By the 86th Atalanta were losing 0: 3 to Milan, but suddenly they came to life. And I almost got it back

Scored twice.

Milan and Atalanta released a thriller in Bergamo – 3: 2 in the benefit of the Stefano Pioli team. Milan started off very violently: already on the 28th second, Davide Calabria scored with a finish – 1: 0. This is Milan’s third fastest goal in Serie A since the 2004/05 season (when Opta started collecting data). The guests also took the ending of the half: Tonali played great in the selection, jumped out on Musso and threw the goalkeeper and the ball into the corners – 2: 0.

And after the goal of Rafael Leau at 78- In the first minute it seemed that there was no more intrigue in the match. But Atalanta responded with a doublet and almost gave the fans a draw: Duvan Zapata scored on the 86th penalty, and already in stoppage time ex-Spartak player Mario Pashalich scored – the Colombian added an assist to the goal.

True, there was not enough time for the third time, the referee soon blew the final whistle.

Atalanta could well count on at least a draw: xG 2 , 37 by 2.12 in her favor, and the clear scoring chances are 2: 2.

us, – explained after the match Gian Piero Gasperini. – As well as our untapped opportunities between these episodes. We lost confidence, but we should also note the excellent form of Milan, they did everything right this evening. We were also unlucky in some moments, we created chances, but did not realize them – the goalkeeper made good saves. ”

• Now Milan have 19 points – this is his best result in the starting seven rounds of Serie A. The same was in the 2003/04 season – then Milan took the title.

• Sandro Tonali has already scored two goals in seven matches of the season – in the first 60 games of Serie A, he scored only once.

• Milan are currently second in the table with just two points to Napoli. Atalanta is still on the eighth line with 11.

Cool gift for Zlatan, who celebrated his 40th birthday on Sunday – Pioli said that Ibrahimovic is still recovering and once again admired the legend.

“I don’t know how many more years Zlatan will play. But from the fact that I can see his enthusiasm and desire to train, I can say that Ibrahimovic can play forever.

He may not be 100% ready for many matches but his passion for football is incredible. Zlatan does what he loves. If I could give him a gift, then I would extend his career as long as possible, ”said the Milan coach.

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Photo: REUTERS / Daniele Mascolo