De Ketelaere Brace Lifts Atalanta to First Serie A Win, 4-1 Over Lecce

Selection upheaval triggered by injuries plus Lookman’s omission opened the door for Nikola Krstovic’s influential start.

Overview

At Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo on September 14, Giorgio Scalvini headed Atalanta in front before halftime.
Nicola Zalewski assisted the opener, struck the crossbar from a free kick, then added Atalanta’s third with a low finish.
Starting against his former club, Nikola Krstovic laid off for De Ketelaere’s first goal and later had a finish overturned after VAR confirmed Yunus Musah offside in the build-up.
Atalanta were without Gianluca Scamacca, Ederson, Sead Kolasinac and Mitchel Bakker through injury, with Ademola Lookman omitted over attitude issues following a failed summer transfer.
Konan N’Dri scored a late consolation for Lecce to register their first goal of the season after entering the day with one point from two matches.