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At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on December 22, a match in the 19th round of Serie A began to compete, and Atalanta challenged Genoa. Atalanta's first 18 league games have won 11, drawn 4 and lost 3. Atalanta briefly scored a six-game winning streak but was ended in the last round, losing at home to Roma and scoring four goals. That left Atalanta to concede a crucial three-pointer. This time Atalanta went to the relegation team Genoa, and last season the two sides met over two legs, with Atalanta winning 1 and drawing 1. Against a team of this level, Atalanta's lowest goal is to win the game, but unfortunately, Atalanta only won a draw and missed the opportunity to surpass Milan.
In this game, Atalanta lined up in a 3421 formation. Spoordiello served as the starting goalkeeper. Jimcidi, De Miral and Palomino are paired at 3 defenders. Hartbauer, Kupmenas, Floyle and Zapa Costa form a four-midfielder. The attacking combination of Malinovsky, Miranchuk and Duwan Zapata joined forces. Muriel, De Jong, Ilicic and Passaric sit on the bench.
In the 3rd minute of the game, Atalanta launched a quick attack on the spot after a steal in front of the field, and finally Hartbauer completed a small angle shot on the right side of the box, but it was blocked by the defender in front of him in time, and the ball was immediately released. Two minutes later, Duwan Zapata stepped forward in the penalty area, received a direct ball from his teammate and fired a powerful shot directly, Sirigu was very concentrated, flew out and saved the ball, defusing the danger. Missing such a good opportunity made Duwan Zapata very helpless.
In the 30th minute, Kupmenas fired a low shot into the far corner near the penalty area line and the kick was deflected. In the 44th minute, Zapata was injured and could not hold on, and was substituted, and Muriel came on as a substitute. The score at the end of half was still 0-0! Atalanta had 68 percent possession in the first half and had seven shots on goal, but the quality of the shot was poor, with only one shot on target and not scoring. Genoa, on the other hand, had just one shot on goal in the first half and failed to shoot right.
In the second half, De Jong came on as a substitute to replace Floyle. In the 46th minute, Kupmenas attempted a long-range shot from the perimeter and Siguri pounced on the side to defuse the situation. In the 60th minute, De Miral's header from inside the penalty area was deflected off the top. In the 69th minute, Atalanta launched a quick attack, Ilicic got a chance to shoot at the front of the box, DNA his shot was flawed, it was really hot. In the 85th minute, Muriel sent a precise cross from the left, Picoli headed the ball into the goal, and the goalkeeper took the ball down. In the end, Atalanta drew 0-0 with Genoa, breaking a cold spot. Atalanta ranked Fourth with 38 points, only four points ahead of Juventus behind them, and the competition for four was fierce.