Atalanta vs Pafos 3-1

Atalanta beat Pafos 3-1 at New Balance Arena, scoring three times before half-time and controlling the game after the break. E. Elmas, G. Raspadori and G. Scamacca did the damage for the home side, while Biel replied late for Pafos.

Atalanta were ahead after 1 minute when E. Elmas scored from G. Raspadori’s assist for 1-0. Raspadori then converted a penalty on 18 minutes to make it 2-0, before G. Scamacca struck in the 44th minute from C. De Ketelaere, who had come on in the 21st minute, to leave it 3-0 at half-time.

Pafos made two changes at the break and another two on 69 minutes, while Atalanta made a double change on 67 minutes and later sent on J. Idele in the 80th minute. The away side finally got on the scoresheet on 88 minutes when Biel, set up by Anderson Silva, made it 3-1 after Anderson Silva had come on in the 69th minute.

The numbers backed the scoreline. Atalanta had 66% of the ball, 692 passes to Pafos’ 351 and a 93% pass accuracy to 85%. They also had more shots, 14 to 7, more on target, 5 to 4, more corners, 4 to 2, and an expected goals figure of 2.69 to 0.81. Pafos made 4 saves to Atalanta’s 3, while the fouls were 11-10.

R. Sa Pinto was booked for Pafos in the 50th minute.