Chelsea disaster

Chelsea have not won in four matches. The humiliating defeat in Bergamo has rocked the confidence of the Blues fans in Enzo Maresca and his team. The fans are having a hard time swallowing the defeat against a team that is only ranked 12th in Serie A. This is also the fifth consecutive away match without a win for the West London team.

From the position of a team in the group to enter the knockout round, Chelsea was pushed down to 11th place and faced the risk of having to play the play-off, if they did not win all 6 points in the remaining 2 matches.

Chelsea clearly showed a lack of consistency.

Having started brightly, Atalanta almost ended their goalless run in the first half as Lookman continued to create problems in front of the Chelsea goal. The striker forced Robert Sanchez to show his skills in the sixth minute before Josh Acheampong denied him another chance midway through the half.

The home team's squandering of chances cost them. Chelsea surprisingly opened the scoring in the 25th minute, when Reece James' cross was converted by Joao Pedro. VAR confirmed that the Brazilian was not offside, giving the "Blues" the upper hand and complete control in the second half of the first half.

The real turning point came after the break. Atalanta, a club known for their explosive second-half displays, showed their difference. Just two minutes after Lookman’s goal was ruled out, Charles De Ketelaere set up Gianluca Scamacca to head home the equaliser in the 55th minute.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Atalanta continued to put pressure and were rewarded in the 83rd minute. De Ketelaere made a bold breakthrough, shot the ball hit Marc Cucurella, bounced over Sanchez and went into the net, sealing a 2-1 victory.

Garnacho and James' last-ditch efforts were both saved by goalkeeper Carnesecchi, ending a forgettable match for Chelsea and opening up great hope for Atalanta in the race to advance from the Champions League group stage.

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