Bologna 3-0 Atalanta

Updated: May 17, 2024, 06:10 am

Bologna struck three times in the second half to beat Atalanta 3-0 and give new coach Roberto Donadoni a winning start to his tenure on Sunday.Donadoni this week replaced Delio Rossi, with Bologna having lost eight of their first 10 Serie A games.Emanuele Giaccherini's 15-yard strike put Bologna ahead in the 52nd minute before Mattia Destro doubled the hosts' lead six minutes later with a right-footed shot from the heart of the area.Substitute Franco Brienza made it 3-0 five minutes from time with a 25-yard effort as Bologna won their third game of the campaign to climb to 18th place.Atalanta lost for the fourth time to drop to seventh in the standings.ends