Serie A filled Sunday afternoon with two 3 PM matches that offered a bit of everything. Atalanta triumphed over Verona thanks to a goal from Zappacosta. La Dea continues their furious comeback, moving within 4 points of Juventus.
At Bologna’s Dall’Ara, unfortunately for him, the spotlight was on Riccardo Orsolini, who missed a penalty at the start of the second half, continuing his very negative period. The match then ended 2-0 for the Biancocelesti thanks to a brace from Taylor.
🧱 BOLOGNA-LAZIO – TAYLOR X2, MOTTA DENIES ORSOLINI
In a largely uneventful contest, at the start of the second half there was a colossal blunder by Dele-Bashiru and a penalty foul by Motta on Castro. Orsolini stepped up to the spot but was denied by Motta, who saved his first penalty in Serie A.
A deadly one-two from Lazio, who took advantage of Bologna’s psychological blow and scored first in the 73rd and then in the 82nd minute. The star was Kenneth Taylor, who first picked up a loose ball and beat Ravaglia.
The brace came from a beautiful move between Noslin and Dia, with the Senegalese launching Taylor, who, after dribbling past Ravaglia, found space to score into an empty net.
⚡ ATALANTA-VERONA – UNLEASHED ZAPPACOSTA
At the NewBalance Arena, it was also a rather lackluster match dominated by Atalanta. In the first half, with the score at 0-0, Akpa-Akpro made a sensational intervention to deny Ederson a certain goal.
The match, poorly played by La Dea who also risked a Verona equalizer several times, was decided by Zappacosta, scoring his third goal of 2026 and second among defenders in Italy, behind only Dimarco. Three crucial points for Atalanta to continue their European chase. Verona sinks deeper into crisis and towards Serie B.
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