Match Recap
Kairat Almaty walked into Bergamo and nearly stole it. Mario Gual put the Kazakh side ahead in the 53rd minute, and the lead held until the 82nd, when Nikola Krstovic finally found the equalizer to salvage a 1-1 draw for Atalanta in the UEFA Europa Conference League. The hosts arrive with momentum, sitting 15th after a loss followed by a win in their last two outings, good for three points from two games so far. Kairat, 31st in the standings and still without a win this campaign after a loss and a draw, showed they can trouble an Italian side for long stretches before the late sting arrived. Krstovic's leveler came with barely ten minutes left, the kind of goal that decides whether a European night ends in relief or regret. Watch how Atalanta claw back from Gual's early strike, and see the exact moment Krstovic silences Bergamo's nerves in the 82nd minute.