BERGAMO, Italy (AP) – Atalanta’s Gianluca Scamacca scored twice to end a memorable week with a 2-1 win over Cagliari in Serie A on Saturday.
It was the team’s fourth league win of the season, following Tuesday’s win over Chelsea in the Champions League, in which Scamacca also scored.
He has scored in three games in a row, including last weekend’s league defeat against Hellas Verona.
Scamacca took the lead in the 11th minute by flicking on Davide Zappacosta’s shot. The goal came from Ademola Lookman on the left side.
Gianluca Gaetano equalized in the 75th minute in a brilliant team move, but Scamacca equalized six minutes later from close range.
The Bergamo-based team’s busy schedule ahead of Sunday has lifted them to 11th place ahead of the remainder of the 15th round.
Lazio win despite two red cards
Dutch midfielder Tijani Noslin scored a late goal for the nine-man Lazio side, who won 1-0 against Parma.
Before the end of the first half, team captain Mattia Zaccagni was sent off for a two-footed lunge at Parma midfielder Nahuel Estevez, and in the second half, Toma Basic was also sent off for elbowing Parma midfielder Nahuel Estevez in the stomach.
However, Noslin outran the defenders and past the goalkeeper to score the winning goal in the 82nd minute.
Torino’s losing streak ends
Nikola Vlasic scored for Torino, who won 1-0 against visiting Cremonese, ending a six-match winless streak. Vlasic’s first-half goal was enough for a welcome victory after three straight defeats.
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