Atalanta crushes Verona in a goal-fest
Atalanta hammered Verona 7-1 in a match where they dominated from start to finish. The Bergamo side showed overwhelming superiority, with 69% possession and 19 shots on goal, 10 of which found the back of the net.
The game started with a flurry of goals from Atalanta. M. De Roon opened the scoring in the 6th minute, followed by a brace from M. Retegui in the 9th and 58th minutes. C. De Ketelaere (14′) and A. Lookman (29′ and 34′) also joined the goal-scoring party.
Verona, with 31% possession and only 4 shots on goal, could only respond with a goal from A. Sarr in the 42nd minute. Despite making changes in the second half, the visiting team failed to find a way to close the gap.
The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, under the watchful eye of Italian referee Ermanno Feliciani. The victory consolidates Atalanta in the fight for the top spots in Serie A, while Verona is relegated to the lower reaches of the table.
Substitutions verona: at minute 46 D. Lazovic came in and D. Coppola went out., at minute 46 D. Silva came in and G. Kastanos went out., at minute 46 F. Daniliuc came in and D. Bradaric went out., at minute 67 T. Suslov came in and S. Serdar went out., at minute 79 F. Alidou came in and D. Rocha Livramento went out.
Substitutions atalanta: at minute 56 L. Samardzic came in and A. Lookman went out., at minute 56 M. Pasalic came in and Ederson went out., at minute 56 R. Bellanova came in and D. Zappacosta went out., at minute 62 N. Zaniolo came in and M. Retegui went out., at minute 77 M. Palestra came in and S. Kolasinac went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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