On 20 May, one of the matches of the 36th round of the Italian football championship took place. Atalanta (Bergamo) and Verona (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, round 36
Atalanta (Bergamo) - Verona (Italy) - 3:1 (1-1)
Goal: Davide Zappacosta (22) - D. Lazovic (11)
Warnings: T. Kupmeijners (24), I. Hien (28), Fabio Depaoli (36)
In a thrilling Serie A match, Atalanta hosted Verona at the Stadio Geviss. The score was 1-1 at half-time and both teams had to work hard in the second half to come out on top. Verona started brightly and took the lead as early as the 11th minute when D. Lazovic netted a superb goal. It didn't take long for Atalanta to equalize in the 22nd minute when D. Zappacosta headed the ball into the net. The situation came to a head when T Kupmeijners and J. Heen were quickly awarded yellow cards. Atalanta dominated the game and took the lead on 53 minutes thanks to a goal by M. Pasalic. Atalanta then made two substitutions: C. Okoli and A. Lukman instead of D. Zappacosta and L. Muriel.
Verona also made changes in the 58th minute when they brought on D. Faraoni in place of D. Lazovic. However, Atalanta kept pushing and doubled their lead when R. Hojlund scored in the 62nd minute. Verona tried to get back into the game by making two substitutions in succession, replacing S Verdi and A Gaic with F Terracciano and M Djuric. However, Atalanta kept control of the situation and made a few substitutions of their own, substituting Ederson in place of M. Pasalic in the 77th minute and M. Demiral in place of R. Hojlund in the 86th minute. The match ended 3-1 in favour of Atalanta, with D. Farahoni receiving a yellow card in the final minutes of the game. Thanks to the win, Atalanta climbed up the Serie A standings, while Verona suffered a disappointing defeat. It was a gripping encounter that kept the fans in suspense and left Atalanta in first place.
The next fixtures are Inter v Atalanta and Verona v Empoli.
| Atalanta | Verona | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 13 | Shots | 10 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 9 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 4 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 9 | Offences | 11 |
| 6 | Corner | 3 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 59% | Possession of the ball | 41% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 576 | Total assists | 388 |
| 469 | Accurate passes | 293 |
| 81% | Accuracy of transmissions | 76% |