Atalanta won 1-0 at Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Europa Conference League playoff round, settling the tie with Gianluca Scamacca's 72nd-minute goal. It was a tightly contested match, with possession finishing exactly 50-50 and neither side able to find a clear rhythm in attack.
The game was goalless until midway through the second half, when Scamacca converted one of Atalanta's big chances to make it 0-1. Hapoel pushed forward in response but managed only three shots on target, while the Atalanta goalkeeper made three saves to keep the clean sheet.
The statistics reflect how slender the margin was: Atalanta had 14 shots to 11, four on target to three, and created two big chances to Hapoel's none, scoring from one of them. Both teams finished with an expected-goals reading of 0.00, underlining that Scamacca's strike was the one genuine moment of quality.
