Overview
- The match in Bergamo finished 0-0 as both goalkeepers stood out, with Jakub Markovic and Marco Carnesecchi making decisive saves.
- Atalanta missed clear openings through Nikola Krstovic, Charles De Ketelaere and Odilon Kossounou, while substitutes Kamaldeen Sulemana and Gianluca Scamacca were also denied late.
- Coach Ivan Juric had started Krstovic ahead of Ademola Lookman and De Ketelaere, selected Lorenzo Bernasconi over Nicola Zalewski, and coped without Giorgio Scalvini, Sead Kolasinac and Mitchel Bakker.
- Juric’s pre-match call for greater ruthlessness in the final third went unheeded as Atalanta’s finishing struggles persisted despite control and chance creation.
- Group context now shows Atalanta on four points after a 4-0 loss to PSG and a 2-1 win over Club Brugge, while Slavia sit on two after a 2-2 draw with Bodo/Glimt and a 3-0 defeat at Inter; next up are Marseille away for Atalanta and Arsenal at home for Slavia.