Soccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Lazio's Andre Anderson in action with Atalanta's Jose Luis Palomino, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
Jose Luis Palomino's header 10 minutes from time completed a stunning turnaround as Atalanta came roaring back from two goals down to beat Lazio 3-2 on Wednesday and damage the Rome side's Serie A title hopes.
An own goal by Marten De Roon put Lazio in front after five minutes and midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic soon picked up a loose ball just outside the area and curled in a brilliant effort to make it 2-0.
With some better finishing from Ciro Immobile, Lazio could have found themselves even further ahead at the break after some excellent counter-attacks, but in truth the early lead flattered the visitors.
Soccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Atalanta's Robin Gosens scores their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
As the first half wore on, Atalanta dominated possession with their slick passing, and Robin Gosens got Atalanta back into the game with a powerful header from Hans Hateboer's cross just before halftime.
Having gone close to scoring with a bouncing first-half shot, Ruslan Malinovsky then struck a superb equaliser from outside the box midway through the second half as the home side turned the screw.
Lazio barely managed a chance of note in the second half as Atalanta poured forward looking for a winner that eventually came from a set piece.
Soccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Lazio's Ciro Immobile in action with Atalanta's Rafael Toloi, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha seemed to misjudge the flight of the ball as Palomino's header from Alejandro Gomez's corner completed a brilliant comeback and handed Lazio their first league defeat since Sept. 25, ending an unbeaten run of 21 matches.
The comeback win left Atalanta fourth on 54 points after 27 games, six clear of fifth-placed Roma, who beat Sampdoria 2-1 at home. Second-placed Lazio stayed on 62 points, four behind leaders Juventus.
Soccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Atalanta's Jose Luis Palomino celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
(Reporting by Philip O'Connor, editing by Ed Osmond and Toby Davis)
Soccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Atalanta's Hans Hateboer in action with Lazio's Ciro Immobile, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto LingriaSoccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Atalanta's Jose Luis Palomino celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto LingriaSoccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Lazio's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic celebrates scoring their second goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto LingriaSoccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Atalanta's Robin Gosens celebrates scoring their first goal with Remo Freuler, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto LingriaSoccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Lazio's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto LingriaSoccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Lazio's Ciro Immobile in action with Atalanta's Rafael Toloi, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto LingriaSoccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Atalanta's Duvan Zapata in action with Lazio's Francesco Acerbi, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto LingriaSoccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Atalanta's Ruslan Malinovskyi celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto LingriaSoccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Lazio - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - June 24, 2020 Atalanta's Luis Muriel in action with Lazio's Patric, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
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