Como’s Nico Paz celebrates together with his team-mate after (C) after the 1-2 aim throughout the Italian Serie A soccer match between Atalanta BC and Como 1907, in Bergamo, Italy, 24 September 2024. EPA-EFE/MICHELE MARAVIGLIA
Three targets inside 12 minutes from Gabriel Strefezza, Nico Paz and Alieu Fadera despatched Como and coach Cesc Fabregas on their approach to their first Serie A victory of the season, beating Atalanta 3-2 on the Gewiss Stadium, regardless of targets from Davide Zappacosta and Ademola Lookman.
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The sport had initially been scheduled to kick off 24 hours earlier, on Monday night, however the recreation was called-off, known as again on once more after which definitively postponed after torrential rain within the Bergamo area at first of the week.
Coaches Gian Piero Gasperini and Cesc Fabregas had already revealed their beginning line-ups on Monday night time, and although they have been in a position to make modifications in the event that they needed to, each caught with the identical personnel on Tuesday.
Atalanta had the very best likelihood of the opening exchanges by way of Mateo Retegui, who steered an effort heading in the right direction from the centre of the penalty space after some neat work from Charles De Ketelaere. Emil Audero did properly to place it behind for a nook.
Atalanta would discover the lead by way of Zappacosta with 18 minutes on the clock. A Raoul Bellanova nook was headed clear to the sting of the realm, the place his compatriot was ready to dispatch an improvised half-volley into the close to nook of the web for 1–0.
From there, it was Como who had the higher possibilities of the primary half. Marco Carnesecchi needed to be alert to maintain a few Cutrone efforts out, whereas Sergi Roberto threatened with an effort heading for the underside nook from the sting of the realm simply shy of the half-hour mark.
Como ended the primary 45 minutes with 5 pictures, three heading in the right direction, in comparison with Atalanta’s two.
It took simply 20 seconds of the second half for the guests to get themselves stage. An exquisite flick from Sergi Roberto on the sting of the realm landed on the toes of Gabriel Strefezza, who despatched a strong effort previous Carnesecchi into the far nook of the web.
Como would snatch the lead with 52 minutes gone. Nico Paz tried with a strong long-range effort, which took an enormous deflection off Sead Kolasinac on its method in and ultimately went down as an personal aim towards the previous Arsenal defender.
The guests went on to increase their lead simply two minutes after the re-start. Nico Paz was concerned once more, sending an ideal lengthy ball excessive, which Fadera took in his stride, earlier than bending a tidy end previous Carnesecchi from the left-hand facet of the realm.
Como defended their lead excellently from there, and although Atalanta spent many of the closing third camped of their opposition’s half, they struggled to seek out the breakthrough.
That was till the penultimate kick of the sport, when debutant Vanja Vlahovic, who got here on for his senior debut halfway by way of the second half, was introduced down within the space seven minutes into damage time.
Ademola Lookman, who additionally emerged off the bench, stepped as much as take it and slammed it straight down the center with the ultimate contact of the sport.
Full-time: Atalanta 2-3 Como
Zappacosta (A) 18′, Strefezza (C) 46′, Kolasinac OG (C) 52′, Fadera (C) 54′, Lookman (A) 90+9′.
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