Atalanta Take Control Against Venezia with Three First-Half Goals

Atalanta took a 3-1 lead against Venezia in their Serie A sixth-round fixture, producing an impressive attacking display in the first half.

The hosts made a flying start, opening the scoring in the fourth minute through Franck Kessié, who converted a pass from Nikola Krstović. Just two minutes later, the Montenegrin striker doubled Atalanta's advantage following an assist from Eljif Elmas.

Atalanta continued to dominate, and Krstović scored his second goal of the match in the 30th minute to make it 3-0. Venezia pulled one back seven minutes later through Antoine Hainaut, who found the net after being set up by Sagrado.

The sides went into half-time with Atalanta leading 3-1. The pace slowed after the break, and neither team managed to add to the scoreline.

Atalanta made several substitutions in the second half, bringing on Lazar Samardžić, Sead Kolašinac, Bernasconi, Nicola Zalewski and Gaetano. The hosts maintained their two-goal advantage until the final whistle.