Atalanta introduced a commanding 4-0 victory over Lecce on Monday, marking an outstanding start to their Serie A marketing campaign. New signings Marco Brescianini and Mateo Retegui shone in their debuts, scoring two times to steady the win for the Europa League holders.
Meanwhile, Juventus loved a comfortable three-zero conquer Como, giving new supervisor Thiago Motta a really perfect start in his Serie A debut with the Turin giants. Young expertise Samuel Mbangula, creating a surprise appearance at the left wing, opened the scoring inside the first half. Timothy Weah followed up with any other purpose earlier than Andrea Cambiaso sealed the victory with a effective strike in stoppage time.
Motta, who joined Juventus after main Bologna to the Champions League, expressed his satisfaction with the group's overall performance, "Como is a strong team, but our mindset was spot on tonight." We controlled the ball nicely throughout the match," Motta told DAZN.
Juventus dominated the fit, growing numerous opportunities against a promoted Como group making their first pinnacle-flight look in over two decades. Dusan Vlahovic had an unlucky night, hitting the woodwork two times and having a intention disallowed because of an earlier offside by means of Cambiaso.
Motta's Juventus already shows signs and symptoms of a greater attractive playing style compared to his predecessor Massimiliano Allegri. Despite being inside the early stages of rebuilding, with key gamers like Federico Chiesa sidelined to make room for the ones higher proper to Motta's method, the crew seems promising.
Cesc Fabregas’ Como, the ambitious side backed by tobacco giant Djarum, will need to regroup quickly for their upcoming games against Cagliari and Udinese. "Today was a reality check. "We need to improve," Fabregas admitted to DAZN. "The difference in quality is obvious. Juventus punished us for losing the ball and making a lot of easy mistakes. That's not tactical; it's about individual quality."
Despite facing a turbulent winter for Atlanta in Lecce, the team made an immediate impact. Brescianini, who joined from relegated Frosinone a few days ago, opened the scoring with a rebound 10 minutes before half-time and added a second in the 66th minute when Italian striker Retegui the recently re-signed with a powerful header just before the break
Brescianini, a native of Bergamo, where Atalanta is based, expressed his delight after the match."This is beyond what I could have imagined," he said. "I'm proud to wear this jersey and eager to repay the trust the club and fans have placed in me."
Atlanta’s victory was all the more impressive, given the challenges they faced with key players like Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini sidelined by injury, while others like Teun Koopmeiners and Ademola Lukman wanted to leave the club before the transfer window closed in the 19th century
"No one expected us to be in this position," coach Gian Piero Gasperini admitted to Sky Sports."At the moment, I'm just taking things one day at a time." I don't know what's going to happen in the next 10 days, but our focus is on building as much as we can."
Despite the uncertainty, Atlanta chief operating officer Luca Percassi has said they can reconcile with players like Lookman, who has attracted the interest of Paris Saint-Germaine.
