Zanetti: ‘Verona went above and beyond’ in precious first victory

Paolo Zanetti hailed Verona for going ‘above and beyond’ in their 3-1 win over Atalanta, finally getting their first victory of the season and shrugging off reports he’d be sacked.

The pressure was on Hellas at the Stadio Bentegodi, who were along with Fiorentina the only teams still in Serie A without a single victory this season.

They surged into a 2-0 lead before half-time with Rafik Belghali and Giovane, then a chaotic third was scored on the counter-attack by Antoine Bernede,...