Serie A
Atalanta – Fiorentina 1-0: Lookman shoots it to the top
Atalanta struggled against Fiorentina but broke the Gordian knot with a goal from Lookman in the 59th minute, earning the precious three points that put them jointly at the top of the Serie A table with Napoli.
The Serie A Ranking Penthouse is for two! A day after Napoli’s 3-1 thrashing of Torino came Atalanta’s response as Gian Piero Gasperini’s side beat Fiorentina 1-0 in Bergamo to climb to the top and earn 20 points in which they are involved.
The game didn’t have many stages and was decided by a good team effort from the home side, with Muriel breaking through the Fiorentina’s defense from the left and Lookman delivering a one-and-done assist, with the Englishman taking the lead from the height of the small to give the three points to the area and the violas.
For their part, the Violas equalized with Jovic in the 87th minute but were unable to take anything away from the game, seeing Atalanta an unusual revenge for having overtaken them five months ago in the standings for last place in the European Ticket (7th).
It is worth noting that “Dea” kept another clean sheet (best defense in the division with 3 goals conceded) to celebrate the fifth three points in the last eight league games with the Violas, with Gasperini finishing 299 games on their bench and to match Emiliano Montonico’s performance.
ATALANTA: Sportiello, Toloi (75′ Demiral), Okoli, Skalvini, Hattebur, De Ron, Kopmeiners, Sopi (56′ Mele), Ederson (56′ Pasalic), Lookman (74′ Malinovski), Muriel (74′ Hoylund)
FLORENTINA: Terazzano, Venuti (67′ Terzic), Martines (85′ Duncan), Igor, Biraghi, Bonaventura (67′ Amrabad), Madragora, Barak (75′ Jovic), Icone, Kwame, Saponara (86′ Cabral)
The results of the 8th round:
Saturday October 1st
- Naples – Turin 3-1 (6′ 12′ Angisa, 37′ Kvaratthelia / 43′ Sanabria)
- Inter-Roma 1-2 (30′ Dimarco / 39′ Dybala, 75′ Smalling)
- Empoli – Milan 1-3 (90+2′ Bayrami / 79′ Rebic, 90+4′ Ballo-Toure, 90+7′ Leao)
Sunday October 2nd
- Lazio – Spezia 4-0 (12′ Tzakani, 24′ Romagnoli, 61′ 90+1′ Milinkovic-Savic)
- Sassuolo-Salernitana 5-0 (12′ Lauriente, 39′ Pen. Pinamonti, 53′ Thorstvedt, 76′ Arui, 90+2′ Antiste)
- Lecce – Cremonese 1-1 (42’Stfetsa / 19’Tsofani)
- Samdoria-Monza 0-3 (11′ Pessina, 67′ Caprari, 90+5′ Sensi)
- Atalanta – Florence 1-0 (59′ Luqman)
- Juventus-Bologna 21:45
Monday October 3rd
- Verona – Udinese 21:45
The best phases
Napoli – Torino 3-1
Inter – Roma 1-2
Empoli – Milan 1-3
Sassuolo-Salernitana 5-0
Samdoria – Monza 0-3
Lecce – Cremonese 1-1
The table of the series A:
The game plan for the 9th matchday:
- 08/10 16:00 Sassuolo – Inter
- 08/10 19:00 Milan – Juventus
- 08/10 21:45 Bologna – Samdoria
- 09/10 13:30 Torino – Empoli
- 09/10 16:00 Udinese – Atalanta
- 09/10 16:00 Monza – Spezia
- 09/10 16:00 Salernitana Verona
- 09/10 19:00 Cremonese – Naples
- 09/10 21:45 Rome – Lecce
- 10.10. 21:45 Florence – Lazio
Source: sport 24
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