Leipzig missed penalties
Bergamo was the better side in the first half and that’s how Luis Muriel put the visitors ahead. He penetrated the penalty area from the left against Lukas Klostermann and Benjamin Henrichs and shot a right into the upper right corner from 14 meters (17th minute).
André Silva only hit the post for Leipzig (24th), Mario Pasalic also failed on aluminum for Bergamo (45th). “We knew beforehand that Atalanta are a very, very strong team and it wasn’t going to be easy”said Leipzig’s captain and goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.
Own goal saves draw against Bergamo
After a foul by Merih Demiral on Christopher Nkunku, Leipzig was awarded a penalty kick after the break. Silva’s shot from the point, half-high on the right, was missed by goalkeeper Juan Musso, and Musso also did well to save the following header from Willi Orban. But immediately after the missed penalty, Angeliño brought a cross from the left field into the middle. Before the ball could reach Orban, Bergamo’s Davide Zappacosta poked him into his own goal (58′).