Everton suffer heavy loss to Atalanta
The Toffees conceded all three goals in the first half.
Everton produced another hugely disappointing display as they were beaten 3-0 by Atalanta in their Europa League Group E opener in Reggio Emilia.
The Toffees went into the match having suffered a 3-0 home loss to Tottenham five days earlier and with boss Ronald Koeman stressing they would “need to react” in Italy after that poor performance.
But they were abject once again here, with their sloppiness being punished by a dynamic Atalanta side who scored three times in the first half through Andrea Masiello, captain Alejandro Gomez and Bryan Cristante.
What they said
Tweet of the match
Star man – Alejandro Gomez
Worries for Koeman
Data point
Everton have now lost four out of four away matches against Italian sides, having also been beaten by Inter Milan in 1963, AC Milan in 1975 and Fiorentina in 2008.
Player ratings
Who’s up next?
Chievo v Atalanta (Serie A, September 17)
Manchester United v Everton (Premier League, September 17)
