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Luis Fernando Muriel was the great figure in Atalanta’s 1-2 victory over Crotone for the sixth round of Serie A. The Colombian striker scored his team’s two goals in the first half and had three other goal options, however, he was substituted at halftime to make way for Duván Zapata.
The Italian coach spoke on Sky Sports Italia at the end of the game at the Stadio Ezio Scida and valued the performance of the ‘9’, however, he was very concerned about the injuries suffered by his players with a view to the match against Liverpool for the third day of Group D of the Champions League. Hans Hateboer and Cristian Romero were injured.
“I really liked the first part of Luis Fernando Muriel, he scored two good goals, had chances of a hat-trick. Josip Ilicic fought today, he was not the player I expected to see even for just 45 minutes. Today was out of rhythm, more than in other games, “said the technical director at the end of the engagement.
“It’s not just about the result, as we constantly attack, we don’t allow much in defense other than the incident of the goal, which made it seem more in the balance than it really was, “he added.
Luis Fernando Muriel reached five goals with Atalanta at the start of the season, four in Serie A and one in the Champions League. Further, It is the fifth double for the Colombian striker with the Bergamo team jersey, with which he already accumulates 24 goals.
The next challenge for ‘9’ and his team will be this Tuesday when they host Liverpool at Gewiss Stadium with the aim of adding three points that allow him to take the lead in group D in the Champions League. The game will be played on November 3 at 3:00 p.m. (Colombian hour).
