Not Atalanta in the evening, Verona wins again (3-1)

First championship victory for the Verona that beats theAtalanta 3-1 thanks to the decisive networks of Bengali, Young e Don’t leavemaking the penalty converted by Scamacca useless. This is one fundamental victory in the key to salvation for the Scaligeri, while it represents the second defeat for Palladino since he sat on the Orobic bench.

Fourth KO in the championship for De Roon and his teammates who, before Cagliari, will have to face Chelsea. THE’Hellasinstead, they will challenge Fiorentina. The Verona started by pushing on the accelerator, despite the emergency in midfield – Gagliardini absent due to suspension and Bradaric due to injury – the hosts managed to create several problems for an Atalanta team that appeared exhausted due to the efforts accumulated in Italian Cup. Zanetti’s team, which arrived at the match in difficulty, attacked the Dea, finding spaces especially in the middle restart.

The deadly one-two of the first half

The Bergamo players initially managed to manage the initial outburst, with De Ketelaere who in the 26th minute came close to scoring with a shot from the edge. Two minutes later, however, Bengaliserved in the area by a backheel from Mosquera, broke the deadlock. In the 36th minute he thought about it Youngon the developments of a throw-in, to score the 2-0 with a violent conclusion from the edge. The Verona demonstrated great offensive effectiveness, taking advantage of the team’s tirednessAtalanta.

The reaction and the role of var

The reaction from Palladino’s team was timid, with Krstovic’s conclusion blocked without worries by Montipò. In the second half, Palladino mixed up the cards by sending the ball onto the pitch Scam and Kolasinac instead of Krstovic and Kossounou respectively. De Ketelaere, after just 4 minutes, came close to scoring again, but it was decisive rescue on the Montipò line. In the central part the Nerazzurri struggled a lot. On a dribble by Samardzic the guests asked for a penalty, but on the following play the penalty arrived 3-0 in Berned (26’st). After a review, the OUR confirmed that there was no hand touching by Bella-Kotchap.

Ten minutes later, on a shot from Scamacca, again Bella-Kotchap he hit the ball with his hand. After the on field review, Mariani awarded the penalty which was then converted by the number 9, closing the gap to 3-1. The final assaults were useless: the winner Verona which brings home the first victory of the championship and leaves last place to Fiorentina.