Lazio-Atalanta 0-2
THE NEWS
on the 22nd day of Serie A.
GOAL
At 65' Lazio-ATALANTA 0-2! Hojlund's network.
Lookman's low cross, Provedel doesn't hit the ball, Hojlund scores into an empty net.
At 23' Lazio-ATALANTA 0-1! Zappacosta network.
Action started by Lookman, touch by Marusic, Zappacosta in the area beats Provedel with a fine right-footed shot into the top corner.
RANKING RESULTS
Atalanta climbs to the third step of the Serie A standings, beating Lazio at the end of a beautiful match, in terms of intensity, pace and number of chances packed over the course of more than 90 minutes
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A beautiful and exciting challenge is staged at the Olimpico, absolutely without breaks, with actions from both sides that are rarely seen in the top Italian championship.
Proactive teams, desire to win without calculations, just geometry, game, rhythm and an enviable athletic condition of the players on the pitch.
Atalanta deserved the 2-0 final, because they played more and with greater intensity than their opponents, who got stuck in from the very first moments of the game.
It's a pity that matches like this are very rare on Italian fields.
Gasperini's attack duo, formed by Lookman and Hojlund, can only be joined by Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen, Napoli strikers.
No one like them in Italy.
Already in the first half there was room for fireworks: in the end there were 13 shots on goal, including one goal.
The festival was opened in the 10th minute by a drumming action in the Lazio area, concluded with a shot by Zappacosta from rather close range that grazed the post.
It was Atalanta who made the match: Gasperini's team appeared irrepressible and Lazio suffered, risking collapse when the opponents set off at full speed.
In the 12th minute Lookman, from the left, caught Hateboer on the right, whose shot was rejected for a corner by the goalkeeper.
Lazio wakes up in the 17th minute: Milinkovic-Savic dribbles an opponent on 16 meters, Immobile takes over in the action and 'steals' the ball from him and kicks a penalty just up the field. Atalanta makes up for it in the 21st minute: Lookman concludes, Cataldi corrects and forces Provedel into an acrobatic detour,
Come on and come on, in the 23rd minute Atalanta pass with a poisonous parable from Zappacosta who sends the ball under the cross to Provedel's left
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The players from Bergamo didn't stop and in the 35th minute Lookman started a counterattack, Hojlund finished it off with a diagonal shot that looked like a goal, but went wide.
Shortly after Romagnoli stops, bad news for Lazio: Patric enters.
In the 43rd minute, the Biancocelesti were very close to equalizing (undeserved): Zaccagni, in fact, severely engaged Musso in an applause save.
Upon returning to the field, Lazio started at full speed and Immobile immediately failed to draw 1-1, having the ball rejected by Musso a few steps from the goal.
1' passes and Hojlund does the same thing in front of Provedel.
Lazio-Atalanta is a challenge without a breather: beautiful and very uncertain.
The pace remains high, spirits light up and everything goes to the advantage of Atalanta, who see the minutes go by.
On 20' the guests close the accounts with the usual two: Lookman goes away on the left,
puts it in the center for Hojlund who ends up inside the goal with all the ball, for the 2-0.
It ends 2-0 and the 'Giochisti' also win at the Olimpico.
