Atalanta won 2-1 at the Crotone field, this Saturday in the match that opened the 6th round of Serie A, thanks to a double from Colombian Luis Muriel, thus breaking his losing streak.
After losing two defeats in the Italian league and their draw against Ajax in the Champions League this week, the Bergamo team adds their first win since 4 October. In the standings, Atalanta adds 12 points and is provisionally second, one point behind leaders AC Milan, who visit Udinese on Sunday.
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Muriel opened the scoring in the 26th minute, with a shot after receiving in the area of the Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovsky.
In 38, the Colombian player signed the second of his with a low shot from the edge of the area, after an assist from the Swiss Remo Freuler.
Crotone shortened shortly after, in 40, with a goal from Nigerian Simeon Nwankwo ‘Simy’. Atalanta thus gains confidence before a very important week, in which they will host Liverpool in the Champions League and Inter Milan in Serie A.
In the table of top scorers, Muriel now adds four goals, to two of the leader, the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
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It is the second game in a row with a decisive Colombian double for Atalanta, after Duván Zapata’s two goals for the draw against Ajax.
Crotone, meanwhile, is bottom, with just one point from six games.
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With AFP
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