Serie A | Atalanta 3-1 Venezia: Krstovic double ends Sarri slump

Atalanta ended a run of three straight defeats as Franck Kessie and a Nikola Krstovic brace put them 3-0 up inside half an hour, though winless Venezia hit the woodwork twice and had a goal ruled out, and Eljif Elmas was sent off late on.

Maurizio Sarri had insisted ‘time was no longer an excuse’ after La Dea lost three in a row, and he switched to a 4-2-3-1 with Charles De Ketelaere behind Krstovic.

Gianluca Scamacca, Lorenzo Bernasconi and Sead Kolasinac started on the bench. Venezia arrived bottom of the table without a point after five games, but Giovanni Stroppa kept his job and welcomed back Toma Basic from injury.