Fantanews, Malinovskyi leads Atalanta – La Gazzetta dello Sport

Atalanta tries, in extremis, to qualify in Europe after a fluctuating season to say the least, seasoned by the many injuries of the key men and their performance below expectations. The Dea has been dragged along by the ‘old guard’ in the last few matches: in addition to Muriel and Pasalic, Ruslan Malinovskyi, the Ukrainian ‘all-rounder’ who has experienced a complicated year, is making a comeback.

TWO ILLUMINATING ASSIST

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In the last two league games Malinovskyi (22 million) has provided two wonderful assists. Last Monday, one of his extraordinary holes allowed the team to earn a point on Salernitana (Pasalic thanks). Sunday served Muriel who was lethal in front of goal and unlocked the ‘Peak’ match. Two flashes of pure talent that, indeed, make us regret what could have been and, then, it was not. Compared to last season, in fact, the performance of the former Genk has dramatically decreased: from the eight centers and twelve assists of last season they have gone to six goals and four assists of the current one. The reasons for this decrease are to be found above all to the physical frailty shown (five races skipped due to physical unavailability, one due to disqualification and one for technical choice, ed) and, therefore, to a continuity of use / time that has never been the ideal one. , as happened last year where he missed two races only for Coronavirus in November.

AND THE FUTURE?

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There is an air of revolution in the Dea home, but Malinovskyi’s place is not in question: on the contrary, he should be one of the players on whom the Nerazzurri project will restart. So if you have him in the squad and play with confirmations, keep him tight because clearly the potential of the strong Orobic footballer is not what he shows in this current championship, but he is a player able to easily reach the double double (goals and assists, ed) . As for the immediate future, also pay attention to the danger of ‘disqualification’: the Ukrainian playmaker, in fact, is warned and, with a yellow card, he would lose the last league match against Empoli. It would be the further mockery of a vintage to forget for those who have chosen to bet on him from the beginning, perhaps spending a large part of their budget.