Atalanta and Lisbon play out mutually beneficial draw

Published 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Atalanta are now guaranteed Europa League knockout action after drawing 1-1 at home to second-placed Sporting Lisbon.

Teun Koopmeiners keeps the ball from Gonzalo Inacio. (Photo: AAP)

Atalanta starting XI (3-4-3): Musso, Scalvini (subbed for Bakker), Djimsiti, Kolasinac (subbed for Holm), Hateboer, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri, Koopmeiners (subbed for Miranchuk), Scamacca (subbed for Muriel), Lookman (subbed for Pasalic)

Bench: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Zortea, Adopo, Bonfanti, Del Lungo, Cisse.

Goals: Scamacca 23’

Sporting Lisbon starting XI (3-4-2-1): Adan, St. Juste (subbed for Coates), Diomandé, Inacio, Esgaio (subbed for Catamo), Hjulmand (subbed for Nuno Santos), Morita, Reis, Trincao (subbed for Edwards), Pedro Gonçalves, Gyökeres

Bench: Israel, Pinto, Luis Neto, Essugo, Paulinho, Quaresma, Moreira

Goals: Edwards 56’

The home side had slightly less of the ball and created six chances on goal to Sporting’s nine.

Atalanta took the lead in the 23rd minute when Gialnuca Scamacca launched an absolute rocket from around 30 yards out.

Marcus Edwards brought the visitors back level in the 56th minute when he played a one-two with Viktor Gyokeres before running in on goal and shooting low past Atalanta keeper Juan Musso.

Both sides head into the final game of the group stage not needing anything.

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