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Serie A | Torino 3-0 Atalanta – Zapata haunts former club

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Torino rose to a 3-0 victory over Atalanta in Serie A on Monday night, due to a double from La Dea loanee Duvan Zapata and a second half penalty from Antonio Sanabria.

The Colombian was again to face his former membership for the primary time since becoming a member of Torino on mortgage throughout the summer time switch window. Atalanta, in the meantime, have been welcoming Charles De Ketelaere again to the beginning line-up following his latest harm.

De Ketelaere was given a tough welcome again to aggressive motion, as Karol Linetty put in a strong sliding problem from behind after 5 minutes, ensuing within the first free kick of the night.

Atalanta had began on the entrance foot, spending the overwhelming majority of the opening 10 minutes camped in Torino’s half of the pitch. That momentum started to shift, nevertheless.

Zapata broke by means of dangerously for Torino within the nineteenth minute, requiring a perfectly-timed intervention from Giorgio Scalvini within the penalty space to forestall a shot on purpose from level clean vary.

Two minutes later, Zapata was handed one other alternative throughout the Atalanta penalty space. Nikola Vlasic offered the low cross from the left-flank and the Colombian nearly had sufficient time to take a contact and end previous Juan Musso from the sting of the six-yard field.

With 27 minutes gone, Zapata, the dangerman of the opening exchanges, had one other shot saved from shut vary in an nearly an identical scenario to the opening purpose.

Vanja Milenkovic-Savic needed to stand tall on the different finish nearly instantly afterwards to disclaim Matteo Ruggeri one-on-one in a clumsy place in direction of the nook of the penalty space.

De Ketelaere challenged the Torino goalkeeper in related style with 37 minutes on the clock, however the Serbian worldwide was in the suitable place to maintain him out once more.

Gasperini referred to as for modifications on the interval. Emil Holm and Luis Muriel have been summoned, changing Hans Hateboer and Ademola Lookman respectively.

Torino had succeeded at getting in behind the Atalanta wing-backs throughout the first interval, a development which continued into the second half as Zapata once more appeared to transform together with his first contact on the sting of the six yard field with 52 minutes performed.

The hosts gained a nook in consequence. Alessandro Buongiorno had been hauled down on the far put up, resulting in a prolonged VAR test earlier than referee Marco Piccinini pointed to the spot.

Antonio Sanabria stepped as much as take the spot kick, discovering the underside left nook, whereas sending Musso the flawed manner within the course of.

De Ketelaere’s night was achieved by that stage. He was changed by Mario Pasalic instantly after the penalty.

Atalanta heads started to drop after Torino’s second, and the hosts didn’t look keen to gradual the tempo of the sport down in and across the hour mark.

Torino gained themselves a free-kick from a harmful place with quarter-hour left to go, however Sanabria was unable so as to add to his private tally for the night time, as Musso gratefully gathered a comparatively tame effort.

Atalanta appeared to hit them on the break instantly afterwards, as Milenkovic-Savic was referred to as into motion to forestall Bakker on the counter assault.

Pasalic had one among Atalanta’s higher possibilities of the second half approaching 80 minutes. He discovered himself in receipt of the ball on the sting of the realm, however rushed his determination making and flashed an early effort vast of the put up.

Because the motion seemed to be drawing to an in depth, Zapata popped up as soon as extra, taking the ball of Vlasic on the left flank once more, earlier than twisting and turning within the space to seek out the required area to fireplace a shot throughout purpose.

Zapata discovered the underside left nook to safe his brace and Atalanta’s third with the ultimate kick of the sport.

Torino now discover themselves again within the prime half of the Serie A desk in tenth, whereas Atalanta keep rooted in eighth place, only one level above Monday’s opponents.

Torino 3-0 Atalanta

Zapata 22’ (T), Sanabria 56’ (T), Zapata 90+5’ (T).