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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Gianluca Scamacca scored for Atalanta in a 1-1 draw at Sporting Lisbon within the first leg of the Europa League spherical of 16 on Wednesday.
Paulinho put the hosts forward after amassing a by ball early the primary half earlier than Scamacca canceled it out from the sting of the realm within the thirty ninth minute.
The return leg can be performed in Italy on March 14.
The groups had additionally met within the group stage with Atalanta successful 2-1 in Lisbon and drawing 1-1 at residence.
All the opposite first-leg video games within the second-tier competitors are scheduled for Thursday, together with English Premier League chief Liverpool dealing with Sparta in Prague.
On this spherical, the eight group-stage winners, together with Atalanta, play the eight groups that superior by a knockout spherical playoff.
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