Atalanta beat Venezia away at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo and condemned the Arancio Nero Verde to the bottom of Serie A standings, making a late push for a place in next season’s European competition in the process.Goals from Pasalic, Zapata and Muriel were enough for a 3-1 win and a faint hope that Atalanta could sneak into the sixth place – or better. They are currently two points behind Lazio, the last team holding onto a European spot.Mario Pasalic was alert to make the most out of an almighty scramble in the home team’s area and put the ball in the net to give his team a deserved lead just before the break.Gian Piero Gasperini’s team hadn’t won a match for over a month, but they’ve finally cracked it today in the Venetian Lagoon.La Dea’s attacking duo of Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel scored two goals in space of 15 second-half minutes to end the contest and ensure the points for the Bergamo team.
The away fans have had a fun day indeed. They’ve seen their team win but they’ve also had a bit of fun arriving to the Penzo stadium. A bunch of them got onto the boat – the primary way to get to this unique stadium. While on the water, they jumped and sung about their love for the club. “If you don’t jump – you support Venezia” are the lyrics to the song. So they jumped a lot. Thankfully, they reached the soil in one piece!On the pitch, the Serie A new boys were no match for the team that played in the Champions League this season. They did manage to pull one back ten minutes before time when Domen Crnigoj found the net after being served a terrific cross by Jean-Pierre Nsame. However, it was too little, too late for the Venetian Lions, who are now six points adrift of safety.
Meanwhile, Serbian midfielder Sasa Lukic scored two goals as Torino outclassed Spezia and beat them 2-1 with the visitors only managing a late penalty at Stadio Olimpico di Torino.SERIE A – ROUND 34SaturdayTorino – Spezia 2-1 (1-0)/Lukic 4 pen, 69 – Manaj 60+6 pen/Venezia – Atalanta 1-3 (0-1)/Crnigoj 81 – Pasalic 44, Zapata 47, Muriel 63/19:00: (1.75) Inter (3.70) Roma (5.40)21:45: (1.80) Verona (3.70) Sampdoria (5.00)Sunday13:30: (6.00) Salernitana (3.90) Fiorentina (1.65)16:00: (5.90) Empoli (4.00) Napoli (1.65)16:00: (3.10) Bologna (3.20) Udinese (2.55)19:00: (2.30) Genoa (3.20) Cagliari (3.60)21:45: (3.05) Lazio (3.35) Milan (2.50)Monday21:45: (4.50) Sassuolo (3.70) Juventus (1.87)***odds are subject to change***