07/28/2020 - 18:13
- Clarín.com
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Atalanta beat Parma 2-1 in the first match on date 37 of Serie A and took the opportunity to climb to second place in the standings, with a great goal from Papu Gómez . Those led by Gian Piero Gasperini are 15 days away from facing PSG for the quarterfinals of the Champions League and the expectation is high.
A priori, the meeting did not have to be a big complication for Atalanta. But from the start of the match Parma was the dominator of the match. The Bergamo team had an imprecise start and Pierluigi Gollini prevented Parma from breaking zero quickly. When they were 35 in the first half, the Argentine defender José Luis Palomino felt a muscular discomfort in a run and had to leave the field of play, which is worrying for the Champions League. Eight minutes later, Dejan Kulusevski scored the first goal of the match.
Alejandro Gomez scores the agonizing goal against Parma. (REUTERS).
In addition, Parma gave the ball a little and Atalanta began to approach the rival area. After several scoring chances, the Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovskiy (entered at halftime) managed to tie the free kick match.
Only five minutes from the end, Papu Gómez scored a left-footed goal from outside the area and made the final 2 to 1 . Thus, the team captain cut a streak of more than six months unmarked by Serie A. His last victim had been the same Parma on January 6 of this year, by date 18 of the tournament.
The level of Papu is tremendous today. It's flying. pic.twitter.com/jccp3IRWZ5
- Juan Cruz Macchi (@juancruzmacchi) July 28, 2020With one day to go, Atalanta is qualified for the next edition of the Champions League and is struggling to finish in second place in Serie A.
With this triumph, those of Bergamo reached 78 units and on the last date they will define second place hand to hand against Inter, except that Lazio, who also has chances, arrives.
In any case, the main objective of the Atalanta sensation of Italy will be 15 days later in Lisbon, with the clash in Lisbon against Paris Saint-Germain.