On Sunday Atalanta’s players beat Cagliari 5-2 in the 3rd round of Serie A at home.
In the 37th minute, Croatian midfielder Mario Pašalić was the scorer for 3-1, also the best player of the match, and assistant Sam Lammers in 81st minute for the final 5-2. For Atalanta, goals were also scored by Luis Muriel (7), Papu Gómez (29) and Duván Zapata (42).
For the leading Serie A team Atalanta, it was another efficient game, which defeated Lazio (4-1) and Torino (4-2) in the first two rounds.
The scorers for the guests were Diego Godín (24) and João Pedro (52).
ATALANTA-CAGLIARI 5-2
Goals: 7 ′ pt Muriel (A), 24 ′ pt Godin (C), 29 ′ pt Gomez (A), 37 ′ pt Pašalić (A), 42 ′ pt Zapata (A), 7 ′ st Joao Pedro (C) , 36 ′ st Lammers (A)
Atalanta: Sportiello, Romero, Palomino (41 ′ st Šutalo), Djimsiti, Hateboer, de Roon, Pašalić, Gosens (29 ′ st Mojica), Gomez (20 ′ st Malinovskyi), Muriel (29 ′ st Freuler), Zapata (20 ′ St Lammers). Available: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Depaoli, Ruggeri, Diallo. Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
Cagliari: Cragno, Zappa (41 ′ st Faragò), Walukievicz, Godin (41 ′ st Klavan), Lykogiannis, Nandez, Marin (20 ′ st M. Tramoni), Rog, Sottil (32 ′ st Caligara), Simeone, Joao Pedro (41 ′ st Pavoletti). Available: Aresti, Vicario, Tripaldelli, Pinna, Pisacane, Oliva, Carboni. Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua from Tivoli.
Assistants: Giovanni Baccini from Conegliano and Mattia Scarpa from Reggio Emilia.
IV officer: Davide Ghersini of Genoa.
