Rome: Atalanta created many chances against Roma in Serie A, but Olimpico Stadio left only one point. Atalanta broke the deadlock in the 26th minute when Duvan Zapata spread the game to the left; Robin Gosens gathered it for the opening of Ruslan Malinovskyi, reports Xinhua.
The Atalanta later earned a series of chances, but poor finishing let them down. Atalanta’s task was made more difficult after Gosens collected his second yellow card after stepping on Jordan Veretout.
The Giallorossi quickly grabbed the advantage to score the equalizer, Bryan Cristante unleashed a missile into the corner.
Roma defender Roger Ibanez was also sent off in the dying moments.
The draw, coupled with Juventus’ victory on Wednesday, dropped Atalanta to fourth place with 65 points, while Roma finished seventh with 55 points.
In another match, Napoli crushed Lazio in a seven-goal thriller. The Partenopei almost sealed the victory in 64 minutes with a 4-0 lead, including Lorenzo Insigne’s doubling. Ciro Immobile and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic pull back two goals for Biancocelesti, but Victor Osimhen comes off the bench to seal 5-2.
Source: Telangana Today