Atalanta overwhelms Cesena 6-1 in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup. Gasperini’s team then flies to the quarter-finals, where they will face Bologna in January. Milan, Juventus, Empoli and Lazio have also already qualified for the quarter-finals. Tonight there is Roma-Sampdoria, Thursday Inter-Udinese.
The chronicle of Atalanta-Cesena
Atalanta beats Cesena 6-1 and flies to the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup. The hosts broke the deadlock after 4 minutes: served by Djimsiti, Zappacosta beat Pisseri with a diagonal low shot. The Goddess doubled their lead in the 8th minute: De Ketelaere spoke with Retegui, then the Belgian scored the 2-0 with his right foot. The third goal came from Samardzic in the 27th minute, with Pieraccini’s decisive deflection. In the 35th minute De Ketelaere scored twice. The first half ends 4-0 for Atalanta. In the second half, the 5-0 came in the 54th minute and was scored by Brescianini. In the 71st minute Samardzic also scores a double: it’s 6-0. In the 90th minute Cesena’s flagship goal: Ceesay scores, served by Francesconi. It ends 6-1 for Atalanta, who will face Bologna in January.
The scoreboard of Atalanta-Cesena 6-1
4′ pt Zappacosta (A), 8′ pt De Ketelaere (A), 27′ pt Samardzic (A), 35′ pt De Ketelaere (A), 9′ st Brescianini (A), 26′ st Samardzic (A), 45′ st Ceesay (C)
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Rui Patricio (33′ st Rossi); Toloi, Hien (19′ st Sulemana), Djimsiti (19′ st Godfrey); Palestra, De Roon, Pasalic (6′ st Brescianini), Zappacosta; Samardzic, De Ketelaere (6′ st Zaniolo); Retegui. All.: Gasperini
CESENA (3-4-2-1): Pisseri; Ciofi (29′ st Curto), Piacentini, Pieraccini; Adamo (37′ st Hraiech), Mendicino, Bastoni (15′ st Chiarello), Celia; Tavsan (15′ st Francesconi), Kargbo (29′ st Ceesay); Van Hoijdonk. All.: Mignani
Warned: Djimsiti, Toloi and Bastoni for foul play.
