Atalanta beats Venezia 3–1 as Krstovic scores twice

Kessie opens, Krstovic follows

Atalanta selected Krstovic ahead of Scamacca at center forward for its Matchday 6 meeting with Venezia. The choice brought an early contribution: Krstovic supplied the assist for Kessie’s opener before adding two goals himself, all before halftime.

Venezia had an early effort through Basic, which Carnesecchi controlled. Atalanta opened the scoring in the fourth minute when Kessie met Krstovic’s precise assist with a chip over the goalkeeper.

Krstovic then doubled the lead early in the first half, heading in a corner delivered by Elmas. Atalanta’s first two goals came through different finishes: Kessie’s chip and the center forward’s header.

Krstovic adds another before Hainaut answers

Krstovic scored again in the 30th minute. Stankovic repelled Rowe’s placed effort, but the rebound fell for Krstovic to convert. Venezia responded seven minutes later, with Hainaut arriving to finish Sagrado’s cross. His goal reduced a three-goal deficit to two before the interval.

Venezia hits the woodwork and loses a goal to offside

After halftime, Kristensen diverted Adams’s header onto the woodwork. Two minutes later, Yeboah struck the crossbar, giving Venezia a second effort against the frame of the goal after the break.

Venezia’s apparent goal in the 61st minute was disallowed for offside; it would have cut the deficit to one. In the 63rd minute, Yeboah broke into open space, but Carnesecchi denied him.

Late red card, then Atalanta closes out the victory

Elmas initially received yellow for fouling Helgason in the 89th minute, before VAR review upgraded the punishment to red. Venezia continued creating late chances, but Carnesecchi protected the two-goal advantage through the end.

The victory ended Atalanta’s run of three consecutive defeats. Venezia remained without a point after six league matches, despite Hainaut’s first-half reply and its chances after the interval.