Lookman and Hojlund protagonists in the Nerazzurri’s goal – Corriere.it

Goleada of Atalanta who beat Salernitana with a resounding 8-2 and relaunched themselves in the standings with a view to the Champions League. A result in some ways historic for Serie A: the last 8-2 was achieved by Milan against Padova, and it was 1996. Salernitana has never managed to stem the Atalantini’s enthusiasm, who already closed the first half on 5-1.

Atalanta immediately starts strong and takes the lead in the 5th minute with Boga at the end of a good personal action: the shot also finds the deflection of a defender who displaces Ochoa, who can do nothing and sees the ball pocketed. But Salernitana doesn’t fit and immediately pours forward to look for an equalizer, which already arrives in the 10th minute with Dia who takes advantage of the slowness of the Bergamo rearguard to enter the area and punch Musso. After two great saves by Ochoa, Lookman manages to overcome the Mexican goalkeeper in the 20th minute on a penalty, obtained for a foul by Fazio on Hojlund, with a shot that Ochoa still manages to touch but without being able to block. In the 23rd minute, the hosts took off with a great header by Scalvini. Atalanta are completely masters of the field and keep the ball in the game. In the 37th minute another penalty came for the nerazzurri, again for a foul by Fazio. On the spot this time Koopmeiners: Ochoa saves short and Koopmeiners himself repeats the goal. On 41′ once again Hojlundwho earned the two penalties, overtook Fazio in speed and reached the area, shooting a great ball into the corner that not even Ochoa could do anything about. So we go to rest at 5-1.

In the second half, Salernitana returned to the field more concentrated and in the 51st minute Piatek narrowly missed the detour in front of goal after a nice cross from Dia. At the first dangerous action for Atalanta, he extends again, with Lookman in the 54th minute, and takes up 6-1. In the 56th minute Nicolussi Caviglia shortened the distance with a shot placed from outside the box, but there is still a mountain to climb for the Campania players. In the 61st minute there was also room for the new entrant Ederson with a great round shot under the intersection: 7-2. For Salernitana late at night and now it’s just a question of completing a game that started badly and continued worse, avoiding further damage. The Bergamo players slow down and the guests try to contain. In the 85th minute there was glory for Zortea too, who scores the eighth goal in an incredible match, which relaunches the European aspirations of Gasperini’s Nerazzurri in a big way. While for Nicola late at night.