Samp match Atalanta before coming unstuck in final 15 minutes

Sampdoria were left to rue what might have been after they produced a valiant display at high-flying Atalanta only to come away empty-handed.

The Blucerchiati gave as good as they got at Gewiss Stadium, matching the Champions League hopefuls for long stretches of the game, but came undone 15 minutes from time when Rafael Toloi headed home from a corner that should never have been given.

Ex-Doria man Luis Muriel compounded the misery when he struck a second five minutes later following another corner.

Atalanta 2-0 Sampdoria (HT 0-0)
Scorers: Toloi 75, Muriel 80.
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Gollini; Toloi, Caldara, Djimsiti (De Roon 52); Hateboer, Freuler, Pasalic (Muriel 69), Gosens (Castagne 86); Gomez; Ilicic (Malinovskyi 69), Zapata (Sutalo 86).
Subs not used: F. Rossi, Sportiello, Tameze, Czyborra, Guth, Bellanova, E. Colley.
Coach: Gasperini.

Sampdoria (4-5-1): Audero; Bereszynski, Yoshida, Colley, Murru; Depaoli (D’Amico 90+1), Thorsby, Ekdal (La Gumina 83), Linetty, Jankto (Augello 82); Gabbiadini (Ramirez 82).
Subs not used: Seculin, Chabot, Bonazzoli, Askildsen, Maroni, Leris, Quagliarella, Bertolacci.
Coach: Ranieri.

Referee: Giua (Olbia).
Assistants: Bindoni (Venice) and Villa (Rimini).
Fourth official: Maggioni (Lecco).
VAR: Nasca (Bari).
AVAR: Galletto (Rovigo).

Booked: Djimsiti 24, Thorsby 35, Jankto 54, Ranieri 63, Gasperini 63, Bereszynski 65.
Sent off: Ranieri 66 (second bookable offence).
Added time: 0+5 minutes.
Pitch: good condition.