Goals and highlights Atalanta 2-0 Rakow Czestochowa in the Europa League

Atalanta start on the right foot and beat Rakow Czestochowa 2-0 in their Uefa Europa League opener

Charles De Ketelaere reacts quickly to take advantage of the corner kick, but heads weakly wide of the right post.

We will have 4 minutes of extra time.

Vladan Kovacevic made a superb save to prevent Charles De Ketelaere's header, following a cross from the edge of the box, from going halfway into the left side of the goal.

The defender misses and presents Charles De Ketelaere with a chance to score from inside the area, but his shot is inaccurate and flies just wide of the goal.

Charles De Ketelaere is offside.

Teun Koopmeiners sends in a cross, but it fails to carry any danger.

Juan Musso makes a good save to prevent Ben Lederman's shot, after receiving a great pass between the defenders, from resulting in a goal. He dived into the left corner to collect the ball and made one of the best saves of the match.

Charles De Ketelaere is the first to reach the ball on the rebound inside the penalty area and fires a quick shot towards the bottom left corner. One of the defenders makes the save on the goal line instead of the goalkeeper.

The assistant referee marks offside and the match referee confirms the decision. Charles De Ketelaere was in front of the ball.

The coach decides to put in rested legs, with Ben Lederman replacing Gustav Berggren.

Charles De Ketelaere almost created a good chance, but his attempt to set up a team-mate with a pass through the middle of the defence didn't go to plan.

FROM ATALANTA! Ederson adds to his tally in the second half to make it 2-0.

Deian Sorescu sends a weak shot from the edge of the box, but the ball goes too high.

Ederson receives a short pass during his run and tries to beat the goalkeeper with a medium-distance shot, but his shot just grazes the right-hand post.

Teun Koopmeiners takes advantage of a pass into the box, but ends up shooting over the goal. It was a great chance!

Luis Muriel tries to set up Davide Zappacosta, but the play doesn't go ahead.

Ademola Lookman tries his luck from the edge of the box after receiving a precise pass! Vladan Kovacevic makes an impressive save and prevents the shot from going into the left corner. The assistant referee gets it right and Atalanta are awarded a corner.

Long-distance free-kick. Srdjan Plavsic swings in the cross, but the defense is alert.

What a terrible attempt! Davide Zappacosta now decided to try a shot from distance, but even blindfolded he couldn't have done any worse. The ball went miles wide of the goal. Next time he should think twice before attempting that kind of shot.

FROM ATALANTA! Charles De Ketelaere opens the scoring against Rakow in the Europa League: 1-0.

Ademola Lookman is very aggressive and referee Roei Reinshreiber blows the whistle for a foul.

Ball rolling for Atalanta v Rakow Czestochowa

The end of the first half and no goals for Atalanta vs Rakow Czestochowa at the Gewiss stadium in Bergamo, Italy.

Ademola Lookman has just wasted a great goal! He receives a perfect pass inside the box and shoots, but the ball goes just wide of the crossbar.

Luis Muriel doesn't take the corner with a cross into the box. Instead, he passes the ball to his closest partner.

Charles De Ketelaere gets into his stride and hits a powerful shot from the edge of the box towards the right-hand side of the goal, but Vladan Kovacevic covers well and saves comfortably.

Davide Zappacosta sends a fine pass into the penalty area, but one of the defenders clears the danger.

The precise cross found Milan Rundic in the middle of the box, but his header sailed over the crossbar.

Ademola Lookman sends in a killer pass from the edge of the box. One of the defenders reacts at the last second and clears the danger.

Srdjan Plavsic takes the free-kick with a cross into the box, but a defender gets to the ball first.

Giorgio Scalvini concedes a free-kick after a rough tackle. Referee Roei Reinshreiber saw the whole situation. Rakow wins a free-kick.

Srdjan Plavsic comes in hard to take the ball away from his opponent. However, the referee sees it as a foul and blows the whistle. Srdjan Plavsic is not happy with the referee's decision. Atalanta have the advantage from the free-kick.

Charles De Ketelaere's pass was intercepted by Vladan Kovacevic and the play came to an end.

Davide Zappacosta plays a promising cross into the box, but the opposition defense intercepts the ball.

Ademola Lookman receives a low, precise pass inside the area, takes control of the ball and shoots at half-height towards the right-hand post. Unfortunately for him, Vladan Kovacevic makes a great save to prevent a sure goal. Atalanta now have a corner to take.

Charles De Ketelaere fails to make a pass into the box. The defense clears the ball. The ball has gone out of play and Atalanta will have the chance to score from the corner.

Charles De Ketelaere tries to cross into the box to find a teammate, but one of the defenders is there to block the cross. Atalanta swings in the corner.

It looked like an avalanche. Marten de Roon is penalized for an attacking foul. Roei Reinshreiber has a good view of the play and blows the whistle. Marten de Roon complains, but the referee's decision seems irreversible.

We witnessed an unsuccessful pass across the pitch. Luis Muriel tried his best to reach the ball on the pitch, but it was too long.

Ademola Lookman was trying to take the ball from his opponent, but ended up taking his legs with him. Roei Reinshreiber blew the whistle to signal the foul.

Charles De Ketelaere shoots from the edge of the box, but his attempt is blocked by the defender.

Luis Muriel received a precise pass on the edge of the box and immediately unleashed a low shot into the left corner. His attempt was stopped by the goalkeeper, who was well prepared and pulled off an impressive save. Atalanta force the corner. They send men into the area.

Ademola Lookman missed a good opportunity when he sent an inaccurate final pass into the box, which was blocked by the opposition defense. Atalanta swings in the corner.

It's all about Atalanta vs. Rakow Czestochowa at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy

Five minutes to go for Atalanta v Rakow Czestochowa

In their 5 most recent matches, they have won 3, drawn 1 and lost only 1, beating Katowice, Puszcza and LKS Lodz, as well as drawing with Copenhagen, who they also lost to during this period.

Rakow have won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10 away games.

Rakow, on the other hand, will be without Jean Carlos, Svarnas, Arsenic and Ivi Lopez, who are all injured, making it even more difficult for the modest Polish team to pull off an upset in their opening game away from home.

After all, the team is used to competing at a lower level and even went as far as qualifying for the Champions League, but frustrated their fans with an early exit to Danish side Copenhagen and were relegated to the Europa League, where they will be aiming to do well and at least progress.

However, the team won't have an easy time of it, and they're banking on the quality of their attack to spring a surprise, as it was their attack that carried them to three consecutive victories in their local league recently.

Last Sunday, the Bergamo side took to the field in the Italian top flight and ended up losing 3-2 away to Fiorentina, wasting the opportunity to record their second successive win in the competition, having beaten Monza 3-0 the day before.

In their previous five games they had won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2, beating Sassuolo and Monza, drawing with Juventus and losing to Frosinone and Fiorentina.

Only Toure and Vorlicky are on Atalanta's list of absentees for this match, as both are still in the club's medical department to treat their respective injuries, but they haven't played before.

As a result, the Italian side may well repeat the starting line-up they have been using in Serie A, but the expectation is that they will give some players a chance in this match to rotate their squad as much as possible.

12. Antonis Tsiftsis
8. B. Lederman
20. Jean Carlos
27. Bartosz Nowak
77. Marcin Cebula
93. Sonny Kittel
19. Ante Crnac
99. Fabian Piasecki

29. Marco Carnesecchi
31. Francesco Rossi
3. Emil Holm
6. José Luis Palomino
20. Mitchel Bakker
21. Nadir Zortea
23. Sead Kolašinac
33. Hans Hateboer
8. Mario Pašalić
13. Éderson
25. Michel Ndary Adopo
59. Aleksey Miranchuk

V.Kovacevic; Racovitan, Rundic, A.Kovacevic; Sorescu, Papanikolaou, Berggren, Plavsic; Kochergin, Zwalinski; Yeboah.

Musso; Toloi, Djimsiti, Scalvini; Zappacosta, De Roon, Koopmeiners, Ruggeri; Muriel; Lookman, De Ketelaere

One hour to go until Atalanta v Rakow Czestochowa

Atalanta vs Rakow Czestochowa
Europa League opener

Date: September 21, 2023

Time: 3pm ET

Venue: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy
Broadcast: Star+ (streaming).

The UEFA Europa League opener between Atalanta and Rakow Czestochowa kicks off at 3 pm ET at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy. Star+ (streaming) will be broadcasting live. You can watch it all here on VAVEL Brasil.

Kovacevic, Rundic, Kovacevic, Racovitan, Plavsic, Lederman, Berggren, Tudor, Nowak, Kittel, Zwolinski.

Musso, Kolasinac, Scalvini, Djimsiti, Ruggeri, José, Roon, Zappacosta, Koopmeiners, Scamacca, Ketalaere.

With 13 points (four wins, one draw and one defeat), they are in fourth place in the Polish league. Two points behind leaders Slask, who have played two matches more.

With six points (two wins and two defeats), Atalanta occupy tenth place in the Serie A table when tie-breakers are taken into account.

Rakow Czestochowa took the 'Route of Champions', reserved for the winners of national leagues, and came very close to reaching the group stage of the Champions League. They reached the playoffs, the final stage of the competition. His career was interrupted by FC Copenhagen, from Denmark. However, he didn't let the disappointment of being relegated to the Europa League get to him.

In the two matches following his frustration, he picked up victories in the Ekstraklasa, the elite division of the Polish league. The double began with a 2-0 win at home to Puszca, before the two-week break in the tournament forced by the period that FIFA (International Football Federation) had set aside for matches involving national teams. On Saturday, September 16, Rakow Czestochowa's victims were LKS Lodz.

The game ended 1-0. Papaikolaou scored in the eighth minute. 

The start of the Italian league season wasn't the most generous for Atlanta. They scored in three of their first four games as visitors. On Sunday, September 17, the Bergamo side fought out a thrilling five-goal battle with Fiorentina. However, at the Artemio Franchi stadium, they came up short. They were beaten 3-2.

They even took the lead. They scored in the 20th minute through Koopmeiners. The assist came from De Roon. The Viola, however, turned the tables just before half-time. In the 35th minute, Bonaventura put the score back on level terms.

Martinez scored Fiorentina's second in the 45th minute. In the final phase, Atalanta reacted and scored their second goal in the eighth minute. The goal came from Lookman. Once again, De Roon was on target. However, in the 31st minute, Kouame scored Fiorentina's third.

 

The match between Atalanta and Rakow Czestochowa is the Uefa Europa League Group D opener.

Atalanta, known for their attacking style and exciting play, have had a challenging start to the current Italian Serie A season. With 4 games played, they have already faced some of the toughest teams in the league, including an electrifying clash against Fiorentina last Sunday, September 17th. Despite a promising start with a goal from Koopmeiners, assisted by De Roon, Atalanta ended up losing 3-2.

On the other side are Raków Czestochowa, who, after an impressive campaign on the "Champions Route", almost secured a place in the Champions League group stage, but were stopped by FC Copenhagen. 

The match is the UEFA Europa League opener in Group D. The ball rolls for Atalanta v Rakow Czestochowa at 4pm at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy.

Hello, soccer lovers! Now it's time for a Uefa Europa League match between two teams: Rakow Czestochowa on one side. On the other side is Atalanta. Follow everything about the duel between the teams here, in real time on VAVEL Brasil.