Atalanta vs Napoli, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AArkadiusz Milik's sweet strike sees Napoli past Atalanta to stay second
Napoli substitute Arkadiusz Milik scored with a sublime volley after coming off the bench to snatch a late and precious 2-1 win at Atalanta.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Atalanta 0, Napoli 1. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 4': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta).
- 4': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, Napoli. Allan tries a through ball, but Mário Rui is caught offside.
- 7': Offside, Napoli. Nikola Maksimovic tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 9': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 9': 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.
- 11': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 13': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 14': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 14': Allan (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 18': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 19': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 20': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 21': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrea Masiello.
- 23': Offside, Napoli. Allan tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 24': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 27': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 27': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 29': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 30': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Andrea Masiello (Atalanta).
- 31': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 32': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Albiol with a through ball.
- 34': Delay in match Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) because of an injury.
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta).
- 40': Offside, Napoli. Marek Hamsik tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
- 41': Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 42': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Masiello.
- 42': Attempt missed. Raúl Albiol (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Napoli 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 46': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 48': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 53': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 54': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 54': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Attempt missed. Emiliano Rigoni (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a cross.
- 56': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 1. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a headed pass.
- 61': Andrea Masiello (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 64': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
- 65': Attempt missed. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
- 67': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 67': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 69': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 71': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 71': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Luca Valzania replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
- 72': Attempt missed. Andrea Masiello (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Duván Zapata following a set piece situation.
- 76': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 76': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Allan.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj replaces Nikola Maksimovic.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 78': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 78': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 81': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dries Mertens.
- 83': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 85': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 2. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 87': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan with a through ball.
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Marco Tumminello replaces Gianluca Mancini.
- 90'+2': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Marco Tumminello (Atalanta).
- 90'+2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 90'+3': Delay in match Marco Tumminello (Atalanta) because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Masiello.
- 90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 1, Napoli 2.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Atalanta 1, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.5 | Possession | 55.5 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 386 | Accurate Passes | 491 |
| 488 | Passes | 584 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 7 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 20 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 34 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,536
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,536
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) |
| 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 |
| 24 | Emiliano Rigoni |
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 33 | Raúl Albiol |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik |
| 5 | Allan |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
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