Naija football fans, wetin happen for Bergamo? Atalanta and Genoa don play 0-0 draw for Serie A matchday 35. No goal, but plenty action wey make person dey wonder wetin dey happen for Italian football.
Atalanta wey dey try to chase Europa League ticket, no fit score. Genoa wey don almost safe for relegation, just dey defend well. Both teams don try, but goalkeeper dem dey do their work well well.
First half, Atalanta dey press, but Genoa defence strong. Raffaele Palladino, Atalanta coach, don set team for attack, but Genoa coach Daniele De Rossi don plan well. Genoa formation na 3-4-2-1, Atalanta na 3-4-1-2. But no goal.
Second half, Atalanta try more. Gianluca Scamacca wey score brace against Cagliari no fit find net. Nikola Krstovic wey dey joint-top scorer also miss chance. Mario Pasalic get shot wey blocked. Giacomo Raspadori dey assist, but no goal.
Genoa get their own chances. Vítinha and Junior Messias try, but Atalanta defence hold. Delay dey because of injury to Patrizio Masini and Junior Messias. Five minutes added time, but still 0-0.
For Atalanta, hope for Europe dey small. Dem need to win all remaining matches and hope Roma or Como slip. But this draw don make their work hard. Genoa don almost safe, 11 points clear of relegation zone.
Atalanta form for Serie A: D W W L D L. Genoa form: W L L W W L. History favour Atalanta, but today no be their day.
Players wey feature: Marco Carnesecchi, Giorgio Scalvini, Berat Djimsiti, Sead Kolašinac, Davide Zappacosta, Marten de Roon, Ederson, Nicola Zalewski, Charles De Ketelaere, Giacomo Raspadori, Gianluca Scamacca for Atalanta. For Genoa: Justin Bijlow, Andrea Marcandalli, Leo Østigård, Johan Vásquez, Stefano Sabelli, Morten Frendrup, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Junior Messias, Mikael Ellertsson, Jeff Ekhator, Lorenzo Colombo.
Match end 0-0, but fans don see plenty football. Atalanta go try again next match.
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