Atalanta wins the eight goal thriller against Udinese

Atalanta takes on a depleted Udinese as Luis Muriel hits a brace in the eight-goal haul in Serie A. A total of 12 Udinese players missed the match with three players being sidelined due to COVID-19 protocol. Mario Pasalic kicked off the match with a header.

Then the in-form Luis Muriel, scored the first of his two-goal brace, while Ruslan Malinovskyi scored at 43rd minute from 12 yards away. Hosts did pull one back as Nahuel Molina deflected a shot off Berat Djimsiti and later Beto also managed to get past Atalanta’s goalkeeper. But Atalanta rounded out the 6-2 scoreline with Joakim Maehle and Matteo Pessina shot and they secured the three points. Atalanta is now fourth on the table with 41 points while Udinese stays 14th on the table with 20 points.