Good first half, then Granata disappear from the pitch
After Granata lead scored by Pirola during first half, Atalanta woke up in the second half dragged by the flair of Colombian striker Luis Muriel, irrepressible dragger for his own teammates this evening: the Colombian score the 1-1 with a great goal from the distance, then put his quality at the service of Dea for Mario Pašalić’s goal of the lead.
Charles De Ketelaere’s 3-1 and Russian Aleksej Mirančuk’s 4-1, who had just entered, made the final score rounder in favor of the hosts. Until Atalanta’s second goal, Salernitana had limited the initiatives of the Bergamaschi pretty well, after which the usual defensive amnesias, combined with the immense quality Atalanta has in goal area, deliver the victory to Gian Piero Gasperini’s men.
In the next match, Salernitana will face AC Milan at Arechi stadium in a match with a remarkably high difficulty quotient. Tough match for Dea as well, engaged on the pitch of Thiago Motta’s fourth-ranked Bologna FC.
Gewiss stadium, Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy
Serie A | Atalanta – Salernitana 4 – 1
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, De Roon, Djimsiti, Scalvini, Zappacosta (31’ st Hateboer), Pašalić, Ederson (21’ st Kolasinac), Ruggeri, Koopmeiners (40’ st Adopo), Muriel (21’ st De Ketelaere), Lookman (40’ st Mirančuk). Trainer: Gian Piero Gasperini. Bench: Musso, Rossi, Holm, Bakker, Zortea, Bonfanti, Cisse.
Salernitana: Costil, Daniliuc (15’ st Bradaric), Pirola, Gyomber, Mazzocchi, Coulibaly, Maggiore (21’ st Legowski), Martegani (21’ st Ikwuemesi), Candreva, Dia (41’ st Cabral), Tchaouna (15’ st Kastanos). Trainer: Filippo Inzaghi. Bench: Fiorillo, Salvati, Sambia, Bohinen, Simy, Botheim, Lovato.
Goals: 10′ pt Pirola (S), 3′ st Muriel (A), 7′ st Pašalić (A), 38′ st De Ketelaere (A), 44′ st Mirančuk.