GENOA starting XI (3-5-2): Martinez, Vogliacco (subbed for Vitinha), Bani, Vasquez, Sabelli (subbed for Messias), Malinovskyi, Badelj (subbed for Ekuban), Strootman (subbed for Martin), Frendrup, Gudmundsson, Retegui
Bench: Leali, Sommariva, Cittadini, Spece, Thorsby, Bohinen, Ankeye
Goals: Malinovskyi 51’
ATALANTA starting XI (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi, Scalvini (subbed for Toloi), Djimsiti, Kolasinac, Holm (subbed for Zappacosta), De Roon, Pasalic, Ruggeri (subbed for Hateboer), Koopmeiners, Scamacca (subbed for Miranchuk), De Ketelaere (subbed for Toure’)
Bench: Musso, Rossi, Bakker, Bonfanti, Adopo, Mendicino, Diao
Goals: De Ketelaere 22’, Koopmeiners 55’, Zappacosta 90+10’, Toure’ 90+13’
The build-up was also excellent before De Ketelaere controlled Mario Pasalic’s pass on his right foot and, barely even looking at the goal, swivelled to volley into the far top corner with his left to open the scoring in the 22nd minute.
It was De Ketelaere’s eighth goal in his past ten matches. He didn’t score at all for Milan last season and was loaned to Atalanta in the summer.
The next two goals were also impressive. Former Atalanta midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi levelled shortly after the break with a powerful effort after a one-two with Milan Badelj.
Teun Koopmeiners restored Atalanta’s lead just four minutes later when he curled a free kick into the right side of the net.
Atalanta had seen a chaotic goal ruled out for offside following a VAR check lasting more than seven minutes.
Former Genoa defender Davide Zappacosta and El Bilal Toure scored in the 10th and 13th minutes of second-half stoppage time.
Atalanta are three points above Bologna, who moved into fifth with a 4-0 victory over Lecce.
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