Atalanta 0-3 Parma: Gilardino Earns First Win

Parma beat Atalanta 3-0 away from home to earn Alberto Gilardino's first win since taking over the team. The goals came from Giovanni Fabbian, an own goal by Davide Zappacosta, who turned the ball into his own net, and a long-range strike from Simone Lontani.

Atalanta took to the pitch in 11th place in Serie A with 11 points. The home side had not won at home since 12 October and had drawn 2-2 away at Fiorentina on Thursday. Sarri's team is suffering an injury crisis. Only 19 players were called up to the squad. Gianluca Gaetano, Thomas Kristensen, Raoul Bellanova, Gianluca Scamacca, Giacomo Raspadori, Sead Kolašinac, Franck Kessié, Isak Hien, Odilon Kossounou and Pompei were unable to play due to injury. Giorgio Scalvini, however, returned to defence.

Parma, who had drawn 0-0 with Udinese, were among the bottom three with 5 points. Because Adrián Bernabé had a muscle problem in training, Fabbian started in midfield, while Lontani started up front alongside El Bilal Touré. In the first 30 minutes of the first half, Atalanta had 73 percent possession. Charles De Ketelaere was the biggest threat to the Parma defence and tested Giovanni Daffara. Parma's first real chance came from a set piece, as Enrico Delprato headed Vincent Sierro's corner wide. The next corner conceded by Atalanta turned into a goal for Parma. In the 41st minute, Fabbian headed in from close range off Sierro's corner.

Within two minutes of the restart, Zappacosta turned a cross into his own net while attempting to clear it. In the 58th minute, Lontani struck a superb shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, after a pass from Fabbian. For Atalanta, Sarri brought on Eljif Elmas, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Lazar Samardžić and Javison Idele. Daffara, however, was influential at this stage. He saved Krstović's low shot, and Mario Pašalić's close-range header struck the post. Another Krstović header also ended up in Daffara's hands. Parma kept their defence organised until the final minutes and completed the match with a clean sheet.