Comfortable success for Atalanta, who beat Cesena 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup, where they will face Bologna. One-sided match at the Gewiss Stadium, with the Orobics dominating throughout the match, effectively taking the first and only shot in the ninetieth minute. After 4 minutes it’s already 1-0: Zappacosta receives the ball in the penalty area, Adamo leaps cleanly and then finishes on goal from close range. Nothing to do for Pisseri, who cannot arrive on the path imposed on the ball by the Nerazzurri winger. Another 4 pass and here’s the encore: triangle between de Ketelaere and Retegui, with the Belgian then shooting with his right foot from the edge without giving the opposing goalkeeper a chance.
At the half hour mark, here is the lethal restart, again from the Goddess: Pasalic and Samardzic duet well before the former Udinese player’s shot, which hits Pieraccini and deceives Pisseri, who is absolutely not to blame for the Nerazzurri’s trio. Another five minutes and here’s the poker: exchange in the strait between Samardzic, Retegui and de Ketelaere, who scores a double with a velvety left foot that hits the post before depositing itself gently into the net. The final minutes saw the Bergamo players still hunting for a goal, not satisfied with the 4-0, but the Romagna players knew how to resist, at least until the end of the first 45′.
The second half opens with two substitutions: Brescianini for Pasalic and Zaniolo for De Ketelaere. And the midfielder himself immediately scores: free-kick, De Roon for Toloi, the ball then reaches Brescianini’s area who once again beats Pisseri from close range. 5-0 for the Goddess, who shows no sign of wanting to settle, on the contrary. And in fact the sixth goal also arrives, by Samardzic: Zappacosta serves Zaniolo who in turn takes refuge in the Serbian’s area. Dribbling against Pieraccini and a shot on goal that Pisseri can’t do anything about: a brace also for the former Udinese player. However, before the final whistle there is also time for another goal, this time from Cesena: a two-on-two counterattack by the Romagna players with time almost up, Francesconi serves Ceesay who has the right coolness to beat Rui Patricio.
