Luis Muriel came off the bench to score the only goal as Atalanta beat Bologna 1-0 in a fiery Serie A clash on Tuesday to move back second ...
Luis Muriel came off the bench to score the only goal as Atalanta beat Bologna 1-0 in a fiery Serie A clash on Tuesday to move back second behind leaders Juventus.
Muriel struck just after an hour as Atalanta extended their unbeaten run to 15 games to move six points behind Juventus, and two ahead of third-placed Inter Milan.
Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic turned back the clock with a double as AC Milan beat 10-man Sassuolo 2-1 to move fifth ahead of Roma and Napoli and into the Europa League berths.
Atalanta had won six successive games since the league resumed after the coronavirus lockdown before drawing 2-2 with Juventus, and were held 1-1 at Verona last time out.
The Bergamo side have 74 points this season with three games to play, overtaking their previous best haul of 72 during the 2016-17 season.
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini was banished from the sidelines after a spat with counterpart Sinisa Mihajlovic before the break, with the Bologna boss receiving a yellow card.
It was the second red card in recent weeks for Gasperini who has been showing signs of frayed nerves before his side meet Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last eight next month.
“I didn’t deserve to be expelled,” fumed Gasperini afterwards. “But...
