Series A
Coppa Italia | Atalanta 3-1 Sassuolo: CDK books Milan clash
Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and arrange the third for Aleksei Miranchuk, as Atalanta flatted Sassuolo to arrange a Coppa Italia quarter-final towards Milan.
La Dea had new signing Isak Hien on the bench and Giorgio Scalvini returned from damage, whereas the Neroverdi opted for a really attack-minded formation.
Cristian Volpato’s strike from distance was crushed away by Juan Musso, with Alessio Cragno replying displaying his reflexes on the Scalvini header.
De Ketelaere nodded simply vast, however then broke the impasse with an ideal management together with his again to purpose on the Mario Pasalic knockback from the by-line, scoring on the flip and half-volley from six yards.
Samu Castillejo and Davide Zappacosta had makes an attempt, whereas Filippo Missori skipped away from Sead Kolasinac, however not Scalvini.
Aleksei Miranchuk’s angled drive flashed simply previous the far put up, however the Russian virtually scored a really extraordinary purpose on 55 minutes when assembly the low cross from the correct, spinning round for an aerial back-heel flick that bounced off the crossbar from six yards.
Scalvini was once more decisive on Missori’s counter-attack, then Berat Djimsiti made a determined interception to forestall the Samuele Mulattieri tap-in.
Atalanta doubled their lead with a well-worked staff purpose, as Pasalic received down the left and pulled it throughout, Miranchuk laid it off first time with a disguised cross, permitting De Ketelaere to regulate and rating together with his weaker proper foot.
Cragno saved the scoreline down by parrying the Miranchuk angled drive, however the Russian wouldn’t be denied and was on the right track moments later from a De Ketelaere help, reducing inside Ruan Tressoldi for a trademark left-foot end.
Miranchuk might’ve had one other solely to fireplace over after committing a defender to a sliding sort out, then noticed his strike clip the bottom of the upright.
Luis Muriel got here off the bench and examined Cragno when despatched one-on-one.
Daniel Boloca gave Sassuolo a comfort purpose with the final kick of the sport, skipping away from Djimsiti to put the low drive into the far backside nook. It was his return after emergency surgical procedure on a fractured jaw.
Atalanta 3-1 Sassuolo
De Ketelaere 24, 63 (A), Miranchuk 71 (A), Boloca 95 (S)
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19
77
3
42
74′23
81′59
13
8
74′15
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74′28
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13
21
46′44
23
35
11
75′15
76′20
75′8
31
22
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29
20
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43
9
74′7
74′90
74′6
81′9
47
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10
36
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42
19
30
22
46′24
75′45
75′3
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