MX23RW : Thursday, March 28 18:41:45| >> :120:4520:4520:
[monks data]
Atalanta logo
Serie A
May 17, 2015 at 2pm UK
 
Genoa logo

1-4

Pinilla (18' pen.)
FT(HT: 1-1)
Pavoletti (30'), Bertolacci (57'), Falque (61', 73')

Atalanta BC coach Edoardo Reja delighted with "painless defeat"

Edoardo Reja describes Atalanta's 4-1 loss to Genoa as a "painless defeat" after results elsewhere confirm their Serie A survival.

Atalanta BC coach Edoardo Reja has described the 4-1 loss to Genoa as a "painless defeat" after results elsewhere on Sunday secured their Serie A safety this season.

Cagliari lost 1-0 to Palermo in a must-win game to render anything that happened at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia as meaningless in the context of relegation.

"There has never been such a painless defeat," he told Sky Sport Italia. "We wanted to get a positive result today, but ran into a Genoa side that was in great shape and extremely motivated.

"After the break, when news filtered through that Cagliari were losing, we did seem to lay off the intensity and didn't play the way we should've done.

"To be safe with two rounds to spare is an excellent result."

Both sides went into the break with one goal apiece after Leonardo Pavoletti cancelled out Mauricio Pinilla's 18th-minute penalty for the hosts.

However, the floodgates opened on 57 minutes when Andrea Bertolacci fired Genoa ahead, before Iago Falque grabbed a brace to complete the scoring.

ID:223430: cacheID:223430:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2441:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Silva Iago Falque of Genoa CFC celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Genoa CFC at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia on May 17, 2015
Read Next:
Genoa hammer four past Atalanta
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter Milan29244171145776
2AC Milan29195555332262
3Juventus29178444232159
4Bologna29159542251754
5Roma29156855352051
6Atalanta BCAtalanta28145951321947
7Napoli29129844331145
8Fiorentina2812794132943
9Lazio29134123633343
10Monza2911993236-442
11Torino29101182826241
12Genoa29810113136-534
13Lecce29610132645-1928
14Udinese29415102844-1627
15Hellas VeronaHellas Verona2968152639-1326
16CagliariCagliari2968152950-2126
17Empoli2967162243-2125
18FrosinoneFrosinone2966173760-2324
19SassuoloSassuolo2965183356-2323
20Salernitana2928192359-3614


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!