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More quality needed up front, Almiron adds wit to his game and Sean Longstaff could be an important player this season... five things we learned as Newcastle United beat Atalanta

Newcastle United were 1-0 winners over Serie A outfit Atalanta at St James’ Park on Friday night.

A crowd of more than 40,000 saw striker Chris Wood score the only goal from the penalty spot in the 39th minute.

Our North-East football correspondent, CRAIG HOPE, was in attendance to bring you five talking points to emerge from the friendly…

Chris Wood's penalty saw Newcastle United defeat Serie A Atalanta in Friday night's friendly

Transfer wait…

Newcastle are yet to sign an attacking player this summer, despite it being the most obvious area for improvement heading into the transfer window.