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Atalanta Dominates in Bergamo, Cremonese Responds Late
Bergamo witnessed a match where Atalanta imposed their game, although Cremonese made their defeat a hard-fought one. The home team, with 57% possession, dominated the match from the start. N. Krstovic opened the scoring in the 13th minute, assisted by G. Raspadori, giving Atalanta an early lead. The pressure continued, and D. Zappacosta extended the lead in the 25th minute, with a pass from M. Pasalic.
Atalanta generated a total of 29 shots, 9 of which were on target, reflecting their offensive superiority. However, despite their dominance and the 13 corner kicks they earned, the team failed to convert more goals. Cremonese, although with less possession (43%), tried to react, generating 12 shots, although only 2 found the net.
The end of the match was full of excitement. A goal by B. Djimsiti for Atalanta was disallowed by VAR for offside in the 90th minute. Immediately after, M. Thorsby from Cremonese managed to score with a goal in the 90th minute, assisted by S. Luperto, giving an exciting close to the match. The match, refereed by Marco Piccinini, was contested with intensity, reflected in the 11 fouls committed by each team and the two yellow cards received by Atalanta.
Substitutions cremonese: at minute 40 F. Ceccherini came in and F. Terracciano went out., at minute 46 F. Bonazzoli came in and M. Djuric went out., at minute 63 A. Grassi came in and M. Payero went out., at minute 63 J. Vardy came in and A. Sanabria went out., at minute 84 T. Barbieri came in and A. Zerbin went out.
Substitutions atalanta: at minute 59 D. Zappacosta came in and R. Bellanova went out., at minute 59 S. Kolasinac came in and O. Kossounou went out., at minute 70 N. Zalewski came in and L. Bernasconi went out., at minute 70 L. Samardzic came in and K. Sulemana went out., at minute 78 G. Raspadori came in and Y. Musah went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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Cremonese
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