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FootballAtalanta Bergamo joins Naples at the top of Serie A, Juve is reassured
The “Dea” was content with a narrow victory once morest Fiorentina (1-0) to return to the height of the Neapolitans at the top of the Italian Championship. The Bianconeri give themselves air by slapping Bologna (3-0).
Ademola Lookman (center), congratulated by his teammates, scored a saving goal for the “Dea”.
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Atalanta Bergamo joined Naples at the top of Serie A thanks to their home victory over Fiorentina (1-0), Sunday during the 8th day, taking advantage of the breakdown of confidence of a stuck Viola in the middle of the classification .
After a very balanced first half, Gian Piero Gasperini’s team accelerated to logically open the scoring on a clever overflow from Luis Muriel, which was closely concluded by Nigerian international Ademola Lookman (59e). Joakim Maehle (67e) then Lookman, once more (71e), wasted two great opportunities to shelter the “Dea”. She trembled until the end but was able to maintain her short advantage thanks to her vigilant goalkeeper Marco Sportiello.
Atalanta, in reconstruction this season in a less flamboyant but more solid style, thus joins Naples in first place, winner on Saturday of Torino (3-1). The duo, made up of the only two clubs still undefeated, are three points ahead of Lazio Rome and AC Milan and four over Udinese (5e), who will travel to Verona on Monday (18e) at the end of this eighth act. Fiorentina remains on its side in the turbulence, with only two victories this season, only one in the last seven matches (for three draws and three defeats). The Viola retreats to 11e place, eleven points behind his opponent of the day.
Juve carried by its attackers
In the evening, Juventus Turin was reassured at the expense of poorly ranked Bologna (3-0). The first success of the Bianconeri for more than a month, obtained thanks to the rediscovered verve of its attackers. Serbian Filip Kostic, who arrived this summer from Frankfurt, opened the scoring by scoring his first goal with a nice cross shot (24th). His compatriot Dusan Vlahovic doubled the lead with an authoritative header to sign his fifth league goal and end a four-week drought (59th). Then the Polish Arkadiusz Milik sealed this victory like a start with a powerful strike under the bar (62nd), following having already been at the origin of the first thanks to a recovery worthy of a defensive midfielder.
After two draws and a defeat in the league, and two other defeats in the Champions League once morest PSG (1-2) and Benfica (1-2), this victory allows the Bianconeri to turn the page on a disastrous month of September. Even if they are still quite far from the first in the league, 7th at 7 points from co-leaders Naples and Atalanta Bergamo.
Juve have been applied, escaping the swings in concentration that have plagued their start to the season. To be confirmed next Saturday at San Siro once morest AC Milan (4th), still without Angel Di Maria, suspended for two matches.
Thiago Motta concedes his second defeat in two matches on the Bologna bench, now 17th and first non-relegation. The Rossoblù can dive into the red zone on Monday if Hellas Verona (18th) wins over Udinese (5th), at the end of the 8th day.
Among the followingnoon matches, note the draw obtained by Charles Pickel’s Cremonese in Lecce (1-1).
(AFP)
