Spal best Atalanta 2-0 to claim 2nd place in Serie A
Tuesday - September 18, 2018 1:14 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Spal best Atalanta 2-0 to claim 2nd place in Serie A
Ferrara (Italy) Sep 18 (IANS) Spal defeated visiting Atalanta 2-0 here to rise to the second place in the Serie A football league three points behind leaders Juventus.
A few months after barely avoiding relegation at the end of their first top-flight campaign in 49 years Spal have made a brilliant start to the 2018-2019 season with three victories and a draw reports Efe news.
Nearly 13 000 people turned out for Monday s inaugural match at the club s newly renovated Paolo Mazza stadium in Ferrara and they were not disappointed.
Both goals were scored by former Atalanta player Andrea Petagna Spal s biggest summer signing.
Petagna put the hosts ahead 1-0 in the 50th minute converting a rebound on a set piece and completed the brace just six minutes later on a shot that deflected off Atalanta defender Rafael Toloi and into the net.
Spal are tied on points with Napoli at 9 but the Ferrara club hold second place on goal difference.
Atalanta with 4 points from four matches are 13th.
--IANS kk/bg
A few months after barely avoiding relegation at the end of their first top-flight campaign in 49 years Spal have made a brilliant start to the 2018-2019 season with three victories and a draw reports Efe news.
Nearly 13 000 people turned out for Monday s inaugural match at the club s newly renovated Paolo Mazza stadium in Ferrara and they were not disappointed.
Both goals were scored by former Atalanta player Andrea Petagna Spal s biggest summer signing.
Petagna put the hosts ahead 1-0 in the 50th minute converting a rebound on a set piece and completed the brace just six minutes later on a shot that deflected off Atalanta defender Rafael Toloi and into the net.
Spal are tied on points with Napoli at 9 but the Ferrara club hold second place on goal difference.
Atalanta with 4 points from four matches are 13th.
--IANS kk/bg
