Atalanta did not disappoint and reached the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup for the third year in a row, where they will face Milan, after defeating Sassuolo 3-1 on Wednesday, in a round of 16 match where they shone in their own light of belgto Charles de Ketelaere, author of double.
The Belgian international, who arrived this summer in the Bergamasco team on loan from Milan, forgot about the gray version he showed so far on his trip to Italy and began to remember the sharp forward which the “rossoneri” paid more than thirty million euros to Bruges two years ago.
As he made clear in 24 minutes in an action where From Ketelaere He showed all the immense talent he possesses with sensational control inside the area after a header from the Croatian. Mario Pasalic and a less than extraordinary shot on the half turn that meant 1-0 for Atalanta.
A goal that did not soften the courage of the Belgian striker, who certainly put the match for those Gian Piero Gasperini In 63 minutes, ending with an accurate shot (2-0), a good combination between Pasalic and the Russian Aleksey Miranchuk.
But Charles de Ketelaere, who scored his sixth goal of the season, was not just a finisher and eight minutes later, in the 71st minute, he returned the ‘gift’ to Miranchukwho minutes earlier was on the verge of scoring one of the goals of the season with a back-heel shot that hit the crossbar, allowing the Russian to make it 3-0.
A goal that nullified the last Romanian goal Daniel Boloca for Sassuolo, who did not prevent victory (3-1) and the qualification of Atalanta for the quarterfinals where Milan awaits them, who won a clear 4-1 victory over Cagliari on Tuesday.
Source: La Verdad
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