Atalanta in extremis, Genoa collapses in 10 men only at 94'

Atalanta won at the last gasp for Atalanta, which in the post-match of the sixteenth day of Serie A despite playing practically the entire match with an extra man scored the goal of the decisive 1-0 against Genoa only at 94′ with Hien. At the Ferraris, things immediately turned ugly for the hosts, who were left in ten due to the expulsion of Leali, who was forced into a last man foul on Maldini after a serious mistake by Norton-Cuffy. Despite being outnumbered, De Rossi’s team defended with order, conceding only a couple of chances to Scamacca and De Ketelaere. Not only that, Vitinha in the opening minutes of the second half hit an outside post touching the resounding 1-0.

Also worth mentioning is Carnesecchi’s save, who on the development of a corner kick says no to a header from a sure shot by Colombo who was already about to exult. In the final Palladino tried everything by inserting a heavy attack with Krstovic alongside Scamacca, while Zalewski and Samardzic tried to surprise Sommariva from distance. When the tie seemed to be written, in the recovery on a corner from the left Hien anticipated everyone and signed the 1-0 goal. Three very heavy points for Atalanta, which rises to ninth place in the standings.

At 6 p.m., mfirst win of the season in the league for Fiorentina, which broke through in the Round of 16 by overwhelming 5-1 Udinese, which was left in a numerical inferiority after just seven minutes due to Okoye’s expulsion. At the Franchi, the initial protest gave way to applause, thanks to excellent performances by Gudmundsson and Fagioli and a double by Moise Kean, in goal after Mandragora, the same Gudmundsson and Ndour. Useless was the guest flag goal sealed by Solet when the score was already 4-0.

The match was also marked by a strong and symbolic choice: the change of captain. For the match against Udinese, coach Paolo Vanoli decided to entrust the armband to David De Gea, despite the presence from the first minute of Luca Ranieri, designated captain, and Rolando Mandragora, vice-captain.

A decision officially communicated by the club through its social channels with the publication of the lineup that took the field at 6 p.m. at the Franchi for a match that could not be wrong. As for the market, Fabio Paratici is expected to move to the banks of the Arno to assume the role of director of the technical area.