In the second friendly match of the pre-season at the Centro Sportivo “Città di Clusone”, the Nerazzurri beat Rappresentativa Valli Bergamasche 10-0 before the eyes of Luca Percassi, Tony D’Amico and Lee Congerton.
Ederson broke the deadlock within nine minutes, as he skipped past the defenders and fired a right-foot shot into the near bottom corner to beat the goalkeeper. The Nerazzurri were close to doubling their lead a few times, with Muriel hitting the inside of the post in the 18th minute. The Colombian then made it 2-0 on 27 minutes after a solo move. One minute before half-time, Zapata added a third by turning Zortea’s cross from the byline and Muriel added another one in stoppage time to make it 4-0.
The second half was opened by Boga’s finish into the roof of the net assisted by Malinovskyi. The sixth goal was scored by Malinovskyi on 69 minutes with a right-foot finish into the bottom corner. Two minutes later, it was Cisse who found the back of the net from Hateboer’s assist. Boga then made it 8-0 in the 78th minute, hitting it into the far bottom corner at the end of a mazy run. Malinovskyi then bagged a brace on 86 minutes and Pašalić also had the chance to find the back of the net assisted by Cisse in the 88th minute, making it 10-0. It should be mentioned that Hateboer also hit the post in the final minutes.
The team’s preparations in Alta Valle Seriana will continue tomorrow, Thursday 14 July, with a double session at the Centro Sportivo “Città di Clusone” (the morning training will be behind closed doors, while the afternoon one – at 5.30 p.m. – will be open to the public).
ATALANTA 10-0 RAPPRESENTATIVA VALLI BERGAMASCHE
Scorers: Ederson 9, Muriel 27, 46, Zapata 44, Boga 49, 78, Malinovskyi 69, 86, Cisse 71, Pašalić 88
Atalanta 1st half: Sportiello, Okoli, Demiral, M. Ruggeri, Zortea, Scalvini, Koopmeiners, Mæhle, Ederson, Zapata, Muriel.
Atalanta 2nd half: Musso, de Roon, Palomino, Djimsiti, Hateboer, Pašalić, Freuler, Mæhle (M. Ruggeri 70), Malinovskyi, Cisse, Boga. Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
Rappresentativa Valli Bergamasche: Bogazzi, Vavassori, Parma, Franchini, Cavagnis, Mister, Ongaro, Baggi, Confalonieri, Barrionuevo, Longo. Players that came on during the game: Carminati, Bertolino, Riva, Tebaldi, Markowsky, Gestra, Ventura, Brignoli, Tiraboschi, Hamzaoui, Houfadi, Lapadula, Trovò, Capelli, Carrara, Bastioni, Maglione, Fontana, Nafidi, Quadri, Benzoni. Coach: Roberto Radici.
Referee: Riccardo Fichera from Milan (assistants Federico Mezzalira from Varese and Mattia Bettani from Treviglio).