Scamacca riprende l'Udinese e salva l'Atalanta, ma per Palladino la corsa Champions ora si fa complicata

To chase the comeback, the coach implemented an unprecedented 4-4-2 very offensive, but exposed himself in the end to the counterattacks of the Friulians. At the start, a right-footed shot from Ehizibue, from a cross on the left by former Zaniolo, grazes the post.

For a long time, the control of the game remains with Atalanta, slow in circulation and not incisive: in the 10th minute, Scamacca shoots high after an invitation from Samardzic from the right corner, while in the 18th minute Hien, twisting from a corner kick, fails to hit the target. In the 28th minute, Zaniolo, from the right, delivers a dangerous cross from the first corner, with Carnesecchi alert to protect the intersection.

In the 37th minute, Sulemana receives from Pasalic and crosses, finding the elbow of the already booked Mlacic, but Rapuano deems the defender's movement appropriate. Two minutes later, the corner from Zaniolo yields the advantage for the Bianconeri: protests from the home team for a hold by Kabasele on Kolasinac and for an alleged push by Kristensen on Hien; the Dane, however, frees himself and heads the ball past Carnesecchi. The last thrill of the first half is the high header from Scamacca on a corner, without success.

At the restart, Pasalic serves Scamacca horizontally, who turns and hits the inside of the post. “Missed goal, goal conceded”: in the 10th minute of the second half, Kolasinac blocks twice, on an incursion from Zaniolo and on the running right-footed shot from Zarraga (who replaced Mlacic at halftime), but Davis finds the left-footed shot curling into the corner to the right of Carnesecchi for 0-2. Palladino takes a risk: bringing in Zalewski, Zappacosta, and Krstovic for Kossounou, Bellanova, and Samardzic. On the other side, Runjaic introduces Miller for Piotrowski and Atta for Zaniolo. In the 60th minute, Kamara narrowly misses the third goal, shooting the assist from Davis into the side of the net.

The match reopens with a powerful header from Scamacca at the far post, from a left-footed cross by Zalewski. In the 79th minute, the equalizer: a back pass from Kristensen, Okoye misplays the clearance, Pasalic puts it back in the middle and Krstovic sees his diagonal shot saved by De Roon; the ball becomes perfect for the forehead of Scamacca, who scores to make it 2-2. In the 84th minute, the same striker assists Krstovic, but Okoye deflects it for a corner. Udinese remains dangerous: in the 86th minute, Atta grazes the crossbar from distance, in stoppage time Buksa forces Carnesecchi to come out and in the 94th minute Ekkelenkamp shoots straight at Hien. A tense finale: Palladino gestures in protest when the referee blows the whistle without allowing his team to take a final corner. After two draws with Lazio (in the Coppa Italia) and Udinese and a defeat to Sassuolo, the coach now hopes to regain “Champions form” in a few days ahead of the Bayern Munich, their opponent in the round of 16.