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UEL | Atalanta 1-1 Sporting: Scamacca secures top spot

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UEL | Atalanta 1-1 Sporting: Scamacca secures top spot

Gianluca Scamacca scored a scorcher that was cancelled out by Marcus Edwards and the woodwork denied Sporting CP, as a draw ensures Atalanta take high spot within the Europa League group.

La Dea had been already positive of qualification, however wanted some extent to ensure high spot and due to this fact avoiding the play-offs. Charles De Ketelaere joined Rafael Toloi, Jose Luis Palomino, Davide Zappacosta and El Bilal Toure on the remedy desk, whereas Ivan Fresneda and Daniel Bragança didn’t make the journey. Marcus Edwards was on the bench after being in a automobile crash this week.

Gianluca Scamacca had the ball within the web after six minutes on an Ademola Lookman by way of ball, however had simply wandered offside.

Sporting had an enormous alternative when Viktor Gyokeres spun Berat Djimsiti and lower inside Sead Kolasinac for a shot that skimmed the bottom of the far put up.

Scamacca did efficiently spring the offside lure on the Teun Koopmeiners go and made it keep on with a right-foot screamer from 20 metres out that bent again Antonio Adan’s glove.

Pedro Goncalves was despatched clear on purpose by Gyokeres, however horribly wasted the chance with a weak dinked end that was like a back-pass to Juan Musso.

Each side wasted massive possibilities straight after the restart, Marcus Edwards denied from shut vary by Musso and Scamacca firing huge of an open purpose when Ederson rolled throughout, as he insisted on getting it onto his proper foot.

Edwards did equalise moments later with a well-worked transfer, finishing the give and go along with Gyokeres to beat Musso one-on-one.

Ederson’s angled drive flashed simply previous the far put up, however none of his teammates making the run to satisfy it.

Pedro Goncalves was terribly unfortunate on 67 minutes, as his end from an Edwards help beat Musso, bounced off the within of the upright, rolled alongside the road and again out off the opposite put up.

There was a weird second when Atalanta changed Koopmeiners with Aleksei Miranchuk by mistake. It appears the fourth official was handed the mistaken quantity, however as a result of Miranchuk had already set foot on the pitch earlier than the error was noticed, it was too late to alter.

Pedro Goncalves missed one other completely big alternative when he sprung the offside lure and beat the on-rushing Musso solely to prod huge of the far put up.

Miranchuk curled huge after which compelled a save out of the goalkeeper, whereas Kolasinac limped off with a calf downside.

Atalanta 1-1 Sporting

Scamacca 23 (A), Edwards 56 (S)