Atalanta-Cesena 6-1the Goddess bullies the Cavalluccio and flies to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup: tennis score in Bergamo with doubles of De Ketelaere e Samardzic. A match without history, dominated by Gian Piero Gasperini’s men, who imposed their pace from the first minutes and left no escape for the Romagna players. Now Atalanta will face Bologna in the quarterfinals.
First half: absolute dominance of the Goddess
The game unlocks immediately 4’ con Zappacostawho with a sharp dribble on Adamo and a precise conclusion beat Pisseri for 1-0. Just four minutes pass and here’s the doubling: a splendid triangle between the Ketelaere e Retegui leads the Belgian to shoot from the edge of the area, finding the bottom corner for 2-0.
At half an hour, the Bergamo players strike again on the restart: an action orchestrated by Pasalic e Samardzic it ends with the shot from the former Udinese player, deflected by Pieraccini, who mocks Pisseri for the 3-0. Al 35’ poker also arrives: an action of exchanges in the strait between Samardzic, Retegui and de Ketelaere ends with the Belgian’s second goal, this time with a precise left-footed shot that hits the post before entering the net. The first half ends at 4-0, with Atalanta continuing to create chances and Cesena unable to react.
Second half: the Goddess party continuesthen the goal of Cesena’s flag
In the second half, Gasperini makes two changes: Brescianini for Pasalic e Zaniolo for de Ketelaere. Brescianini himself immediately left his mark: following the development of a free-kick, the midfielder found himself a few steps from the goal and shot past Pisseri for the 5-0.
The sixth goal arrives at 65’signed by Samardzicauthor of a masterful performance: served by Zaniolo, the Serbian beat Pieraccini with an elegant dribble and unloaded a precise shot past the opposing goalkeeper, completing his personal brace. In the final, with time almost up, Cesena scores the winning goal: a counterattack orchestrated by Francesconi ends with the assist for Jessewho made no mistakes in front of Rui Patricio and scored the final 6-1.
A test of strength for Atalantawhich showed all the quality of its staff and the depth of the squad, with an important contribution also from the second lines. Now the Dea is preparing to face Bologna in the quarter-finals, continuing its run in a competition that seems to see it as a protagonist all the way. For Cesena, a bitter evening, but with the awareness of having faced a clearly superior team.
