Serie A | Atalanta 2-2 Udinese: Scamacca double to rescue a point

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Skip to contentBERGAMO, ITALY – MARCH 07: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta BC scores their team’s first second goal during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Udinese Calcio at New Balance Arena on March 07, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Gianluca Scamacca scored two headers in five minutes for Atalanta to claw back a point against Udinese, after Thomas Kristensen and Keinan Davis efforts.

La Dea were stretched thin by being the only team still in three tournaments, as they held Lazio 2-2 in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday, and were preparing for the Champions League Round of 16 with Bayern Munich. Their Serie A form suffered with a 2-1 loss at Sassuolo, but they remained in the race for the top four. Ederson and Giorgio Scalvini were struggling, with Charles De Ketelaere still out, but Giacomo Raspadori returned to the bench. Udinese ended their run of three straight defeats by crushing Fiorentina 3-0, but missed Oumar Solet, Nicolò Bertola and Alessandro Zanoli, so Branimir Mlacic got his first Serie A start just days before his 18th birthday.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Kingsley Ehizibue’s strike flashed just wide, as did the Gianluca Scamacca strike, while Marco Carnesecchi was alert on the looping Nicolò Zaniolo cross-shot that was going into the far top corner.

There were appeals for a potential Mlacic handling offence, but the Kamaldeen Sulemana cross hit his elbow, with the arm behind his back.

Lorenzo Bernasconi gave away an avoidable corner and it proved costly, because Thomas Kristensen shrugged off Odilon Kossounou for a glancing header from six yards on Zaniolo’s set play, giving Udinese the lead against the run of play.

Scamacca was unlucky not to equalise at the dawn of the second half, his low drive from the edge of the box thumping the base of the upright.

Instead, Udinese doubled their lead in chaotic fashion. Sead Kolasinac acrobatically intercepted a Zaniolo low cross from the left inside the six-yard box, and charged down the Oier Zarraga effort, but could do nothing as Davis bent the finish around him and Carnesecchi into the far bottom corner.

Atalanta switched to 4-4-2 and Sulemana’s diving header was off target from a Bernasconi cross, while Nikola Krstovic drilled wide on a Davide Zappacosta assist.

The siege eventually paid off when Nicola Zalewski swung a cross from the left for a Scamacca free header from six yards.

Udinese crumbled, as Maduka Okoye’s poor pass out from the back under pressure was intercepted, he made the save on Lazar Samardzic, but could do nothing when Scamacca nodded in the rebound to complete the comeback in just five minutes.

La Dea wanted all three points, Okoye getting down to fingertip a Krstovic daisy-cutter round the post for a corner.

Udinese also threatened, as Arthur Atta’s long-range thunderbolt grazed the crossbar, and Carnesecchi rushed out to smother at the feet of Adam Buksa.

Deep into stoppages, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp wasted a golden opportunity with a finish charged down from 13 yards.

There was controversy, as Atalanta had a corner with the last kick of the game, but the referee blew for full time before they could take it. Raffaele Palladino was furious and went over to check the timer held by the fourth official.

Atalanta 2-2 Udinese

Kristensen 39 (U), Davis 55 (U), Scamacca 75, 79 (A)

07-03-2026 17:00

MatchDay 28

Gewiss Stadium (Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia)AtalantaUdinese2 – 2

Player statistic

Atalanta

Udinese

Starting lineups

29

Marco Carnesecchi
Goalkeeper

4

Isak Hien
Defender

47

Lorenzo Bernasconi
Defender

3

Odilon Kossounou
Defender

57′

16

Raoul Bellanova
Defender

57′

23

Sead Kolasinac
Defender

87′

7

Kamaldeen Sulemana
Midfielder

10

Lazar Samardžić
Midfielder

57′

8

Mario Pasalic
Midfielder

6

Yunus Musah
Midfielder

46′

9

Gianluca Scamacca
Attacker

40

Maduka Okoye
Goalkeeper

22

Branimir Mlacic
Defender

46′

27

Christian Kabasele
Defender

11

Hassane Kamara
Defender

80′

19

Kingsley Ehizibue
Defender

31

Thomas Kristensen
Defender

24

Jakub Piotrowski
Midfielder

63′

8

Jesper Karlström
Midfielder

32

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
Midfielder

10

Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder

62′

9

Keinan Davis
Attacker

76′

Substitutes

31

Francesco Rossi
Goalkeeper

57

Marco Sportiello
Goalkeeper

5

Mitchel Bakker
Defender

69

Honest Ahanor
Defender

45

Dominic Vavassori
Midfielder

46

Sergej Levak

15

Marten de Roon
Midfielder

46′

59

Nicola Zalewski
Midfielder

57′

77

Davide Zappacosta
Defender

57′

90

Nikola Krstovic
Attacker

57′

19

Berat Djimsiti
Defender

87′

93

Daniele Padelli
Goalkeeper

90

Răzvan Sava
Goalkeeper

1

Alessandro Nunziante
Goalkeeper

15

Vakoun Bayo
Attacker

29

Abdoulaye Camara
Midfielder

7

Idrissa Gueye
Attacker

6

Oier Zarraga
Midfielder

46′

14

Arthur Atta
Midfielder

62′

38

Lennon Miller
Midfielder

63′

18

Adam Buksa
Attacker

76′

20

Juan Arizala
Defender

80′

BySusy Campanale

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