In Serie A TIM 2019-2020 Matchday 27 Atalanta secure a comeback win over Lazio at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo: the Nerazzurri, two goals down, turn the match around and win 3-2, getting three important points against second-placed side in the league.
It was a rough start against Lazio, who took a 2-0 lead within the first 11 minutes. First is Lazzari on 5 to propitiate de Roon’s own goal with a cross from the right and then Milinkovic-Savic on 11 doubled their lead with a great finish from the edge of the box. Lazio were dangerous with quick restarts, but Immobile couldn’t score the 3-0, that’s when the Nerazzurri with Gomez and Zapata came close to scoring on 28. On 31 Malinovskyi tested Strakosha with a great strike from the edge of the box.
The 1-2 came on 38 with a wonderful header from Gosens who picked up Hateboer cross to beat Strakosha. The German wing-back tested the Lazio goalkeeper before half-time.
In the second half the Nerazzurri set off determined, as Djimsiti almost drew with a shot which went just wide. The equaliser came on 21 with a wonderful fierce finish from Malinovskyi which went right into the near top corner. The turn around of the match was on 35 when Palomino scored the 3-2 header on a resulting corner. In the final stages, Gomez and Muriel came close to scoring the fourth of the match, but the result didn’t change anymore and the Nerazzurri took home three crucial points.
ATALANTA-LAZIO 3-2
Goals: 5′ 1st half de Roon (A) own goal, 11′ 1st half Milinkovic-Savic (L), 38′ 1st half Gosens (A), 21′ 2nd half Malinovskyi (A), 35′ 2nd half Palomino (A)
Atalanta: Gollini, Toloi, Palomino, Djimsiti, Hateboer, de Roon, Freuler, Gosens (25′ 2nd half Castagne), Malinovskyi (32′ 2nd half Iličić), Gomez, Zapata (25′ 2nd half Muriel). Bench: Rossi, Sportiello, Caldara, Šutalo, Tameze, Czyborra, Bellanova, Colley. Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini (Tullio Gritti on the bench).
Lazio: Strakosha, Patric, Acerbi, Radu (32’2nd half Bastos), Lazzari, Milinkovic-Savic, Cataldi (15′ 2nd half Parolo), Luis Alberto (32′ 2nd half A. Anderson), Jony (32′ 2nd half Lukaku), Immobile, Correa (10′ 2nd half Caicedo). Bench: Guerrieri, Proto, D. Anderson, Armini, Silva, Falbo, Vavro. Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
Referee: Daniele Orsato from Schio.
Assistants: Filippo Meli from Parma and Fabiano Preti from Mantova.
Fourth Official: Marco Piccinini from Forlì.
V.A.R.: Massimiliano Irrati from Pistoia.
A.V.A.R.: Luca Mondin from Treviso.
Notes: Toloi (A), de Roon (A), Milinkovic-Savic (L) and Patric (L) booked.
