BERGAMO, Italy (Interstat) — Atalanta scored in the opening minute and added another before halftime, beating Pafos 3-1 on Thursday at Gewiss Stadium in its first match of the competition. The home team finished with three goals, and the visiting team finished with one.

Atalanta was the home team. Pafos was the visiting team. The game took place at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. Atalanta scored three goals total. Pafos scored one goal total.

Biel scored Pafos’s only goal in the 88th minute and played 90 minutes. Elif Elmas gave Atalanta the lead in the first minute and played 90 minutes. Gianluca Scamacca doubled the advantage in the 44th minute and also played 90 minutes. Giacomo Raspadori had a goal and an assist in 21 minutes. Charles De Ketelaere played 69 minutes and had an assist. Anderson Silva played 21 minutes and assisted on Biel’s goal.

The goals came in order. Elmas scored in the first minute for Atalanta. Scamacca made it 2-0 in the 44th minute. Biel pulled Pafos back with a goal in the 88th minute. Raspadori also scored for Atalanta, giving the home team its third goal. Atalanta’s three goals came from Elmas, Scamacca and Raspadori.

Pafos’s Sa Pinto received a yellow card in the 50th minute. Pafos made substitutions involving David Luiz in the 37th minute, Bruno and Quina D. in the 46th minute, and Pepe and Lele in the 69th minute. Atalanta made substitutions involving Raspadori in the 21st minute, Pasalic M. and Zalewski N. in the 67th minute, and Kristensen T. in the 80th minute. The match included one yellow card and nine substitutions.

Atalanta moved to one win and no losses in the competition. Pafos fell to no wins and one loss in the competition. Across all competitions, Atalanta is now three wins and three losses. Pafos is now three wins, two losses and one draw. Atalanta’s competition record now includes one win. Pafos’s competition record now includes one loss.

Pafos’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins, 1 loss. Atalanta’s season record in this competition is now 1 win, 0 losses. Pafos’s season record across all competitions is now 3 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw. Atalanta’s season record across all competitions is now 3 wins, 3 losses.

Pafos had beaten Anorthosis 3-1, lost to AEL 2-0, beaten AEK 1-0, drawn Olympiakos 0-0 and beaten Karmiotissa 3-0 earlier this season. Atalanta had lost to Juventus 2-0, lost to Cagliari 2-1, lost to AS Roma 2-1, beaten Bologna 1-0 and beaten Sassuolo 2-1 before Thursday. Pafos had three wins, one loss and one draw in those five matches. Atalanta had two wins and three losses in those five matches.

Pafos’s previous results this season include a 3-1 win at Anorthosis, a 2-0 loss to AEL, a 1-0 win at AEK, a 0-0 draw with Olympiakos and a 3-0 win at Karmiotissa. Atalanta’s previous results include a 2-0 loss at Juventus, a 2-1 loss to Cagliari, a 2-1 loss at AS Roma, a 1-0 win over Bologna and a 2-1 win over Sassuolo.

Atalanta’s next 10 scheduled matches are at AC Milan, at AC Milan, against Frosinone, at Fiorentina, at Fiorentina, against Parma, against Parma, at AC Monza, against Inter and at Lecce. Pafos’s next 10 scheduled matches are against APOEL, at Nea Salamis, at Apollon, against Omonoia 29, at Aradippou, against Aris, at Omonoia, against Ypsona, against Karmiotissa and at Olympiakos.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Atalanta 1, Pafos 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Atalanta a 98 percent probability to win. Atalanta was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 4 went over the over-under line of 3.5.