Atalanta earned a positive 1-1 draw away to QPR with a fantastic Jasmin Kurtic long-range volley.

This friendly was organised at Loftus Road after a planned encounter with Besiktas was cancelled due to security concerns.

It was the Italians who took the lead after 13 minutes thanks to a spectacular Kurtic volley from 25 yards out.

Sebastian Polter went close and Marco Sportiello parried after a Tjaronn Chery free kick came off the upright, while Maxi Moralez, Gaetano Monachello and Matt Phillips also threatened.

Atalanta earned a positive 1-1 draw away to QPR with a fantastic Jasmin Kurtic long-range volley.

This friendly was organised at Loftus Road after a planned encounter with Besiktas was cancelled due to security concerns.

It was the Italians who took the lead after 13 minutes thanks to a spectacular Kurtic volley from 25 yards out.

Sebastian Polter went close and Marco Sportiello parried after a Tjaronn Chery free kick came off the upright, while Maxi Moralez, Gaetano Monachello and Matt Phillips also threatened.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas came off the bench and found the equaliser within 120 seconds of stepping on to the field, aided by a deflection.

Richmond Boakye threatened an Atalanta winner late on, nodding off target.

QPR 1-1 Atalanta

Scorers: Kurtic 13 (A), Emmanuel-Thomas 63 (Q)

QPR: Green; Onuoha (Furlong 71), Hill, Phillips (Hoilett 66), Chery (Doughty 65), Gladwin (Emmanuel-Thomas 61), Poltier (Blackwood 65), Faurlin (Diakite 61), Luongo (Henry 55), Perch, Kpekawa (Hall 46)

Atalanta: Sportiello; Stendardo (Masiello 46), Drame, Cherubin (Tulissi 86), Grassi (Carmona 46), De Roon, Conti, Kurtic (Migliaccio 58), D’Alessandro (Raimondi 46); Maxi Moralez (Gomez 46), Denis (Monachello 46)

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