Horvat's tricky shot ends up inches out to the side. | |
17' | Double change also for Atalanta: Lookman and Scamacca are subbed off for Muriel and Pašalić. | |
15' | Double change for Sturm Graz: off Wlodarczyk and Bøving; on Teixeira and Horvat. | |
5' | GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL!!! BERAAAAT DJIMSITIIIII!!! Djimmi emerges victorious from the scrum in Sturm's box to break the deadlock! WAY TO GO!!! #GoAtalantaGo | |
2' | Lookman's chance flies inches wide off the post. | |
1' | First change for Atalanta: Hateboer replaces Zappacosta. | |
1' | Second half begins in Bergamo! GO FOR IT!!! #GoAtalantaGo |
45' +2' | Honours even at halftime!#GoAtalantaGo | |
45' +1' | Stanković is booked. | |
39' | Lavalee's volley flies high over the bar. | |
31' | Djimisiti's cross is deflected for a corner by Sturm Graz's defence. | |
28' | Atalanta back on the offensive with Lookman, who loosens a cross towards the centre of the box. Being the ball deflected, Zappacosta goes for a bicycle kick on the rebound. The opposing keeper eventually blocks Atalanta 77's chance. | |
13' | Atalanta try to break the ice with Toloi, who opts for a volley in the heart of the box after gathering Éderson's headed pass from the right flank. Unfortunately, our skipper's chance ends up high on the bar. | |
1' | First half begins at the Gewiss Stadium! COME ON LADSI!!! #GoAtalantaGo. |
With a Djimsiti goal in the opening minutes of the second half, Atalanta defeated Sturm Graz at the Gewiss Stadium on matchday 4 of the 2024-2024 Europa League Group D to qualify for the knockout stage of the competition with two rounds to spare (although whether as group winners or runners-up is still to be determined in the head-to-head with Sporting CP).
Atalanta wore the black armband in memory of their former player Giorgio Veneri. The first half was a balanced affair and saw no big chances coming off both sides. The best scoring threat was created by captain Toloi, whose 14th-minute attempt was over the crossbar. While Zappacosta also had a go with an acrobatic effort, which unfortunately did not cause trouble for Scherpen, Sturm showed up near Musso with a shot from Wlodarczyk, who was offside anyway, and a Lavalée finish from a corner that was off target.
The Nerazzurri’s convincing start to the second half saw Lookman drill inches wide within a minute. The deadlock was finally broken in the 50th minute from a corner through Djimsiti, on his 200th overall appearance for Atalanta, who scuffed in with his left foot beating Scherpen after a chaotic play inside the box. On 57 minutes, Koopmeiners pulled it back for Lookman, whose finish was charged down, and then Horvat gave it a whirl in the 63rd minute when his left-foot effort was inches off target. The Nerazzurri came close to doubling their lead twice, first through Muriel, who fired over after an insisted move on 69 minutes, and one minute later through Pašalić, who turned the effort wide after a give-and-go with Hateboer. Koopmeiners also tried his luck in the 74th minute, but his attempt from the edge of the box was deflected just wide by Stankovic. Éderson then broke down the right on 83 minutes and forced a tricky save out of the visiting goalkeeper. Scherpen then denied Pašalić’s stoppage-time attempt with another great save but one goal was enough to move us on 10 points and consolidate our Group D leadership.