Who predicted a white monologue he was disappointed: the real Madrid failed to break through, Atalanta pegged the wall without collapsing under the flashes of class of Carlo Ancelotti’s gang. The difference was noticeable throughout the first half, but the merit of the Nerazzurri was to play without overdoing it, with patience and attention: something was missing in the goal area, but with a first half that ended 0-0 you can’t expect more.
Solidity
It may have been the emotion and a pinch of awe, it may have been the absences, but in the first twenty minutes Atalanta struggled to find play and spaces, also thanks to a Real Madrid that immediately attacked the game: at merengues the spark was lacking in the last sixteen meters, only a shot from Mbappè – blocked by Hien with his body – scared Musso in the first twenty minutes of the match.
Race blocked
There Goddess clung to patience, as the minutes passed we saw a less physically brilliant Real: Gasperini’s team came close to taking the lead with an action that started from a throw-in, De Roon tried to cross a ball that, thanks to a deflection by Militao, ended up on the crossbar. Immediately after, Ederson tried to find the joker from distance, but the ball went out. There was also a final thrill with Rodrygo, alone in front of Musso, who hit the crossbar.
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