Genoa-Atalanta 0-0: the Goddess slows down, injury to Zapata

Big surprise in Marassi, where Genoa manages to block Atalanta at 0-0 and snatch a point that gives morale to Shevchenko in view of a 2022 that will see his team in pursuit of a complex salvation. Atalanta, on the other hand, ends badly, with a point between Roma and Marassi that slightly resizes Gasperini’s big dreams, also betrayed by Zapata’s muscle injury at the end of the first half. Heavy tile: Atalanta lost the only striker who with his physicality could unhinge the granite wall of Genoa. And Duvan’s replacement Muriel has once again proven he is light years away from last year’s remarkable levels.

THE MATCH

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Gasperini starts with Miranchuk (maluccio) and Malinovskyi behind Zapata, but Genoa, lined up with a 5-3-2 in which they defend everyone and the attackers Ekuban and Destro never see it, concede the minimum wage to a team that usually creates a lot. Some good ideas from Malinovskyi, a couple of dangerous rejections from Sirigu’s parts, but nothing transcendental. The most difficult save the Genoa goalkeeper has to spend on Zapata’s turn at the start. Little changes even in the second half: Pasalic and Ilicic, Gasperini’s grafts, do no better than Miranchuk and especially Malinovskyi. So the clearest opportunity happens 10 ‘from the end on Demiral’s head, but he sends her out.