Atalanta noticed their benefit over the chasing pack decreased in third place by this draw with a Lecce facet in mourning, as Mateo Retegui transformed one among two penalties.
This fixture was , however postponed when Lecce physiotherapist Graziano Fiorita immediately handed away on Thursday on the age of 48. In protest at being requested to play so quickly after the tragedy, they wore all white kits with solely a black mourning ribbon and the motto: ‘No values, no colors.’ , because the gamers gathered round flowers on the touchline and a ‘Graziano’ jersey.
BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 27: US Lecce gamers put on a particular shirt in reminiscence of US Lecce physiotherapist Graziano Fiorita in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and US Lecce at Gewiss Stadium on April 27, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Nikola Krstovic and Medon Berisha had been suspended, with injured Gaby Jean and Filip Marchwinski. La Dea had Mateo Retegui beginning regardless of a muscular drawback, plus Sead Kolasinac, Stefan Posch, Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini on the therapy desk.
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It was Lecce who had the primary real scoring alternative on 23 minutes, as Lassana Coulibaly ran onto a protracted ball and compelled a difficult save out of Marco Carnesecchi. On the ensuing nook, Odilon Kossounou risked an personal purpose to anticipate Ante Rebic on the again publish.
Carnesecchi got here flying out to clear from Rebic, solely so far as Jesper Karlsson, so scrambled again to flap the lob away from an empty internet.
VAR intervened to award a penalty to Lecce for the Isak Hien handball, although it was from point-blank vary on the Federico Baschirotto header. Karlsson drilled it proper down the centre to place his group forward.
BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 27: Jesper Karlsson of US Lecce celebrates together with his team-mates after scoring their group’s first purpose in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and US Lecce at Gewiss Stadium on April 27, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Atalanta responded with Wladimiro Falcone’s flying save on the Mario Pasalic strike from the sting of the world, which had been going underneath the bar.
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Retegui’s acrobatic volley flashed large, whereas Ademola Lookman’s blushes had been saved by the offside flag when he utterly missed the ball from three yards on a nook.
Lookman got here nearer moments later, his angled drive parried by Falcone’s legs on the close to publish, however it ought to’ve been 2-0 on 56 minutes when Coulibaly sprung the offside lure and arrange Santiago Pierotti to fireside large on the again publish from six yards.
Retegui and Ederson couldn’t preserve their finishes on course, whereas Juan Cuadrado’s diving header was unable to get clear contact on the Matteo Ruggeri cross.
Karlsson scored the penalty for Lecce, however gave one to Atalanta when he fell for Cuadrado’s step-overs and introduced down the Colombian. Retegui transformed, once more placing it down the center.
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Atalanta nearly turned the sport round inside 120 seconds, as Retegui’s header from a Davide Zappacosta cross thumped the far publish with Falcone stranded.
Lookman tried to do all of it himself, working right into a crowd of Lecce defenders.
Atalanta 1-1 Lecce
Karlsson pen 29 (L), Retegui pen 69 (A)
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