Atalanta vs Bologna, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta blast four in 15 minutes in crucial win over Bologna
Atalanta blasted four goals in the opening 15 minutes against Bologna to move within a point of the top four after a 4-1 win in Serie A on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 1': Ádám Nagy (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Erick Pulgar.
- 2': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Goal! Atalanta 1, Bologna 0. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
- 5': Goal! Atalanta 2, Bologna 0. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Diego Falcinelli (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross.
- 7': Attempt missed. Godfred Donsah (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
- 8': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta).
- 8': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 9': Goal! Atalanta 3, Bologna 0. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ladislav Krejci (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
- 13': Attempt missed. Diego Falcinelli (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ladislav Krejci.
- 15': Goal! Atalanta 4, Bologna 0. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 17': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 17': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 18': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
- 20': Diego Falcinelli (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 21': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 23': Godfred Donsah (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Giancarlo González (Bologna).
- 25': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 26': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Arturo Calabresi (Bologna).
- 28': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Bologna).
- 28': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
- 31': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini tries a through ball, but Arturo Calabresi is caught offside.
- 32': Hand ball by Diego Falcinelli (Bologna).
- 34': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 34': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ádám Nagy.
- 37': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Lyanco.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Erick Pulgar (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Offside, Bologna. Ádám Nagy tries a through ball, but Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 40': Attempt saved. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 42': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.
- 43': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Ladislav Krejci.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross.
- 44': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Lyanco.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 4, Bologna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 4, Bologna 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 50': Diego Falcinelli (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 51': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Giancarlo González (Bologna).
- 51': Giancarlo González (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Diego Falcinelli (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini.
- 53': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
- 53': Hand ball by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 54': Goal! Atalanta 4, Bologna 1. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 57': Attempt missed. Diego Falcinelli (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arturo Calabresi with a cross.
- 58': Erick Pulgar (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 59': Foul by Lyanco (Bologna).
- 59': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Hand ball by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 60': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 62': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Giancarlo González (Bologna).
- 63': Substitution, Atalanta. Musa Barrow replaces Josip Ilicic.
- 63': Substitution, Bologna. Juan Manuel Valencia replaces Nicola Sansone.
- 65': Attempt saved. Musa Barrow (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duván Zapata with a through ball.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 67': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 67': Substitution, Bologna. Nehuén Paz replaces Giancarlo González.
- 68': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Arturo Calabresi.
- 69': Attempt missed. Andrea Masiello (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Musa Barrow with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
- 70': Attempt missed. Juan Manuel Valencia (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 71': Andrea Masiello (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 72': Offside, Atalanta. Pierluigi Gollini tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 77': Arturo Calabresi (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 83': Substitution, Bologna. Andrea Poli replaces Erick Pulgar.
- 84': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 84': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Arturo Calabresi (Bologna).
- 86': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Arturo Calabresi (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Foul by Juan Manuel Valencia (Bologna).
- 87': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Juan Manuel Valencia (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Remo Freuler.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ádám Nagy (Bologna).
- 90'+2': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atalanta 4, Bologna 1.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Atalanta 4, Bologna 1.
Statistics
 BOL |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 48.8 | Possession | 51.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 389 | Accurate Passes | 416 |
| 475 | Passes | 505 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 15 | Tackles | 34 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 13 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 18,441
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 18,441
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 38 | +54 | 87 |
| 2 | Napoli | 37 | +21 | 73 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 37 | +19 | 70 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 37 | +26 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 5 | Andrea Masiello |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 72 | Josip Ilicic |
Bologna (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 4 | Lyanco |
| 3 | Giancarlo González  |
| 11 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 33 | Arturo Calabresi |
| 5 | Erick Pulgar |
| 8 | Ádám Nagy |
| 17 | Godfred Donsah |
| 91 | Diego Falcinelli |
| 10 | Nicola Sansone |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
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