Everton's season - like their search for a manager - continues to drift apparently rudderless after an insipid display in the 5-1 defeat against Atalanta which put the Serie A side through to the last 32 of the Europa League.
There was nothing riding on the game for the already-eliminated Toffees but the visitors found it all too easy, even discounting a missed penalty from captain Alejandro Gomez, with two goals from Bryan Cristante early in each half.
Sandro Ramirez's first strike for the club he joined in the summer gave the hosts something to fight for late on but goals from substitutes Andreas Cornelius (two) and Robin Gosens in the closing stages typified Everton's haplessness.
Everton 1-5 Atalanta
