On 14 March, one of the matches of the Europa League in football took place. Atalanta (Bergamo) and Sporting (Lisbon) met.
Europa League
Atalanta (Bergamo ) - Sporting (Lisbon) - 2:1 (0:1)
Goals: Lukman (46), Scamacca (59) - Pedro Gonçalves (33).
Warnings: Emil Holm (78)
In a thrilling UEFA Europa League match at the Guisse Stadium, Atalanta, trailing 0-1 at half-time, beat Sporting 2-1. In the 33rd minute, Sporting struck the first shot on goal by P. Goncalves, and the teams went into the break with an advantage. However, in the second half Atalanta took the lead and quickly equalised on 46 minutes thanks to a goal by A. Lukman.
"Atalanta" continued to press and in the 59th minute took the lead thanks to a goal by G. Scamacchi, to the delight of the home team. Despite their efforts, Atalanta's defence stood firm and managed to win the game. The match ended tensely: in the 78th minute Atalanta player E. Holm received a yellow card. Overall, it was a tense and exciting match between two talented teams, in which Atalanta eventually won a hard fought 2-1 victory.
| Atalanta | Sporting | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kicks to the goal | 4 |
| 10 | Hits | 8 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 9 | Penalty kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Penalty kicks | 3 |
| 14 | Offences | 10 |
| 3 | Corner | 3 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 41% | Ball possession | 59% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Keeper saves | 3 |
| 410 | Total assists | 606 |
| 333 | Accurate assists | 508 |
| 81% | Accuracy of passes | 84% |