| 45' +3' | TIME'S UP IN ANFIEEELD!!!! HERE'S ATALANTA'S LAST HIT BY THE MERSEYSIDE!The Nerazzurri vanquish Liverpool 3-0 courtesy of Scamacca's double and SuperMario Pašalić's finisher!!! HATS OFF LADS!! WHAT A TACTICAL MASTERSTROKE, COACH!! See you at the Gewiss Stadium in a week... | |
| 45' +1' | Diogo Jota's header flies high over the crossbar. | |
| 45' | Musso blocks Szoboszlai's chance. | |
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44' | First change for Atalanta: on Miranchuk and off De Ketelaere. |
| 43' | Salah's header flies high. | |
| 39' | Ruggeri saves on the line! | |
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38' | GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL!!! SUPERMARIOOO PAŠAAALIIIĆ!!! Scamacca retrieves the ball on the left side of the midfield and serves Éderson, whose shot is initially parried by Kelleher. Pasalić then capitalizes on the rebound with a cynical finish to make it 0-3!!! KEEP PUSHING!!! |
| 36' | Atalanta with a goal chance, once again through Scamacca, whose headed finish flies inches high off target! | |
| 34' | Salah's goal is ruled out as the winger is flagged down for a previous offside. | |
| 32' | Ruggeri is booked. | |
| 31' | Fifth and last change for Liverpool: off goes Endo for Diogo Jota. | |
| 26' | Gomez's ranged shot is off target. | |
| 20' | Koopmeiners' angled drive goes wide. | |
| 16' | GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAL!!! IT'S HIM AGAAAAAINNN!!! GIANLUCAAA SCAMACCAAA!!! After being fed a through ball on the right flank, De Ketelaere delivers his right-sided cross on a silver platter to Scamacca: Atalanta’s number 90 cleaves the ball in with a first-touch volley!!!! AND THAT'S 0-2! GO GO GO GOOO!!! | |
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15' | Fourth substitution for Liverpool: off Luis Diaz and on Nunez. |
| 11' | Nunez with a shot but the ball flies high off target. | |
| 10' | Musso deflects Salah's shot. | |
| 9' | Koopmeiners' direct free-kick attempt is parried by Kelleher. | |
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1' | Three halftime changed from Liverpool: Szoboszlai, Salah and Robertson are subbed in for Jones, Elliott and Tsimikas. |
| 1' | Second half begins! KEEP PUSHING!!! #GoAtalantaGo |
| 45' +1' | First half ends! We're on top thanks to Scamacca's goal! | |
| 45' +1' | Another goal chance for Atalanta! Koopmeiners sees his shot negated after the mano-a-mano with Kelleher. | |
| 45' | Atalanta are back on the offensive: after a great ball retrieval, Scamacca serves De Ketelaere, who opts for a back-heel pass before being shielded by Liverpool's defence. | |
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38' | GOAAAAAALLLLL! GIANLUCAAA SCAMACCAAA!!! Zappacosta whips out a cross from the right finding Scamacca, who fires it home with a thunderous paw! WE'RE 0-1 UP AT ANFIEEEEELDDD!!! WAY TO GOOOOOO!!! |
| 29' | Jones' curler is off target. | |
| 26' | After rebounding off the crossbar and then on the post, Elliott's shot gets back into play before being cleared away by the black-and-blue defence. | |
| 25' | Hien is booked. | |
| 15' | Despite finding the right opening and coming face to face with Musso, Nunez eventually misses. | |
| 12' | A great choral play from Atalanta: De Ketelaere's back-heel flick finds an on-rushing Koopmeiners, who sees his shot thwarted by the home side. | |
| 5' | Another chance for Liverpool with Mac Allister, whose shot ends up high off target. | |
| 4' | Liverpool's retaliation is parried by Musso. | |
| 3' | Atalanta with the first chance of the game! De Ketelaere finds Pašalić who sees his shot on target parried out for a corner by the opposing keeper. | |
| 1' | Kick-off! First half begins at Anfield! C'MON LADS!!! #GoAtalantaGo |
It was a night to remember at Anfield, a match that will go down in club history. In the first leg of their 2023/24 UEFA Europa League quarter-final against Liverpool, the Nerazzurri ran out 3-0 winners on the road thanks to a superb performance from Gasperini’s men and goals from Scamacca (brace) and Pašalić.
The first chance of the game saw the Nerazzurri denied in the third minute when De Ketelaere sent Pašalić clear on goal and the Croatian’s shot was stopped by Kelleher’s face. The match was lively since the opening minute, with Liverpool reacting immediately through Nunez, whose effort was parried by Musso, and Mac Allister, who fired over. Twelve minutes into the game, a breakaway move resulted in Koopmeiners’ shot being blocked, while two minutes later, Nunez one-on-one with Musso shot wide. In the 26th minute, Elliot’s curler smacked against the underside of the crossbar and then bounced off the post. After escaping the danger, the Nerazzurri took the lead in the 38th minute when Zappacosta picked out a low cross from the right to find Scamacca, who steered his low finish into the bottom corner to make it 0-1. And Koopmeiners nearly doubled Atalanta’s lead in the first minute of added time when Pašalić sent him clear on goal but Kelleher managed to deny him.
Liverpool piled on the pressure in the second half, pushing hard for an equaliser and threatening through Van Dijk’s header, Salah’s left-footed drive that struck Musso’s gloves and Nunez’s shot. However, the Nerazzurri struck again on 60 minutes when De Ketelaere’s cross from the right found Scamacca, who slotted home his second to make it 2-0. Gasperini’s men threatened again on 65 minutes: De Ketelaere set up Koopmeiners, whose shot flew wide of the far post. After Salah had a goal disallowed for offside, Scamacca came close to a personal hat-trick but his 81st-minute header went just wide. The 3-0 was not long in coming, coming in the 83rd minute when Scamacca found Éderson, Kelleher did his best to block and it was child’s play for Pašalić to slot home. Liverpool’s final efforts were thwarted by the Nerazzurri defence, with Ruggeri clearing a dangerous situation and Musso keeping out Luis Diaz’s shot from the edge of the area and Szoboszlai’s close-range effort from a tight angle. The Nerazzurri ran out 3-0 winners at Anfield. The return leg will be played at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo in a week’s time.
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| 0 | Goals scored | 3 |
| 16 | Total attempts | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 11 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 0 | Penalties | 0 |
| 7 | Assists | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 4 |
| 4 | Corners | 2 |
| 4 | Decisive interventions | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 5 | Substitutions | 1 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
