Atalanta beats Milan 2-1 in the first match of the 15th matchday of Serie A, achieves their ninth consecutive victory and flies to first place in the rankings. The Nerazzurri took the lead in the 12th minute through De Ketelaere, a former Rossoneri player. Milan equalized in the 22nd minute with Morata. In the 87th minute Lookman scored the final goal for 2-1. The success allows the Bergamo team to rise to 34 points, 2 points ahead of Napoli who receive Lazio on Sunday. Milan remains at 22 points, -12 from the top.
The match
The first dangerous action of the match arrives after 15 seconds, an excellent insertion by Pulisic who arrives at the diagonal shot, calling Carnesecchi to make a great intervention. In the 3rd minute Atalanta responds with a great play by Ederson who goes away in a handkerchief, gains the bottom and serves Pasalic who shoots high. In the 6th minute Leao sets Theo Hernandez in motion with a rabona, who gains the field, enters the area, puts it in the middle but the Atalanta defense saves. In the 7th minute Emerson Royal catches Morata verticallysharp dribbling and the ball in the net but the linesman raises his flag and cancels it due to the Spaniard’s offside.
Instead, Dea found the goal in the 12th minute with former player De Ketelaere. From the development of a free kick from the left, the Belgian jumps higher than anyone to the far post and beats Maignan with his head. In the 22nd minute the Rossoneri equalized through Morata. Leao attacks the depth on the left, accelerates and puts a great ball to the far post for the Spaniard who puts it into the net.
In the 25th minute an error by the Rossoneri defense on the left and the ball reaches Bellanova: the Nerazzurri winger appears in front of Maignan but his conclusion is centered and the French goalkeeper rejects it. In the 35th minute Atalanta were again dangerous with Pasalic who controls on the edge of the penalty area and goes to shoot: he saves Maignan. In the 38th minute Pulisic comes off due to a physical problem and Loftus-Cheek comes on. The home team closed the first half on the attack and came close to taking the lead again with Lookman in the 43rd minute: the Nigerian attacker’s shot went just wide.
In the 5th minute of the second half Theo Hernandez tries directly from a free kick but the conclusion is well over the top. In the 10th minute, an individual action by Reijnders who finds space and shoots diagonally: the ball goes out. In the 12th minute yellow card for De Ketelaere for a foul on Musah. In the 14th minute De Ketelaere escapes Emerson Royal and crosses to the far post, volleyed right by Bellanova which hits a teammate and ends up on the bottom.
In the 25th minute the former Torino winger was booked for incorrect play on Theo Hernandez. On the half hour mark, a great move by Loftus-Cheek who enters the area, gains the goal and puts it in the middle for Musah who shoots first but sends it wide. At 31′ triple change for the Goddess. Pasalic, Djimsiti and De Ketelaere leave, Kossounou, Retegui and Samardzic enter. Morata leaves for Milan and Abraham enters. In the 34th minute Atalanta restarts with the ball reaching Lookman who comes back on the right and shoots, Maignan deflects it for a corner.
The match goal arrives in the 42nd minute: from the developments of a corner kick the ball is extended towards the far post, comes out Lookman who heads it into the net: 2-1. In the final the substitutions continue with Brescianini and Scalvini on the pitch for Lookman and Ruggeri among the ranks of the Goddess and Chukwueze for Musah for the Rossoneri. The last thrill comes in the third minute of injury time with Retegui, who flies solo towards Maignan: a miracle from the French goalkeeper who blocks him.