Atalanta does its homework, thrashes Sampdoria and closes in on Juventus

This Monday, Atalanta did its homework and thrashed Sampdoria 4-0, for the Italian Championship. The goals of the match were scored by Pasalic, Miranchuk and Koopmeiners, who scored twice.

The team from Bergamo reached 47 points and remained in fifth place. In addition, it approached the fourth place Juventuswho has 50, one game more and is within the qualifying zone for the next Champions League. Sampdoria, in turn, remains in 15th place with 26 points, four from the relegation zone.

The first 45 minutes were absolutely dominated by Atalanta. The hosts created many chances and opened the scoring early. At 5 minutes, after a wrong departure from Sampdoria, the ball arrived at Freuler, who made a precise cross for Pasalic to deflect it with his head towards the goal.

The second came in the first stage with Koopmeiners, at 30. Shirt 7 received a nice pass from Pessina, invaded the area and hit low, with no chance for the goalkeeper.

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In the second half, the home team continued to be superior and managed to expand again with Koopmeiners, at 16. The Dutch received inside the area and hit first to score his second in the game. There was still time for the fourth with Miranchuk, who sewed the mark and hit hard, in the final minutes.

Atalanta’s next engagement promises to be more challenging. The team faces the sixth placed Roma, away from home, at 14:00 (Brasília time), this Saturday. Only three points separate the two in the Serie A table.

Following the competition, Sampdoria will visit Udinese at 11 am, also on Saturday. The game is a direct confrontation, as the teams have the same score and seek to move away from the last positions.