A barrage of blanks: it's a 0-0 standoff with Venezia
With the post and the top corner denying Zappacosta and Cuadrado
The stalemate reigned supreme in Bergamo: upon culminating in a 0-0 draw, the 2024/25 Serie A Enilive MD27 culminated in a 0-0 draw, spoils were shared at the Gewiss Stadium.
The Nerazzurri were in an all-out attacking mood from the outset and went close on several occasions, first through Lookman, who hit the side-netting, then twice through Retegui, whose headers were wide. Zappacosta clipped the post on 40 minutes, Cuadrado fired onto the top corner on 41 minutes and Lookman was denied by a Radu foot save after being set up by De Ketelaere. The visitors threatened twice through Zerbin, who was denied by a crucial block from De Roon on 25 minutes, and then Carnesecchi, who came off his line to keep the score level on 46 minutes.
Atalanta put the heat on the visitors as soon as the second half got underway: first with Lookman, who forced Radu's save right after the resumption, before Retegui finalized a duo play from De Ketelaere and Cuadrado slightly too high on 50 minutes and a Lookman-De Ketelaere move forced a last-ditch save from Radu. After Lookman came knocking once again, with his effort hissing on to the side-netting, the role reversal came in the 64th, when Carnesecchi sprung into action to keep Yeboah's point-blank backheel flick out. On 83 minutes the Nerazzurri had yet another chance to pull off the coup: following a corner kick situation, Kolašinac flicked the ball towards Lookman, who couldn't prod the tie-braker from a good striking position. The Gewiss Stadium high noon ends in a 0-0 draw.
ATALANTA 0-0 VENEZIA
Scorers: -
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Posch (Pašalić 73), Djimsiti, Kolašinac, Cuadrado (Bellanova 60), Éderson, de Roon, Zappacosta (Ruggeri 87), De Ketelaere (Maldini 60), Retegui (Samardžić 73), Lookman. Unused bench: Rui Patrício, Rossi, Toloi, Sulemana, Palestra, Brescianini. Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
Venezia: Radu, Schingtienne (Marcandalli 81), Idzes, Candé, Zerbin, Busio (Doumbia 60), Nicolussi Caviglia (Condé 87), Perez, Ellertsson, Oristanio (Yeboah 60), Maric (Duncan 81). Unused bench: Joronen, Grandi, Gytkjaer, Fila, Bijarkason, Carboni, El Haddad. Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.
Referee: Giuseppe Collu from Cagliari;
Assistant referees: Pietro Dei Giudici from Latina and Dario Garzelli from Livorno;
Fourth official: Luca Massimi from Termoli;
V.A.R. Gianluca Aureliano from Bologna;
A.V.A.R. Michael Fabbri from Ravenna.
Notes: Radu (V), Perez (V) and Lookman (A) booked.