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# Ajax beat Atalanta 2-0 in UEFA Conference League

Ajax secured a 2-0 win over Atalanta in matchday 2 of the league phase of the UEFA Conference League, with two goals scored in the closing minutes of the match.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 22 October 2026، 23:57 Saudi time

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Ajax beat Atalanta 2-0 in UEFA Conference League

[Ajax](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/ajax-328) beat visitors [Atalanta](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/atalanta-240) 2-0 in the match held between them in matchday 2 of the league phase of the [UEFA Conference League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-conference-league-22), played on 22 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time.

The goals of the match came late, as [Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/toluwalase-emmanuel-arokodare-10719) opened the scoring for Ajax in the 87th minute, before [A. Ouazane](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/a-ouazane-10716) added the second goal in the 90+3rd minute to seal the result in favour of the home side.

The match saw no red cards, while Ajax received one yellow card compared to two for Atalanta.

[Youri Baas](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/youri-baas-10694) was named man of the match for Ajax after playing the full 90 minutes and providing one assist, with a rating of 7.9.

Statistically, Ajax dominated possession with 62 percent compared to 38 percent for Atalanta, and completed 653 passes with 92 percent accuracy compared to 402 passes with 89 percent accuracy for Atalanta. Ajax also had 20 attempts, 6 of them on target, compared to 15 attempts for Atalanta with none on target, while the expected goals value stood at 1.74 for Ajax compared to 0.74 for Atalanta.

In terms of corners, Atalanta had 9 compared to 8 for Ajax, while Ajax committed 7 errors compared to 6 for Atalanta, and the officiating team led by referee Antonio Nobre flagged two offsides against Ajax compared to one against Atalanta.

After this match, Atalanta moved up to ninth place with 3 points from one match, having won it, scoring 3 goals and conceding one, while Ajax dropped to 28th place without points after losing their match, scoring one goal and conceding two.

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