Zapata tries to release Muriel in the closing stages, but his pass is intercepted. That brings the contest to a close.
90' +4
Z. Labyad enters the game and replaces Antony.
Labyad replaces Antony for the visitors for the closing stages after the winger is stretchered off.
90' +1
R. Malinovskyi gets yellow.
Malinovskiy catches Antony and goes into the book. There didn't appear to be a great deal of contact.
87'
Zapata tries to release Muriel in the box with a throughball, but the forward fails to reach the offload and clips Blind to concede a free-kick.
83'
Zupata makes a good run down the left flank and he cuts the ball back to Malinovskiy on the edge of the box. However, the midfielder takes a loose touch and loses possession.
82'
Antony tries to latch on to a throughball from Klaassen, but he gets bundled off the ball by Djimsiti in the final third.
80'
Both sides are not backing down from the challenge late in the game. Neither is going to settle for a point here.
79'
R. Malinovskyi enters the game and replaces J. Iličić.
78'
L. Muriel enters the game and replaces P. Gómez.
Malinovskiy is on for Ilicic as Gasperini reshuffles his options.
Gomez is withdrawn for Muriel in the final third for the hosts.
75'
Gomez works an offload to Freuler on a late run in the left inside channel, but he just cannot stretch to force an effort towards goal as the ball trickles out for a goal-kick.
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73'
Tagliafico has space on the left and he digs out a threatening cross to the back post. Djimsiti rises highest to nod it away from the lurking presence of Traore.
71'
Klaasen threads the needle to pick out Antony on the edge of the box, but he loses out to Romero to spurn an opening.
69'
Q. Promes enters the game and replaces David Neres.
Promes replaces Neres in the final third for the visitors.
66'
B. Djimsiti gets yellow.
Djimsiti brings down Neres on the right flank and goes into the book.
64'
Freuler lines up an effort from distance after latching on to a loose ball following the corner from Gomez. However, he sends his strike well wide of the target.
60'
D. Zapata has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by M. Pašalić.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! ZAPATA LEVELS THE SCORES!!!!! 2-2!!!! Atalanta find the equaliser through a stunning strike from Zapata. He collects Pasalic's offload and surges forward. Ajax fail to close him down in the right inside channel. The striker blasts a right-footed shot towards the net and the ball flies past Onana into the left side of the Ajax goal. A super strike.
Pasalic offloads to Zapata in space and the forward does the rest with a super finish.
58'
The game is very well poised at the moment. Atalanta have come alive in the second half and look dangerous in the final third.
56'
S. Klaiber enters the game and replaces N. Mazraoui.
Mazraoui makes way for Klaiber at the back for the visitors.
54'
D. Zapata has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by P. Gómez.
Gomez pounces on Ilicic's blocked strike and lifts a perfect delivery to the back post for Zupata to score.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! ZAPATA GETS ATALANTA BACK INTO THE GAME!!!! 1-2!!!!! The home side's pressure pays off as Zapata heads home. Ilicic makes a run and surges into the box. His effort is blocked, but Gomez pounces on the loose ball in the left inside channel. The winger clips a cross to the back post where Zapata rises and direct his header down into the ground. It has enough pace to travel past Onana into the right corner of the net.
51'
Romero flicks the ball inside to Pasalic in the final third. He takes one touch to break into the box, but he gets crowded out before he can shoot.
49'
Blind catches Ilicic late on the edge of the box, handing Atalanta a free-kick in a dangerous position.
48'
Ilicic and Zapata try to combine in the final third, but the offload from the striker back to the winger is cut out by Klaassen.
46'
We're back underway at the Gewiss Stadium.
Ajax are straight on the attack, but Traore wastes an opening as he passes back to Tadic, who loses possession. A slip by Djimsiti would have left a shooting chance there for Traore, but he failed to see it.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: ATALANTA 0-2 AJAX
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
44'
Zapata picks up the ball in another threatening position. He runs at Schuurs and goes for a strike from a tight angle that deflects off the defender and travels behind for a corner.
43'
Ajax build down the right flank and Mazraoui has space to lift a cross into the box. However, Sportiello comes through a crowd of players to make the claim.
40'
Atalanta win a corner down the right flank and Gomez swings his cross into the box. Djimsiti attacks the cross, but his looping header is well claimed by Onana.
38'
L. Traoré has scored a goal for Ajax!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! TRAORE POUNCES AT THE NEAR POST!!!! 2-0 AJAX!!! The visitors double their advantage to take command of the game. Neres fires a low ball towards the near post, forcing Sportiello to parry the cross. Traore pounces on the rebound and sticks out a boot to guide his strike over the line despite the best effort of Djimsiti.
36'
Zapata is played into space on the left flank, but he clips his cross straight into the hands of Onana. Disappointing from the forward.
34'
Hateboer surges into acres of space down the right flank. He opts against the delivery across the face of goal an cuts the ball back to Pasalic. However, he dwells on his strike and is dispossessed on the edge of the box.
32'
Atalanta will feel slightly unfortunate to be behin. One mistake has left them chasing the game here.
30'
Penalty goal scored by D. Tadić for Ajax!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! TADIC FIRES AJAX AHEAD!!! 1-0!!! The Dutch outfit take the lead from the penalty spot. Tadic holds his composure to fire his strike high into the top-right corner to put the visitors in front.
25'
N. Mazraoui gets yellow.
Mazraoui leaves a boot in late on Romero and goes into the book.
24'
Gomez finds space down the left flank and opts not for the early delivery. Ajax get men back to stop the cross and quell the attack.
23'
J. Iličić gets yellow.
Ilicic goes in hard on Antony and is booked by the referee.
21'
Gomez clips a cross into the box towards the back post, but Djimsiti is unable to keep it alive as it trickles behind for a goal-kick.
20'
D. Klaassen gets yellow.
Klaassen brings down Ilicic with a hard challenge down the right flank and goes into the box.
19'
Gomez probes in the left inside channel and he tries to fire the ball across the face of goal, but Schurrs deflects it behind for a corner.
Gomez sends a quality delivery in from the left flank on the second attempt. Onana does brilliantly in the middle to deflect it away from Zapata and behind for a corner.
18'
Gosens puts his head down the left flank and sends a dangerous ball across the six-yard box. However, it evades all of his team-mates, including Ilicic at the back post.
16'
Zupata matches on to a pass from Pasalic to burst forward. He tries to fire at goal on his left foot from just inside the Ajax box, but under pressure from Schuurs he scuffs his effort.
14'
SAVE! Gomez weaves his way in and out of traffic in the middle of the park and shapes to shoot on his right foot. His effort is tame and straight at Onana.
12'
Both side are playing well with the ball at their feet. It's a good open contest.
10'
Zapata rises to clear the corner from Tadic as far as Mazraoui. He goes for a strike on the half-volley from 30 yards, but he sends his effort well over the bar.
8'
Ilicic has a dart down the right flank and he sends a dangerous low cross into the middle. However, Blind is alert in the middle to clear the danger.
6'
L. Traoré gets yellow.
Traore goes into the box for catching Sportiello with his boot.
Sportiello takes a chance at the back as he attempts to clear the ball. Traore almost closes him down, but it travels wide of the post. However, the Ajax forward is penalised for his challenge.
4'
Zapata has a surge down the left flank and gets the better of Schuurs. Onana rushes out collides with the forward, but the referee waves play on.
3'
Antony takes possession on the edge of the Atalanta box. He cuts inside to shoot on his right foot, but his effort is tame and straight at Sportiello.
1'
Ilicic turns his man inside and out down the left flank before clipping a cross into the box, but it sails over the heads of Zupata and Gomez in the box.
We're underway at the Gewiss Stadium.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Champions League clash between Atalanta and Ajax at the Gewiss Stadium.
Atalanta made a winning start to their Group D campaign by hammering Midtjylland 4-0 last time out. Goals from Duvan Zapata, Alejandro Gomez, Luis Muriel and Aleksey Miranchuk secured the emphatic victory. The Italian outfit now need to build on their effort to take a step forward towards the knockout round by overcoming Ajax on home soil.
ATALANTA SUBS: Jose Luis Palomino, Sam Lammers, Luis Muriel, Ruslan Malinovskiy, Johan Mojica, Fabio Depaoli, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Pessina, Matteo Ruggeri, Aleksey Miranchuk, Amad Diallo Traore, Pierluigi Gollini.
Ajax were beaten 1-0 by Liverpool in their opener at home as an own goal from Nicolas Tagliafico decided the contest. They responded in Eredivisie with a dominant 13-0 win over VVV-Venlo. Erik ten Tag's men were ruthless as Lassina Traore helped himself to five goals. The Dutch side need that level of clinical edge tonight to get their Champions League campaign off the ground.
AJAX (4-3-3): Andre Onana; Noussair Mazraoui, Per Schuurs, Daley Blind, Nicolas Tagliafico; Davy Klaassen, Dusan Tadic, Ryan Gravenberch; Antony, Lassina Traore, David Neres.
AJAX SUBS: Maarten Stekelenburg, Edson Alvarez, Sean Klaiber, Quincy Promes, Kjell Scherpen, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Zakaria Labyad, Lisandro Martinez, Brian Bobbey.
Atalanta need to work on their clinical edge at the break. Josip Ilicic missed their best opening of the half, skewing his left-footed strike wide of the post. However, he has not been alone in his struggles as Duvan Zapata and Alejandro Gomez have also been off the boil.
ATALANTA (3-4-3): Marco Sportiello; Rafael Toloi, Cristian Romero, Berat Djimsiti; Hans Hateboer, Mario Pasalic, Remo Freuler, Robin Gosens; Josip Ilicic, Duvan Zapata, Alejandro Gomez.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
Atalanta are next in action on the road on Saturday against Crotone in Serie A, while Ajax host Fortuna Sittard in Eredivisie on the same day.
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