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What if the bull is good does the bullfight come out better? Ask the bull Duván Zapata, the man who saved Atalanta against Ajax for the Champions League!
The Colombian was the great figure in a very fought match, with an intense Ajax that caused fear but a rebellious Atalanta thanks to the power and decision of his number 9, who turned history around and avoided disaster at home.
Atalanta had few options at the start, except the one that Ilicic sent to the moon in front of the goal, but in general the Dutch neutralized Zapata well and Papu Gómez lacks a hint of his classic precision.
Until at 28 the local script was broken, after a very dangerous play by Gosins on Traoré in the area that was just sanctioned as a penalty: Tadic was charged and Ajax was already winning at 30.
It would get worse because at 38 the punch into the space of Neres generated a perfect center that, already falling, Traoré took advantage of to put the point and leave the account 0-2. They wanted to get her out in Atalanta but she had already crossed the line … and they were already losing and with justice, which in Champions is almost inexcusable.
At 43 he was looking for a Zapata corner kick that did not pass to greater and it seemed that the Colombian was too far from the rival area to do damage with his power.
Atalanta tried to shake off in the complement but collided with a huge Onana to Ilicic’s powerful free kick, but the visitor responded with a couple of quick exits that luckily for the Italians did not hurt.
Until the battle of the resistance of Gasperini’s number 9 arrived and the doublet that completely changed history: at 54 the Colombian always accompanied the ball’s path to take advantage of the center of Papu Gómez and put the impeccable header, to the ground as the books send, for 1-2.
And at 60 the Dutch boys would try another spoonful of the great definition of the Valle del Cauca, who took a service from Pasalic that time, again towards the right wing, and then literally shot Onana with an impeccable cross shot that sentenced the 2-2 .
At 77 Muriel came to the game for Gómez but did not get to disturb enough and Malinovskyi tested the reflexes of the rival goalkeeper, who to see Zapata coming was making an effort not to give the rebound.
Zapata dressed as an assistant at 90 but his teammate Malinovskyi sent the ball very high and time ended without winning, but saving at least one local point in group D, which is no small thing when Liverpool put their pressure .
