Mateo Retegui He had the chance to score one of the most important goals of his nascent career in European football. With the shirt of Atalantain his absolute debut in the UEFA Champions League and in front of Arsenal of Mikel Arteta who last season demanded the powerful Manchester City until the last date and was runner-up in the Premier League. However, The Argentine striker missed an unusual goal.
Two minutes into the second half and the match was tied goalless in Bergamo when referee Clément Turpin awarded a penalty for an infringement by Ghanaian Thomas Partey against Brazilian Ederson Silva. Retegui, scorer of three goals in his five games played with his current club, grabbed the ball and stood in front of David Raya. He crossed his shot and the goalkeeper guessed his intention.
But that’s not all. He had a second chance when the rebound left him with the comfortable ball to head and score 1-0, but he did so without much power and it allowed Raya to quickly stand up and save his team on the line. Incredible, but real.
The first to approach Retegui was Davide Zappacosta, who consoled him with a pat on the head. Then, at 24′ of the second half, both were replaced by Nicolo Zaniolo and Raoul Bellanova and the Argentine went to sit down on the substitutes’ bench full of anger.