By receiving the red lantern, Salernitana, this Monday at the end of the 16th day of Serie A, Atalanta Bergamo had no other choice than victory. Remaining on two successes in all competitions, the Bergamasques could get closer to the peloton led by Bologna in fourth place. And Gian Piero Gasperini’s men made the pass of three by crushing poor Salerno players.
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While Lorenzo Pirola opened the scoring for the visitors at the start of the match (0-1, 10th), the latter were knocked down in the second half. Luis Muriel, Mario Pasalic and newcomers Charles De Ketelaere and Alexeï Miranchuk scored the four goals for Atalanta during a controlled second act. With this victory, the players in blue and black climb to seventh place while Salernitana sinks to last place in the ranking.
