Atalanta vs AC Milan, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAC Milan beat Atalanta as January signing Piatek nets twice
Two goals from Krzysztof Piatek helped AC Milan come from behind to beat Atalanta 3-1 away in Serie A and move four points clear in fourth place.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 4': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Hand ball by Suso (Milan).
- 6': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 11': Offside, Milan. Davide Calabria tries a through ball, but Krzysztof Piatek is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Suso.
- 13': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Suso with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 18': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alessio Romagnoli.
- 20': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan).
- 23': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 26': Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Suso (Milan).
- 27': Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Suso (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 33': Goal! Atalanta 1, Milan 0. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 37': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
- 38': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Krzysztof Piatek.
- 41': Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 41': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
- 41': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 44': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 44': Lucas Paquetá (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Goal! Atalanta 1, Milan 1. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atalanta 1, Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 1, Milan 1.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 54': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Luis Palomino.
- 55': Goal! Atalanta 1, Milan 2. Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 57': Corner, Milan. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 59': Substitution, Atalanta. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 60': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 60': Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Milan. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 61': Goal! Atalanta 1, Milan 3. Krzysztof Piatek (Milan) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 64': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Atalanta. Robin Gosens replaces Hans Hateboer.
- 67': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 67': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Milan. Patrick Cutrone replaces Krzysztof Piatek.
- 69': Attempt missed. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 70': Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 71': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 71': Franck Kessié (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt saved. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 75': Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 77': Substitution, Milan. Samu Castillejo replaces Suso.
- 77': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Atalanta).
- 77': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Substitution, Atalanta. Musa Barrow replaces Duván Zapata.
- 79': Dejan Kulusevski (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan).
- 79': Delay in match Tiemoué Bakayoko (Milan) because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a headed pass.
- 86': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mateo Musacchio.
- 87': Foul by Franck Kessié (Milan).
- 87': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, Milan. Diego Laxalt replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 88': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan).
- 88': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Milan).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 90'+4': Offside, Milan. Samu Castillejo tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 1, Milan 3.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Atalanta 1, Milan 3.
Statistics
 MIL |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 314 | Accurate Passes | 515 |
| 399 | Passes | 599 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 29 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 16 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 20,801
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 20,801
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 38 | +54 | 87 |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | +22 | 76 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 38 | +28 | 73 |
| 4 | Como | 38 | +36 | 71 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon  |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 72 | Josip Ilicic |
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli |
| 22 | Mateo Musacchio |
| 68 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 14 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 39 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 19 | Krzysztof Piatek |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 8 | Suso |
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