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Atalanta thrashes Genoa in a dominant performance
Atalanta secured a convincing victory over Genoa in the seventh round of the Italian Serie A, with a final score of 6-1. The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, under the direction of referee Daniele Chiffi.
From the start, Atalanta demonstrated their superiority with absolute control of the game. The first goal came in the 24th minute from Mateo Retegui, who took advantage of a pass from Lookman to put the score at 1-0. Retegui’s second goal came at the beginning of the second half (50th minute) without an assist, increasing the home team’s lead.
Ederson joined the scoring party in the 60th minute with a goal assisted by Retegui. The fourth goal of the night arrived from the penalty spot, converted by Retegui in the 74th minute. De Roon completed the rout in the 80th minute with an unassisted goal.
Genoa did not go scoreless. Ekhator managed to score a consolation goal in the 83rd minute, taking advantage of a pass from Melegoni, for the final 6-1 score.
Atalanta dominated ball possession (62% against Genoa’s 38%), fired 24 shots (9 on target and 9 off target) and earned 4 corners. Genoa, on the other hand, had 7 shots (2 on target and 2 off target) and 2 corners.
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Substitutions genoa: at minute 46 A. Vogliacco came in and M. Bani went out., at minute 67 J. Ekhator came in and A. Pinamonti went out., at minute 67 F. Melegoni came in and F. Miretti went out., at minute 81 B. Norton-Cuffy came in and A. Martin went out., at minute 86 D. Ankeye came in and Vitinha went out.
Substitutions atalanta: at minute 68 N. Zaniolo came in and A. Lookman went out., at minute 69 L. Samardzic came in and C. De Ketelaere went out., at minute 78 I. Sulemana came in and Ederson went out., at minute 78 M. Palestra came in and R. Bellanova went out., at minute 82 V. Vlahovic came in and M. Retegui went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atalanta
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Genoa
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