ATALANTA starting XI (3-4-3): Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson (subbed for Brescianini), Zappacosta, Cuadrado (subbed for De Ketelaere), Retegui (subbed for Maldini), Lookman (subbed for Samardzic)

Bench: Rui Patricio, Rossi, Sulemana, Pasalic, Ruggeri

LAZIO starting XI (4-2-3-1): Mandas, Lazzari, Gila, Gigot (subbed for Provstgaard), Nuno Tavares (subbed for Pellegrini), Rovella, Belahyane, Tchaouna (subbed for Isaksen), Dele-Bashiru, Zaccagni (subbed for Noslin), Dia (subbed for Vecino)

Bench: Provedel, Furlanetto, Pedro, Castellanos, Hysaj, Basic, Marusic

Goals: Isaksen 54’

Third-placed Atalanta lost 1-0 at home to Lazio on Sunday for their third straight league defeat.

That has seen Gian Piero Gasperini’s team fall 10 points behind league leaders Inter Milan and left them looking nervously over their shoulders.

Atalanta are only two points ahead of Juventus after the Bianconeri drew 1-1 at Roma. Bologna can leapfrog Atalanta if they beat second-placed Napoli on Monday.

Lazio, who came into the match without a victory in Serie A in more than a month, moved to within three points of Atalanta.

Both teams were lacking in confidence and that perhaps explained the cagey first half.

Atalanta appeared reinvigorated after the break and had two quick chances, with Lazio goalkeeper Chrīstos Mandas making an extraordinary save to deny the league’s top scorer Mateo Retegui at point-blank range.

However, it was Lazio who broke the deadlock nine minutes into the second half, through halftime substitute Gustav Isaksen.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru nodded a long ball over the top down to Isaksen, who scuffed a shot past Marco Carnesecchi.

AAP

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