On March 6, Portugal Sporting hosted Atalanta in the first match of the Europa League 1/8 final. The meeting ended with a score of 1:1.
In the 17th minute of the match, Paulinho burst into the penalty area and shot into the bottom corner of Juan Musso’s goal. Six minutes before the break, Alexei Miranchuk passed the ball to Gianluca Scamacca, who beat the defender and fired into the bottom corner.
The Russian midfielder spent the entire match on the field. The rematch will be played in Bergamo on March 14.
Miranchuk transferred from Lokomotiv Moscow to Italian Atalanta in September 2020. His contract with the Bergamo club expires in June 2025. The Transfermarkt portal estimates his value at €7.5 million.
Miranchuk played 25 matches for the team in all tournaments this season, scoring 3 goals and making 8 assists. In Serie A, the team leader in the goal+pass system is Charles De Ketelare (6+6). Atalanta is in sixth place with 46 points.
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