Game without history against Mignani’s Romagna team, fifth in Serie B. Already after 8′ the Dea won 2-0. Zappacosta scored, the Belgian twice, Samardzic (2) and Brescianini. Ceesay for the Romagna people. In February the fourth with Bologna
Atalanta overwhelms Cesena 6-1 and earns access to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup against Bologna in front of the ski champion Sofia Goggia, a Nerazzurri fan. De Ketelaere and Samardzic scored twice, plus Zappacosta and Brescianini. Ceesay’s final goal was useless.
amusement park goddess
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Gasperini leaves Lookman, fresh winner of the African Ballon d’Or, Ederson and Kolasinac to rest. Without Cuadrado, disqualified, and Ruggeri, bruised on his right foot, the coach does not intervene in the turnover. Retegui and De Ketelaere play up front with Samardzic. Zaniolo still on the bench. Cesena presents itself with the 3-4-2-1 without B’s top scorer, Shpendi, and with Van Hooijdonk as central striker. In the 4th minute Atalanta passes: Djimsiti catches Zappacosta inside the area, the winger wins a rebound against Adamo and then places the right shot past Pisseri. In the 8th minute it was 2-0: a smooth play by De Ketelaere on the left, he looked for Retegui in the area and returned, the center forward returned it with a heel and CDK placed it at the far post. Atalanta ahead 2-0 after 8′. In the 24th minute Samardzic came close to scoring with a left-footed shot just wide. The huge fan Sofia Goggia, in the stands at the Gewiss Stadium, is also satisfied with the Goddess. In the 27th minute Atalanta scored a trio. Quick restart by Samardzic who leads the ball, puts Pasalic in depth, the Croatian awaits the arrival of his teammate and gives it to him. Then Samardzic’s delicate left foot, deflected by Pieraccini, made it 3-0. Retegui is missing among the offensive players to leave his mark so in the 32nd minute he turns hard, but Pisseri deflects the ball. Two minutes later Adamo slips in the setup phase, Zappacosta bursts in and enters the area and tries the goal play again, this time Pisseri deflects it for a corner. Atalanta explodes in the 35th minute and does so having fun and having fun. Samardzic-Retegui-Samardzic-De Ketelaere, everything from before. Then the Belgian finishes with a decisive touch: post-goal, 4-0. Thus ends the first half.
domination and control
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After 7′ of the second half the first changes: Pasalic and De Ketelaere out for Brescianini and Zaniolo. In the 9th minute, a free kick for Atalanta: it’s a pattern with De Roon serving Toloi in the area, flat for Brescianini and a winning left foot. It’s 5-0. In the quarter of an hour Francesconi and Chiarello come on for Tavsan and Bastoni: these are Mignani’s first substitutions. Gasperini responds with Godfrey and Sulemana for Djimsiti and Hien. Zaniolo comes close to scoring, but hits Pisseri squarely from a few steps away. The Dea’s sixth goal arrives in the 26th minute. Quick restart on the left with Zappacosta choosing Zaniolo in the center for the transition to the opposite side where Samardzic is found, control and sharp right-footed shot to the near post. In the 33rd minute there was also room for the third goalkeeper Francesco Rossi in place of Rui Patricio. In the 90th minute there was room for Cesena to score, on the counterattack, with Ceesay. It ends 6-1, it’s a celebration for Atalanta as they advance to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup against Bologna.
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