Goals galore on matchday 18 of the 2022-2023 Serie A TIM, as Atalanta’s home game against Salernitana resulted in a resounding 8-2 victory for Gasperini’s men at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. Thanks to this victory, the Nerazzurri join Lazio on 34 points in fifth place in the league table.
A RESOUNDING FIRST HALF The Nerazzurri got off to a strong start and took the lead in the 5th minute through Boga, who rode three tackles and got a shot away to beat Ochoa with a deflection. After a Koopmeiners chance that was parried by Ochoa, Dia drew Salernitana level on 10 minutes. The visiting goalkeeper denied Lookman in the 12th minute, but Atalanta’s pressure started growing and Lookman himself restored the Nerazzurri’s lead in the 20th minute after he converted the penalty Fazio had given away for tripping Højlund. Scalvini made it 3-1 three minutes later as he nodded in from Koopmeiners’ corner and then Højlund won another penalty, which Koopmeiners failed to convert: Ochoa parried the spot-kick but the Dutchman managed to tap in on the rebound (38′). Before half-time, Højlund added a fifth goal for Atalanta, as he made the most of a de Roon long ball and beat the visiting keeper with a clear-cut angled drive.
GOALS GALORE Lookman’s screamer kicked off the second half, as the Nigerian beat Ochoa with a rocket into the top corner from the edge of the box on 54 minutes. Minutes later Salernitana reduced their deficit through Nicolussi Caviglia, but in the 61st minute, it was Éderson who also added his name to the scoresheet with another stunner into the top corner. The match ended 8-2, as Zortea also found the back of the net in the 85th minute with a clinical angled drive. Koopmeiners could have also extended Atalanta’s lead on 90 minutes but his finish bounced off the crossbar.
84'
59'
8 - 2 |
||
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 16 | Total attempts | 4 |
| 15 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 2 | Penalties | 0 |
| 11 | Assists | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Corners | 2 |
| 1 | Decisive interventions | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 5 | Substitutions | 5 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
