Serie A | Torino 0-3 Atalanta: Krstovic double on Lookman comeback

There were yet more problems for Juric, as within 10 minutes Nicola Zalewski limped off clutching the back of his right thigh, making way for ex-Torino winger Raoul Bellanova.

It got even worse when Isak Hien also went down with a muscular issue and had to be replaced, using up two substitution slots in the opening half-hour.

Nonetheless, Atalanta did take the lead when Lazar Samardzic got down the right and rolled across for Nikola Krstovic to sweep in first-time relatively undisturbed from 12 yards. It was his first goal for the club since his transfer from Lecce.

They added a second soon after following a break in midfield, as while the Samardzic effort bounced off the base of the upright, Davide Zappacosta laid off the rebound for Kamaldeen Sulemana’s first goal for the club.

Torino crumbled, giving it away with Kristjan Asllani to spark a counter-attack, as Sulemana rolled across from the left for the easiest of Krstovic tap-ins at the back post.

It became one-way traffic, Sulemana hitting the side-netting, as Giovanni Simeone tried to wake his team up with a screamer from distance that skimmed the bar.

Simeone tested Marco Carnesecchi too, only for Atalanta to threaten a fourth on the counter with Sulemana’s daisy-cutter denied by a one-handed Franco Israel save.

Duvan Zapata made his return to Serie A after almost a year out injured and within a couple of minutes had forced a save out of Carnesecchi at the near post.

Moments later, Saul Coco managed to kick a ball in the box before Odilon Kossounou, who only got the back of his leg, for a penalty. Duvan Zapata stepped up, but Carnesecchi saved his second penalty of the week after the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain.

Raoul Bellanova almost scored a stunner against his former club, a spectacular volley on Sulemana’s cross skimming the crossbar.

Lookman made his Atalanta comeback for the final minutes, coming off the bench after his failed attempt to force through a summer exit to Inter.

Torino 0-3 Atalanta

Krstovic 30, 38 (A), Sulemana 34 (A)

Saved penalty: Duvan Zapata 73 (T)

21-09-2025 14:00 MatchDay 4 Olympic Grande Torino Stadium

Torino

Atalanta 0 - 3

Player statistic

1st half

		30'		Nikola Krstovic (Assist: Lazar Samardžić)
		34'		Kamaldeen Sulemana (Assist: Davide Zappacosta)
		38'

Nikola Krstovic (Assist: Kamaldeen Sulemana) 2nd half

Duván Zapata

73'     Torino Atalanta

Starting lineups

81 Franco Israel Goalkeeper 44

Ardian Ismajli Defender 34

Cristiano Biraghi Defender 13

Guillermo Maripán Defender 46' 23 Saúl Coco Defender 20

Valentino Lazaro Defender 8

Ivan Ilić Midfielder 46' 32 Kristjan Asllani Midfielder 10

Nikola Vlasic Midfielder 81' 7

Zakaria Aboukhlal Midfielder 46' 18

Giovanni Simeone Attacker 69' 29

Marco Carnesecchi Goalkeeper 19

Berat Djimsiti Defender 77

Davide Zappacosta Defender 4 Isak Hien Defender 27' 3

Odilon Kossounou Defender 7

Kamaldeen Sulemana Midfielder 87' 10 Lazar Samardžić Midfielder 8

Mario Pasalic Midfielder 15

Marten de Roon Midfielder 87' 59

Nicola Zalewski Midfielder 10' 90

Nikola Krstovic Attacker

86'

Substitutes

1 Alberto Paleari Goalkeeper 16

Marcus Pedersen Defender 6 Emirhan Ilkhan Midfielder 21 Ali Dembélé Defender 66 Gvidas Gineitis Midfielder 26

Cyril Ngonge Attacker 71 Mihai Popa Goalkeeper Niels Nkounkou Defender 92 Alieu Njie Attacker 61

Adrien Tameze Midfielder 46' 19

Ché Adams Attacker 46' 22

Cesare Casadei Midfielder 46' 91

Duván Zapata Attacker 69' 14

Tino Anjorin Midfielder 81' 31

Francesco Rossi Goalkeeper 57

Marco Sportiello Goalkeeper 44

Marco Brescianini Midfielder 47 Lorenzo Bernasconi Defender Relja Obric Defender 16

Raoul Bellanova Defender 10' 69 Honest Ahanor Defender 27' 70

Daniel Maldini Midfielder 86' 11

Ademola Lookman Attacker 87' 6

Yunus Musah Midfielder

87'