2026/27 Pre-season, Friendly Match: Schalke 04 0-2 Atalanta - Live text commentary  | Second Half

Schalke 04 0-2 Atalanta

Scorers: Scamacca 30 (A), Samardžić 39 (A)

SECOND HALF

82' Schalke go close with a header flashing just wide of the post.

80' 🔄 SCHALKE 04 SUBSTITUTION - Gomis comes on for Adamu.

80' 🟨 YELLOW CARD FOR ATALANTA - Scalvini goes into the referee's book.

78' 🔄 SCHALKE 04 SUBSTITUTION - Vozar replaces Becker.

72' 🔄 SCHALKE 04 SUBSTITUTIONS - Schallenberg and Katić come on for Becker and Tanaka.

71' 🟨 YELLOW CARD FOR ATALANTA - Zalewski is booked for dissent.

70' 🔄 ATALANTA SUBSTITUTION - Cassa replaces Raspadori.

64' 🧤 BIG SAVE BY CARNESECCHI! The Nerazzurri keeper races off his line to deny Adamu with a crucial intervention.

62' 🔄 SCHALKE 04 SUBSTITUTION - Sylla replaces Karaman.

61' 🔄 ATALANTA SUBSTITUTIONS - Sulemana, De Roon and Kolašinac come on for Kossounou, Gaetano and Éderson.

56' 🔄 ATALANTA SUBSTITUTION - Zalewski comes on in place of Kamaldeen, who is forced off through injury.

52' Dangerous free-kick from Schalke! Aouchiche's delivery is deflected behind for another corner.

49' Schalke come forward, but the move ends with the ball deflected behind for a corner.

46' The second half is underway at the Veltins-Arena!

🔄 Five changes for the Nerazzurri at the break: Krstović, Pašalić, Kamaldeen, Bernasconi and Zappacosta replace Scamacca, Samardžić, De Ketelaere, Ahanor and Bellanova.

FIRST HALF

45' HALF-TIME! The Nerazzurri head into the break with a two-goal lead at the Veltins-Arena!

39' ⚽ GOOOOOOOOAL! LAZAR SAMARDŽIĆ!!! A brilliant, lightning-fast counter-attack ends with Samardžić doubling the Nerazzurri's lead! 0-2! KEEP IT UP!

39' 🥅 OFF THE POST! This time it's Schalke who hit the woodwork!

38' 🧤 BIG SAVE BY CARNESECCHI! The Nerazzurri keeper gets a vital touch to push a dangerous effort behind for a corner!

30' ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! GIANLUCA SCAMACCAAAA!!! Gaetano picks him out with the assist and Scamacca fires the Nerazzurri into the lead! 0-1! KEEP IT UP!

25' Schalke press high, but the Nerazzurri defence stands firm as Scalvini clears behind for a corner.

21' Schalke threaten again as Adamu fires a low effort just wide of the far post.

12' The hosts threaten through Karaman, whose effort drifts just over the bar.

8' 🥅 OFF THE POST - Scalvini is denied by the woodwork as the Nerazzurri go close to opening the scoring!

We're underway at the Veltins-Arena! Come on, lads! #GoAtalantaGo

Not long until kick-off!

The warm-up is underway!

Here are the official line-ups of Schalke 04 v Atalanta, the friendly match kicking off at 17:00 CEST at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen

Schalke 04: Karius, Kurucay, T. Becker, Tanaka, Karaman, Adamu, El-Faouzi, Abouchiche, Dina Ebimbe, V. Becker, Ayhan. Bench: Muller, Leonard, Schallenberg, Gomis, Sylla, Bachmann, Ljubicic, Katic, Porath, Vozar, Rosner. Coach: Miron Muslic.

Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Kossounou, Scamacca, Samardžić, Éderson, Bellanova, De Ketelaere, Raspadori, Scalvini, Ahanor, Gaetano. Bench: Sportiello, Vismara, I. Sulemana, K. Sulemana, Pašalić, de Roon, Kolašinac, Obrić, Idele, Bernasconi, Cassa, Plaia, Zalewski, Zappacosta, Krstović. Coach: Maurizio Sarri.

Referee: Sören Storks (GER)
Assistant Referees: Thorben Siewer (GER) and Christian Bandurski (GER)

Here come the Nerazzurri🖤💙

Back at the Veltins-Arena, where the Nerazzurri took on Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League.

It's matchday! The Nerazzurri take on Schalke 04 in their final international friendly of pre-season, kicking off at 17:00 CEST!