On 29 April, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the Italian football championship took place. Torino (Turin) and Atalanta (Bergamo) met.
Italian Championship, round 32
Torino ( Torino) - Atalanta (Bergamo) - 1:2 (0-1)
Goal: Sanabria (75) - Davide Zappacosta (34), Zapata (88)
Warnings: Rodriguez (31), JL Palomino (81)
It was an exciting encounter between Torino and Atalanta in Serie A, played at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. The match was everything a football fan can hope for, with both teams putting in a decent effort. At the end of the match, Atalanta were victorious, winning 2-1. Atalanta dominated the first half, putting Torino under a lot of pressure. On 31 minutes, Torino's R. Rodriguez was awarded a yellow card for a defensive foul. Just a few minutes later, on 34 minutes, Atalanta's D. Zappacosta scored a goal to give his side a 1-0 lead. At the start of the second half, Torino quickly made the first substitution, replacing J. Karamoha with N. Vlasic. This move seemed to go in their favour as they began to put pressure on the Atalanta defence. Atalanta also made their first substitution: R. Heulund replaced D. Zapata in the 52nd minute.
However, it was the second substitution - M. Pasalic in place of J. Boga on 53 minutes - that turned the game around. In the 62nd minute, Torino made a double substitution, replacing R. Rodriguez and C Linetti were replaced by M. Vojvoda and S. Ricci respectively. Atalanta also made a substitution on 65 minutes, with Giannis Vittorio set to lead on 65 minutes. Torino's efforts finally paid off in the 75th minute when A. Sanabria netted a superb equaliser to level the score at 1-1. However, it wasn't enough as Atalanta took the lead with a late goal in the 88th minute when D. Zapata scored his second goal of the match. The match was not without yellow cards: Atalanta's J.L. Palomino was sent off in the 81st minute. Torino made one last substitution in the 89th minute when he sent on P. Pellegrino in place of A. Sanabria. In the end, Atalanta won 2-1. But Torino can take solace in the fact that they put on a brilliant performance against one of the league's strongest teams. It was a really exciting encounter, with both teams giving it their all.
On Matchday Two, Sampdoria v Torino and Atalanta v La Spezia.
| Torino | Atalanta | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 4 | Strokes | 9 |
| 0 | Blocked strikes | 0 |
| 1 | Kicks from the penalty area | 7 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 6 | Offences | 10 |
| 3 | Corner | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 63% | Possession of the ball | 37% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 617 | Total assists | 372 |
| 535 | Accurate passes | 295 |
| 87% | Accuracy of transmissions | 79% |