Atalanta beat Lille 1-0 with a Bryan Cristante goal in Bergamo this evening and Pierluigi Gollini parried Yassine Benzia’s penalty.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s side finished fourth in Serie A last season and qualified for the Europa League.
This evening they had a prestigious friendly at the Stadio Azzurri d’Italia, hosting Marcelo Bielsa’s Lille for the Trofeo Bortolotti.
Former Milan midfielder Cristante scored the decisive goal after 14 minutes thanks to a marvellous assist from Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez.
Atalanta beat Lille 1-0 with a Bryan Cristante goal in Bergamo this evening and Pierluigi Gollini parried Yassine Benzia’s penalty.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s side finished fourth in Serie A last season and qualified for the Europa League.
This evening they had a prestigious friendly at the Stadio Azzurri d’Italia, hosting Marcelo Bielsa’s Lille for the Trofeo Bortolotti.
Former Milan midfielder Cristante scored the decisive goal after 14 minutes thanks to a marvellous assist from Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez.
New signings Andreas Cornelius and Jose Luis Palomino impressed, while Josip Ilicic came on for the second half.
Goalkeeper Gollini also earned some of the glory with a penalty save on Benzia.