In Bologna, Atalanta wins 2-1 in a comeback
in the last match of the 17th matchday of Serie A
THE CHRONICLE
GOAL
In the 58th minute Bologna-Atalanta 1-2
Hojlund
's goal
served with an excellent pocket by Boga, on his second assist.
Hojlund battle Skorupski with a cynic excavator.
In the 47th minute Bologna-Atalanta 1-1
Goal by
Koopmeiners
(5th goal for him this season in Serie A) who collects the support of Boga and from distance into the bag to Skorupski's salle.
In the 6th minute Bologna-Atalanta 1-0
Goal by
Riccardo Orsolini
who collects Palomino's sliding clearance and from the edge of the area releases an elusive left foot for Musso.
SERIE A STANDINGS
Bologna - Atalanta
The homage
Dall'Ara and Bologna, in the first home match after the death of Sinisa Mihajlovic, pay homage to the former coach.
While the rossoblù and Atalanta take the field, images of Mihajlovic scroll by on the big screen, hugs with Arnautovic, smiles with Barrow and his players.
"While the country gathers in the memory of Gianluca Vialli, in this minute's silence we also want to remember Sinisa Mihajlovic, who in these three years has given the whole of Bologna great emotions. Goodbye mister, you will remain forever in our hearts", the speaker punctuates , while the curve unrolls the banner 'Ciao Sinisa forever Bolognese like us.
Champions never die". Finally the chorus 'Per Sinisa alè', which marked the period of his illness.
The match
Bologna against Atalanta, Thiago Motta against Gasperini, the pupil facing the master: but the master does not fight.
At the Dall'Ara, Atalanta passes, which regains the victory that had been missing since 30 October with Empoli.
Koopmeiners and Hojlund overturn the initial advantage signed by the former Orsolini with a comeback victory of character, demonstrating the delicate moment of the Atalantini.
But it's not a great time for the rossoblùs either, who despite having closed 2022 with four wins in five games, show up for the last game of the 17th day reduced to a minimum and suffer the consequences.
Motta is without eight injured players (Arnautovic, Barrow, Bonifazi, De Silvestri,
Bologna - Atalanta
Gasperini does not have Malinovskyi (landed in Marseille in the morning) but recovers Zapata and Musso and has to give up only Muriel to try to return to success after consecutive knockouts with Napoli, Lecce and Inter and the draw in La Spezia which opened the new year.
At Dall'Ara the first half belongs to the hosts, with Orsolini who, after the heartbreaking minute in memory of Vialli and Sinisa, finds the net in the 6th minute: Posch verticalizes for Sansone, deployed on the front, Palomino slips and isn't perfect in the closing, the number 7 takes the ball, centers starting from the right and with the left with a lap shot he beats Musso, with a dedication to the sky.
Orsolini almost doubled the lead shortly after, with a header from Lykogiannis' cross and Bologna's high pressure produced a turnover on the Atalanta limit by Koopmeiners, from which Medel recovered:
but the shot went wide and in the 18th minute it was Lykogiannis with a shot from outside the area who called Musso to intervene for a corner.
Atalanta can only be seen with a header by Palomino (high) from an inactive ball and for the contact Hojlund-Soumaoro in the 17th minute on which Di Bello lets it go in the area.
Zapata is no better and is a shadow of himself, the ball is slow and the Goddess struggles to find space between the lines and on the wings, with Soumaoro and Lucumì who have a good game in limiting the Nerazzuri forwards.
Bologna - Atalanta
Gasperini runs for cover and in the second half inserts Zappacosta and Boga for the dull Hateboer and Pasalic, looking for sap from the bench, the one that Thiago Motta does not have: Bologna drops, Atalanta grows and equalizes in the 2nd minute with action starting from Boga, passes from Zappacosta and returns to Boga, who sees space for Koopmeiners, who from the edge puts the ball diagonally into the corner: 1-1.
Atalanta creates havoc with Zappacosta on the right and Gasperini also inserts Ederson for Zapata in the 10th minute and three minutes later the Goddess puts the arrow in: Boga goes down on the left and finds the through ball for Hojlund who with a scavetto beats Skorupski for the host advantage.
In thirteen minutes, Atalanta overturns Bologna, who don't have the strength and resources on the bench to react,