The "surprise team" is at the top of the Italian league ... and a disappointing draw for Inter with Lazio
Atalanta continued its strong start in the new season of the Italian Football League by winning its third successive victory over Cagliari 5-2 in the third stage on Sunday, while Inter Milan fell to a 1-1 draw with Lazio.
And Atalanta, last season's surprise, grabbed the full mark so far to regain the lead, two points behind Sassuolo, who beat Crotone 4-1 on Saturday.
Atalanta, led by seasoned coach Jean-Piero Gasperini, who led him last season and in his first participation to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, continued his offensive tendency, as he scored three goals in the first half in his first three matches, after he achieved that against Turin (4-2). ) In the first stage, then Lazio (4-1) in the second.
And Atalanta enjoyed last season thanks to his attacking performance, as he managed to visit the net 98 times in the domestic league.
In today's match, Colombian Luis Muriel (7), Argentine Alejandro Gomez (29), Croatian Mario Pasalic (37), the other Colombian Ivan Zapata (42) and Dutchman Sam Lammers (81) took turns to score goals, against two goals by Cagliari, who were signed by the newcomer. Inter Uruguayan Diego Godin (24) and Brazilian Joao Pedro (81).
Inter missed the chance to win the third successive by drawing a disappointing 1-1 with its host Lazio, despite the fact that the latter had played with ten men since the 69th minute by expelling his scorer and the owner of the Golden Boot in Europe last season, Ciro Immobile, after a quarrel with the newcomer to the Chilean "Nerazzurri" Arturo Vidal.
Argentine Lautaro Martínez opened the scoring in the 30th minute, taking advantage of his good position in the depth of the Lazio penalty area, so he brought himself the ball passed by Croatian Ivan Perisic, who returned from Bayern Munich after a loan period, and shot it against Albanian Thomas Strakosha.
Sergey Milinkovic-Savic equalized the score with a lightning header in the right-hand corner of the goal of the Slovenian goal, Samir Handanovic (55).
Inter played the last minutes with ten players, after substitute player Stefano Sensi was sent off (86).
Inter became third with seven points, and Lazio ninth with four points.
Benevento defeated Bologna with a free goal, scored by Gianluca Labadola (66).
It is the second win for Benevento, raising its tally to six points, compared to the second loss for Bologna, to freeze its balance at three points.
Parma also beat Verona by the same score, via Slovenian Jasmine Kurtisch in the first minute.
It is the first victory for Parma in the new season after two losses, while it is the first for the guests after two wins.
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