In the first quarter-final match of the Europa League in football, German “Leipzig” drew at home with Italian “Atalanta”.
The match in Germany ended with a score of 1:1. Luis Muriel scored the first goal (17th minute) in the Bergamo game. Atalanta won a penalty in the 58th minute. The hero of the episode was goalkeeper Juan Musso, who saved the 11-metre shot. However, on the next attack, the ball was intercepted by the defender of the Italian team, Davide Zappacosta (58).
Note that Atalanta’s Russian midfielder Alexei Miranchuk started the game on the bench and entered the field in the 67th minute.
In the Europa League 1/8 playoffs, Domenico Tedesco’s guards were supposed to play with Spartak, but due to the suspension of the Russian club, they automatically moved on to the next round.
Former Spartak player Alexander Karataev shared memories About the performances of the current head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin as a player for the Moscow club.