March 1, 2022 – Teun Koopmeiners has won hearts in Italy. Where he impressed at AZ as a controlling midfielder, at Atalanta he shows that he can also play well in a more attacking role. The media is full of praise for the footballer, who graced his birthday with two hits against Sampdoria.
With those goals, Koopmeiners equaled Wesley Sneijder, among others. He scored twice in a Serie A match in 2012. No Dutchman repeated that trick after that, so until Monday evening. The Republic praises the footballer’s ‘birthday goals’. ‘Behind the three attackers, he kept a great house. He dominated the midfielder.’
‘Atalanta is back, partly due to Koopmeiners’ double’, headlines The Gazzetta dello Sport† Also Tuttosport speaks of a ‘double birthday present for Koopmeiners’. “The Dutchman is partly responsible for the fact that Atalanta finally wins again after five games,” said the Turin newspaper. The team from Bergamo lost points in recent weeks against Inter (0-0), Lazio (0-0), Cagliari (1-2), Juventus (1-1) and Fiorentino (1-0).
The Italian Eurosport is full of praise for the Dutchman. The midfielder receives a 7.5 as a score, the highest of all players. ‘Dominant’ is the word with which Koopmeiners is described. “He’s a fantastic midfielder, one of the best newcomers in Serie A. He has a constant drive to score and a great left leg. It’s a top player. Corriero dello Sport especially enjoyed the second goal of the former AZ player: ‘A great swipe, right under the bar.’
