Serie A | Verona 3-1 Atalanta: Hellas surprise Dea with first victory

Verona, Italy – December 06: Antoine Bernede of Hellas Verone of Hellas Scors His Staff’s Staff’s Third Aim Throughout The Serie A Match between Hellas Verona FC and Atlanta BC at Stadiio Marcantonio Bentegodi on December 06, 2025 in Verona, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)

Hellas Verona celebrated their first Serie A victory of the season, inflicting a shocking 3-1 end result in opposition to on-form Atalanta on a foggy evening on the Bentegodi.

La Dea had really discovered their toes beneath new coach Raffaele Palladino, as after his debut defeat to Napoli, they gained three on the bounce with out conceding in Serie A, the Champions League and Coppa Italia. Kamaldeen Sulemana picked up a thigh harm within the midweek 4-0 victory over Genoa and will probably be out for 2-3 weeks. Hellas have been all-time low and nonetheless with out a single win, scraping one level from the final 5 rounds. To make issues worse, Roberto Gagliardini was suspended, with Domagoj Bradaric, Tomas Suslov, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Suat Serdar injured.

See the way it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Giovane had the ball within the web after 9 minutes, however was clearly offside when beginning the run from midfield.

Atalanta threatened from a nook with a glancing Isak Hien header, that was cleared virtually off the road.

One other set play precipitated issues, as Armel Bella-Kotchap risked an personal purpose together with his flick on the Davide Zappacosta free kick, forcing Lorenzo Montipò right into a determined one-handed save on the base of the far put up.

Giovane examined Marco Carnesecchi from distance, whereas a deflected Charles De Ketelaere effort looped simply off track.

It was Verona who broke the impasse, as Daniel Mosquera sprung the offside entice on a protracted ball excessive, discovered Belghali with a back-heel flick, who despatched Odilon Kossounou to floor earlier than blasting into the roof of the online from six yards.

Hellas added a second in type, because the Martin Frese throw-in was flicked on to the sting of the realm, the place Giovane let it bounce and hit a screamer of a left-foot half-volley for 2-0.

Nikola Krstovic managed to show Victor Nelsson to fireplace straight at Montipò, then after the restart with two modifications, Atalanta went shut with Raoul Bellanova’s cross flicked on for De Ketelaere on the again put up, the goalkeeper managing to claw it off the road.

Hellas additionally threatened a 3rd, Giovane pulling again for Mosquera to drill inches vast, however there was a chaotic few moments.

With Lazar Samardzic furiously calling for a penalty for Bella-Kotchap handball, Verona went on the counter and scored for 3-0 with Giovane rolling throughout from the best for Antoine Bernede to fireplace into the underside nook from the sting of the field. VAR checked footage by way of the fog and determined because the ball didn’t change course, that there was no contact with Bella-Kotchap’s fingertips, in any other case the Verona purpose would’ve been disallowed and Atalanta awarded a spot-kick.

Atalanta went very shut moments later, as Gianluca Scamacca on the flip smashed his strike onto the crossbar from the sting of the field. Nevertheless, this time VAR did spot the Bella-Kotchap deflection with an outstretched arm and the penalty was given, transformed with energy by Scamacca.

Verona held on for his or her first house win in Serie A since February, that means solely Fiorentina are left now with out a single victory this season.

Verona 3-1 Atalanta

Belghali 28 (V), Giovane 36 (V), Berned 72 (V), Samacca Penn 81 (A)

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