Atalanta secured a 3-1 victory over Venezia in the sixth round of the Italian championship after scoring all three of their goals before half-time.
The hosts made an outstanding start and took the lead after only four minutes, when Franck Kessie found the net.
Atalanta doubled their advantage three minutes later. Nikola Krstovic capitalised on his side’s strong opening to make it 2-0.
Krstovic struck again in the 31st minute to complete his brace and put Atalanta firmly in control at 3-0. Venezia faced a difficult task to recover from the deficit.
The visitors responded six minutes later, with Antoine Hainaut reducing the arrears to two goals in the 37th minute.
There were no further goals after the interval, allowing Atalanta to complete a 3-1 win.