Atalanta and Frosinone Share Eight Goals in 4-4 Thriller

A flurry of goals in the opening 17 minutes

Romano Schmid gave Frosinone the lead inside the first minute. Krstovic drew Atalanta level in the 14th minute, but Schmid restored the visitors’ advantage three minutes later. Fares Ghedjemis pushed forward from wide areas and kept Frosinone attacking before Atalanta could reorganise their back line.

Atalanta drew level for a second time after a VAR check showed Giorgio Cittadini had handled the ball. Ederson converted the spot kick in the 33rd minute. Krstovic struck again in the 45th minute, and Atalanta went into the break 3-2 ahead, having come back from behind twice.

The lead swung back and forth after the interval

Giacomo Calo brought Frosinone level at 3-3 in the 48th minute. Eljif Elmas put Atalanta back in front two minutes later, yet Frosinone kept pushing forward while trailing 4-3. Terzic, who had come on at half-time, stayed ready to make a late run down the left.

That run led to the last goal in the 82nd minute. Terzic picked up the ball outside the area and fired a shot into the top corner. Frosinone had therefore fought back twice: first from 3-2 down, then from 4-3 down. This matters because Frosinone’s two early leads were answered by a single Atalanta recovery before the break, while after that the visitors had to claw back every advantage Atalanta took.

Eight goals in Bergamo

• 1′ – Romano Schmid, Frosinone
• 14′ – Nikola Krstovic, Atalanta
• 17′ – Romano Schmid, Frosinone
• 33′ – Ederson, Atalanta, penalty
• 45′ – Nikola Krstovic, Atalanta
• 48′ – Giacomo Calo, Frosinone
• 50′ – Eljif Elmas, Atalanta
• 82′ – Aleksa Terzic, Frosinone

Palmisani kept the score level late on

Atalanta still had a chance to win it. In the 87th minute Elmas got free for a shot, but goalkeeper Lorenzo Palmisani saved it. That stop was nearly as important as the late equaliser, since it stopped the home side from quickly regaining the lead.

Both teams showed real attacking quality, yet neither defence managed to contain the second wave of attacks. Atalanta scored four times at home without winning, while Frosinone took a point by pushing players forward even after going behind late in the second half.