Pre-season friendly: Atalanta 6-0 Pro Vercelli
Latte Lath hat-trick, Adopo, Pašalić and Lookman also on target
Atalanta hit six goals against Pro Vercelli, a team competing in the Serie C league, in the first pre-season friendly played at the Centro Bortolotti in Zingonia against Pro Vercelli.
The Atalanta squad wore black armbands to mourn the recent passing of Trevor Francis. Latte Lath broke the deadlock in the 17th minute with a header from Zortea's cross and, just one minute later, Adopo doubled Atalanta's lead through an angled drive assisted by Cambiaghi. Gasperini's men threatened again in the first half, with chances coming off Cambiaghi, Mæhle, Adopo, Kolašinac and Pašalić, who was set up by Scalvini to make it 3-0 in the 39th minute. There was time for a fourth goal just before half-time though, when Latte Lath fired into the roof of the net as a result of Atalanta producing pressure.
Nonetheless, Latte Lath wasn't done yet as the Ivorian forward added a fifth goal - scoring a hat-trick - inside the first minute of the second half, assisted by Adopo. After coach Gasperini set up a whole new line-up at the hour mark, new chances came in through Éderson, Ruggeri, Zappacosta and Højlund, but it was Lookman who did capitalise on his opportunity and fired a daisy cutter in to make it 6-0 after combining with Djimsiti.
Come tomorrow, Thursday 27 July, the team will continue preparing at the Centro Bortolotti in Zingonia with a morning training session to be held behind closed doors.
ATALANTA 6-0 PRO VERCELLI
Scorers: Latte Lath 17, 43, 46; Adopo 18, Pašalić 39, Lookman 78
Atalanta: Carnesecchi (Musso 46), Okoli (Toloi 60), Scalvini (Djimsiti 46), Kolašinac (Ruggeri 46), Zortea (Éderson 46), Mæhle (Bonfanti 60), Adopo (de Roon 60), Bakker (Zappacosta 60), Pašalić (Koopmeiners 60), Latte Lath (Hojlund 60), Cambiaghi (Lookman 60). Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini
Pro Vercelli: Rizzo (Valentini 46, Lancellotti 79), Iezzi (a Macchioni 46), Rodio (Carosso 46), Emmanuello (Clemente 46), Parodi (Da Pra 46, Martiner 79), Seck (Macanthony 46, Gheza 79), Niang (Contaldo 46), Louati (Iotti 46), Nepi (Rutigliano 46), Spavone (Comi 46, Pesce 79), Mustacchio (Maggio 46). Coach: Andrea Dossena.
Referee: Andrea Colombo from Como (assistant referees Giorgio Peretti from Verona and Fabio Preti from Mantova).