After a month, Atalanta are back to winning ways in Serie AAtalanta failed to build on their lead and struggled right until the end, but secured three crucial points by beating Hellas thanks to Zappacosta’s first-half goal.Carnesecchi 6.5: kept the ball out on two occasions, diving to save shots from Bowie first and then OrbanScalvini 6.5: held back the yellow team’s advance without committing a foulDjimsiti 6.5: directed his teammates and gave his all until the very endKolasinac 6.5: made several sacrifices to keep the danger at bay, particularly in the second half(Hien 5.5 31’ 2nd half: came on and picked up a yellow cardZappacosta 7.5: his left-footed magic from the edge of the box proved decisive; excellent performance dealing with crosses and making runsDe Roon 7: the captain was hailed as he rightfully went down in history for reaching the all-time appearance record, 436, in an Atalanta shirt, overtaking Bellini who remains on 435.(Samardzic n/a 43’ 2nd half)Ederson 7: a playmaker who had been sorely missed; he has plenty of good ideas and puts them into practice(Pasalic 6 18’ st: helps bring freshness when energy is running low)Bernasconi 6: overlaps with Zalewski but has less space than the PoleDe Ketelaere 6: not very incisive, few flashes of inspiration, less brilliant(Musah 6, 31’ 2nd half: a substitute who will be a help over the next two monthsZalewski 6.5: provided Krstovic with valuable passes, especially in the first half(Raspadori 6 19’ st: ready to join Scamacca in the Italy squadKrstovic 7: the only thing missing was a goal, which he squandered in front of goal in the second half. A shameManager: Palladino 6.5: a win was needed, even a scrappy one, to keep pace with the big clubs in the race for Europe, and he secured it with the right substitutionsMontipò 6: the Hellas goalkeeper could do nothing about Zappacosta’s diagonal shot, but then held his groundNelsson 5.5: gets to grips with the game with some solid early defending, but his energy doesn’t last longEdmundsson 5.5: picks up a yellow card straight away, making his performance an uphill struggleValentini 5: Frantic play and nerves eventually get the better of himBelghali 6.5: consistently provides good ideas and believes in the draw right until the endAkpa Akpro 6.5: valuable for his ideas, he’s a tough nut to crack for the Nerazzurri and does well in one-on-one situations(Bernede unrated 40’ 2nd half)Gagliardini 5.5: Booed by the home crowd, he struggles to defend without fouling; both de Roon and Ederson manage to shut him down(Al-Musrati 6 21’ st: made a good impact after coming on, nearly scored the equaliser)Harroui 6: did his bit, a physical and self-sacrificing performance; gave his all and came off when he had nothing left.(Suslov 6 21’ st): made his presence felt on a few occasions, but was too far from the boxFrese 5: starts badly and finishes worse; lacks grit and quality on this afternoon in Bergamo(Oyegoke 6 1’ st): more convincing than his teammate, but it wasn’t enoughBowie 5: misses in front of goal when he shouldn’t have, then Carnesecchi reads the trajectory(Sarr 6, 33’ st): gives it a goOrban 6: believed in a draw right to the end and forced Carnesecchi into a save worth a goal, but could have made more of the counter-attacks that are his bread and butter.Manager: Sammarco 5.5: Sarr and El-Musrati’s contributions were needed earlier; more points in the battle for survival were lost, even if the team hasn’t sunk.Add GOAL.com as a preferred source on Google to see more of our reporting