Compared with the first meeting between the two sides this season, the starting lineups of both teams in this game have changed to varying degrees, especially Atalanta, who has come up from the bottom of the standings, and even the positioning of the players on the field has made a lot of adjustments.

Gasperini unexpectedly used a 3-4-1-2 formation today, with former goalkeeper Marco Sportiello on loan at Fiorentina at the beginning of the month, so Albanian international Berisha, who is on loan from Lazio, will be their starting goalkeeper for the rest of the season. On the back line, standing from right to left is Brazilian Rafael Toloi (Rafael Toloi), the team's academy, Mattia Caldara, who was just bought out by Juventus for 25 million euros and was loaned back for half a season half a month ago, and Bosnia-Herzegovina international central defender Sukarnovic, who was loaned from Roma, the average height of the three is about 187 cm, and the air defense ability is good.

In midfield, the team's youth academy Andrea Conti, who originally played right wing-back, suddenly made a big comeback after switching to right midfielder this season, and immediately won the favor of the coach and gained a firm foothold in the main line-up, and it is said that the national team coach Ventura is also keeping a close eye on the wide player. The 21-year-old Atalanta Academy Academy has been unlucky to suffer an injury in his first training session with his new club and has been recuperating until last summer. The remaining left wing-back position goes to Leonardo Spinazzola, a midfielder who has little merit other than super-speed, has been abandoned by the Old Lady, who has set his loan for two years and also set a buyout fee of 2.5 million, which is a tearful sale.

Slovenia international Kurtic stepped up in midfield, ahead of the 188-centimeter-old Andrea Petagna, a 21-year-old from AC Milan's academy, and Argentine Alejandro Gomez, the team's attacking core.

Atalanta's squad has a strong attacking force, and it looks like they are going to give it a go on the road, which is completely different from the pre-game prediction of the outside world to focus on solid defense, and even Li Mudi almost landed. Torino still followed the usual style of play, except for the injured Zampacosta who was replaced by Silvestri, and Akwa because of the Africa Cup of Nations, so the veteran Lars Diarra appeared in the middle of the midfield, only Jesse's two consecutive games were a little surprising, the rest of the positions were the original main team, and Ranocchia also returned to the starting line after the last game.

In the face of the opponent's aggressiveness after the opening, the Torino team did not choose to hit hard, but appropriately recycled, and did not rush to launch an offensive after gaining the ball, and began to use the long possession of the ball to wear down the fighting spirit of the away team, hoping to achieve the goal of surrendering without a fight. However, the coach immediately asked the players on the field to step up the scramble and make it difficult for the home team to control the pass, and Freuler received a yellow card warning in the third minute for a ferocious tackle, and the situation on the field immediately fell into a stalemate, with both sides each having a non-threatening attack, and the rest of the time was in the midfield.

In the first fifteen minutes of the opening game, the content of the game was indeed a bit boring, which made the fans feel a little disappointed, after all, the two teams are still very high in the standings, especially the Red Bulls have scored a total of 45 goals before, which is the second most attacking team in Serie A after Napoli, and it stands to reason that the game should be played very well. However, it is often difficult for the tricks between masters to appear in the kind of lively scene, and it is more likely that they will see the killing moves in the calm, and then return to the calm routine.

In the 16th minute, the 1.74-meter-tall Spanish right winger Falke once again showed the world his enigmatic header ability, he received a low cross from Bareca on the left side of his side, and then rushed the ball missed by tall players such as Belotti and Caldara into the top corner of the visiting goal in the small penalty area, helping Torino to take a one-goal lead. The goal not only detonated the home fans throughout the stadium, but also brought extra joy to many Celestial Empire fans who were celebrating the New Year, and according to the statistics of relevant institutions, the number of viewers of this game during this time period officially crossed the 100 million mark, setting a new record.

The Red Bulls, who were in a good situation, desperately wanted to seize this opportunity to boost morale and see if they could take advantage of the victory to chase down and go to the next city, but the old and spicy Gasperini naturally did not rest on his laurels, and he decisively withdrew Kurtic to the midfield, so that the five-man midfielder protected the backline and did not give Li Mudi's team any chance. After blocking the home team's two attacks, he once again increased the counter-attack in the midfield and took possession of the ball.

In the 21st minute, after receiving a cross from Gomez, Conte Jr. curled the ball directly from the corner of the penalty area, slightly off the right post. Three minutes later, the Argentine, wearing Atalanta's No.10 shirt, suddenly cut inside from the left, and after dribbling past the home team's defenders of Barreca, Benassi and Rosettini, he took a step up in the box and fired a powerful right-footed shot into the box, which was struggling to be knocked out by Joe Hart, who reacted very quickly. Then Kurtic's corner kick was headed by Sukarnovic, who was ambushed in front of the post, but unfortunately he could not get out of the angle under the interference of Ranocchia, and was firmly grasped by the England international with both hands, and the home team's goal has been a bit of a rumor in recent times.

In the face of the opponent's offensive pressure, Li Mudi promptly instructed the players to make more fuss on the rapid counterattack, using the speed and flexibility of the two Spanish wingers to create an impact on the defending line pressed by the visiting team, which slightly suppressed Atalanta's comprehensive pressing strategy, but the possession was still controlled by the opponent. To add insult to injury, Baseli also fell to the ground in the thirtieth minute due to Kurtic's collision and was carried off the field by the team doctor for emergency treatment.

In the case of a somewhat passive scene, Li Mudi advocated the introduction of two new veterans played a key role in stabilizing the morale of the army, the back line commanded by Ranocchia has never been torn apart by Atalanta's transmission ball, and the experienced Russ not only contributed many interceptions and steals, but also sent an accurate backfield long pass in the 34th minute, helping Belotti, who has been playing soy sauce on the field, to get a chance to shoot, but unfortunately the current Serie A scorer king does not look in any form today, The shot on the line of the penalty area was interfered with by the opposing defenders and went over the crossbar.

In this way, although the son of Poseidon, who was temporarily behind in the score, had a certain advantage in ball control, the number of attacks and the number of shots on goal, he never found a good opportunity to complete the goal, and in terms of creating a threat to attack, it was almost the same as the home team that mainly counterattacked, and it can only be said that it was obviously scoreless. On the other hand, on the side of the Torino team, the situation is naturally not too good, except for a one-goal lead, other aspects are in a comprehensive disadvantageous situation, and if it goes on, it may be equalized at any time.

All in all, both managers who have made a name for themselves this season were unhappy with their teams' performances in the first 45 minutes and wanted to use the half-time break to make some adjustments so that the game could go at their own pace.

Within a quarter of an hour of the players entering the locker room, songs with the theme of the Spring Festival of the Celestial Empire were put on in the Olympic Stadium, such as Andy's "Wishing you prosperity", Mr. Song's "Good Day" and ...... Deng Jun's "Little New Year's Greetings", this song can be found, and it is really difficult for the staff of the Turin Club. When the Turin coach heard the lyrics of "New Year's Day in the New Year", he almost didn't squirt out the water that he had just drunk because he felt a little dry because of the tactics, this song should be almost fifty years old, and now more than 20 years have passed since Deng Jun's death, and he once again heard the most familiar voice of the Chinese in the world. It is inevitable that people will feel a different taste in their hearts.

After these three Chinese songs, the Torino team song "Ancora Toro" will be played according to the custom, but on today's special day, it is natural to make an easter egg in response to the occasion. What was released on the radio turned out to be the Chinese version of the team song, sung by the team's coach and several concerned Celestial Empire students, and the chorus part also had the voices of the current Torino players who were learning and buying. Although their pronunciation will inevitably seem a little strange in the case of cramming, at least this attitude of currying favor with the Great Celestial Empire is still worthy of recognition, and this fan campaign has been very successful, so that the number of Red Bull fans has a clear growth trend in the country, so that the Turin high-level who learned of this result will laugh from ear to ear.

The fifteen-minute break passed quickly, and before the players from both sides could exit the tunnel, the fourth official held up a digital sign on the sidelines, and the visitors replaced Grassi, who had just passed his 20th birthday, with Ivory Coast international Frank Kessie, who had been in the middle of the first half, and Gasperini was the first to play a hole card.

Li Muddy previously found through the FM system in his brain that Kessie is currently the highest potential player in Atalanta's first team, and the value of 164 is also the highest in the Torino first team (not counting loan players), and Belotti's 160 and Benasi's 163 can only be ranked behind him. The African midfielder, who has just made more than 50 professional appearances, has only 9 professionalism, but his high ambition, adaptability and willpower have made him improve very quickly, and he has soared from 138 at the beginning of the season to 143, and Milan is already focusing on this new generation of "black and hard".

After getting the information of this substitution, Li Mudi, who was walking to the coach's seat with the substitutes, was thinking in his heart: It would be good if Ghana could be like Ivory Coast in the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations early, without Akwa, the Torino team's defensive midfielder only has Lars, and he really can't afford a little mistake. Unfortunately, his wish was not realized, and later in the day, the Ghana national team defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 to advance to the last four of the Africa Cup of Nations. Since the format is to decide three or four places, it means that Ghana will play at least two more games, and Akwa will be determined to miss the next round of the league away to Empoli, so angry that the Torino coach has no choice but to pray that the French midfielder will not suffer an injury or a red card suspension at this critical moment.

At the start of the second half, the two sides continued to battle in the midfield area, and in the first ten minutes, two attempts at long-range shots each did not pose much of a threat. On the home side, unlike Bruno Perez and Zampacosta before him, Silvestri is still a traditional full-back who is significantly stronger defensively than assists, and it is basically difficult to help his teammates in terms of forward inserts and crosses. After Bareka on the left side gave an assist in the first half, he was also suppressed by Conte Jr. and Kurtic, who was pulled to the side from time to time, and he was unable to support Jesse for a long time, resulting in Torino's wing attack not being able to play, and there were too few changes.

On the Atalanta side, Kessie's appearance has indeed improved their midfield interception ability to a certain extent, but in the face of the home team's overall excellent defense today, they only have one individual threat point, Alejandro Gomez. Kurtic still can't play very well in the midfield position, so the team's attack has not been able to form an effective whole, which is probably why the coach has been pursuing Benfica club's Italian midfielder Bryan Cristante, the latter is the model of Montolivo and Verratti, whose playmaking skills will help the team find a better rhythm in attack. The negotiations are in the final stages and should be reached before the winter window closes.

However, despite failing to play a decent team game, Atalanta found the opportunity in the 66th minute by a careless player on the home side, Kurtic broke down the right and completed an inverted triangle backpass, and Petagna leaned on the previously excellent Ranocchia from two metres on the right side of the penalty spot to tie the score with a brilliant turn and sweep. It was his fifth league goal of the season, and while it didn't seem like a high goalscoring rate, his ability to carry the ball with his back and contain in the box made a very important tactical difference for the whole team, making the player a regular in the team after the first five rounds of the league season, beating Paloski and Serbian Pešić, and even squeezing Chilean international Pinilla out of the rotation and having to be loaned to Genoa in the winter window in search of opportunities. Ventura is also said to be scrutinizing the rising star and could give him his international debut in the near future, and if the rumours are true, Petagna's value could be on the rise.