Three easy points for Atlanta
Atalanta picked up a belated first home win of the Serie A season with victory over Parma on Sunday afternoon.
Jaime Valdes put the hosts in front with a penalty two minutes before the break and Simone Tiribocchi doubled their advantage.
Alberto Paloschi pulled one back for Parma just two minutes after coming off the bench, but Federico Peluso scored late on for Atalanta to seal a home win.
Antonio Conte's men went into the game yet to win at their Atleti Azzurri d'Italia home this term, but also on the back of a four-match unbeaten run.
And they had the better of a cagey opening against a Parma team riding high in the table on their return to the top flight.
Cristiano Doni went down in the area, but the referee waved away the home side's penalty claims.
Tiribocchi tried his luck in the 28th minute and his weak shot seemed to take Antonio Mirante in the Parma goal by surprise, but defender Cristian Zaccardo got back to clear the ball off the line.
Atalanta suffered a blow in the 37th minute as Diego De Ascentis was forced off with an injury, Edgar Barreto coming on in his place.
And Parma had a first sight of goal minutes later as Daniele Galloppa let fly with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area but it sailed over the bar.
At the other end Doni fired a free-kick into the wall, but Tiberio Guarente returned the ball into the area where Parma's Christian Panucci handled to gift Atalanta a penalty.
And Valdes took full advantage, blasting the spot-kick powerfully home to give his side the lead.
Tiribocchi doubled the advantage eight minutes after the restart, Simone Padoin floating in a lovely cross from the right which the striker headed into the net.
Trailing by two goals, Parma finally started to show some attacking intent. Valeri Bojinov sent a free-kick into the wall after Federico Peluso had brought down Zaccardo right on the edge of the area and Stefano Morrone hit the rebound wide.
Paloschi came on for the ineffective Nicola Amoruso in the 76th minute and the change proved an inspired one.
The young striker made an immediate impact as he headed home a cross by Blerim Dzemaili to give his side hope with 12 minutes to go.
That was snuffed out six minutes later, though, as Peluso got a touch to Valdes' corner to turn the ball into the net at the near post.
Valdes himself wasted a chance to add a fourth two minutes later, shooting wide when unmarked when Tiribocchi looked better placed inside him, but the miss was never likely to prove costly.
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