Coming into this game looking for back-to-back wins for just the second time this season, Como almost got off to a flying start and nearly took the lead after just four minutes.
The chance came through Nico Paz, after the Argentine headed Alieu Fadera's cross goal, but Marco Carnesecchi saved. Cesc Fabregas' side went close again just 10 minutes later with another header, this time it was Yannik Engelhardt who sent a look from the header goal, but again Carnesecchi was there to pull off a brilliant save.
However, the hosts finally got their just reward for a dominant start not long after the half-hour mark. The goal came after Fadera and Paz combined again, with the latter firing a stunning first strike from just inside the box into the top left corner for his fifth goal of the campaign.
And Fabregas' men continued to dominate the game in the minutes leading up to the break, but were unable to produce a chance that caused problems for the Atalanta goalkeeper.
Atalanta posed more of a threat in the opening minutes of the second half than in the entire first half, close to just two minutes after Giorgio Scalvini's restart. The chance came after the Italian centre-back met Juan Cuadrado's cross, but his effort was saved in the top right corner.
Gian Piero Gasperini's side managed to level themselves with just under an hour played, with the renowned danger that was man retegui nestling his 15th league goal of the season by converting Marco Brescianini's cross into the bottom right corner with a fantastic left-foot volley.
However, Retegui was not finished in this game as he gave the visitors the lead with 20 minutes to play. The striker combined with Brescianini again and kept his cool to control the ball into the area before sending his shot into the bottom right corner.
Atalanta managed to see the game from there to secure three points in Serie A after four games without a win (D3, L1). Meanwhile, Como remain just three points adrift of the bottom three for the remainder of the weekend's matches.
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