71' - 75' |
The match had settled into a rhythm that felt almost rhythmic in its predictability, Atalanta circulating the ball in patient arcs while Cremonese chased without conviction, their legs heavy and their defensive shape collapsing further with each passing minute.
Seventy-third minute: Pasalic played a diagonal ball toward Muriel's run down the right channel, but the Colombian striker was caught half a yard offside and the flag went up immediately, and he raised his hand to acknowledge the call before jogging back to reset.
74' |
Meïté received the ball in midfield thirty yards from his own goal, his first touch heavy as fatigue affected his control, and the ball bounced two feet away from him into space that Pasalic read perfectly.
The Croatian midfielder stepped in with a clean standing tackle, his timing precise as he won the ball without fouling, and it rolled free toward the center circle where Demien was already positioned and facing forward.
