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When play resumed at the 62nd minute from the free kick Atalanta worked the ball patiently across their backline, and Demien stood in his usual position between the lines while Anguissa tracked him from several yards away.
But this time when Tolói prepared to pass the ball forward Demien didn't wait in place—he drifted five yards to his right away from Anguissa before the pass was even played, and the movement was subtle but deliberate.
Tolói saw the space opening and played the ball into it, and when Demien received he had two yards of separation from Anguissa who was still recovering from tracking the initial movement.
His first touch was clean and he turned forward immediately, and suddenly the pitch opened up in front of him because Napoli's midfield line had pushed high while their defense held a line near the halfway mark.
