Atalanta conquers Parma and flies to the top

Seventh consecutive victory in the league for an Atalanta that doesn’t stop running: the Bergamo players beat Parma 3-1 in the match valid for the 13th matchday of Serie A. The goals from Retegui, Ederson and Lookman were decisive, while they were of no use the flash of Emilian hope signed by Cancellieri. Gasperini’s team thus momentarily catches Inter at the top with 28 points, while Pecchia’s men return to losing after the victory in Venice, remaining stuck at 12.

Four minutes on the clock and the Bergamo players immediately go ahead with the usual Retegui, who heads Bellanova’s perfect cross from two steps past Suzuki for the 1-0 lead. Just as many turns of the clock pass and the Goddess would also find the double, but a millimetric offside position by Lookman following a touch by Pasalic makes everything in vain. The hosts seem to be in a doll and continue to give chances to their opponents, who still come close to scoring with Pasalic and twice more with Retegui, wasting in front of goal on the services of Toloi and Ederson. It will be Ederson himself, in the 39th minute, who scores the 2-0 with a strike taking advantage of Ruggeri’s nice pass.

At the end of the first half the yellow and blue react and create a giant scoring opportunity with Bonny, blocked by a super intervention from Carnesecchi who manages to defend his team’s double advantage at half-time. At the beginning of the second half, in the 49th minute, the Atalanta goalkeeper could do nothing against Cancellieri’s left-footed fireball, the protagonist of a great play that suddenly put Parma back afloat. The hope of Pecchia’s team doesn’t last very long because in the 75th minute, after another goal disallowed by Lookman, the Nigerian himself scores the 3-1 on Cuadrado’s cross, making the result safe.