Atalanta vs Dinamo Zagreb, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

Atalanta

27': Luis Muriel (P)
47': Alejandro Gómez

FT
2 - 0

Dinamo Zagreb

Atalanta down Dinamo Zagreb to keep Champions League hopes alive

Alejandro Gomez scored a superb second-half strike as Atalanta secured a first-ever Champions League victory over Dinamo Zagreb.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb).
3': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
3': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
4': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
5': Attempt missed. Petar Stojanovic (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross.
8': Emir Dilaver (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
9': Foul by Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb).
9': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
10': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Emir Dilaver (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
11': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
12': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
13': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb).
13': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Dino Peric (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
15': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb).
15': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Atalanta).
17': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
19': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Dino Peric (Dinamo Zagreb).
19': Dino Peric (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
23': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
23': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt blocked. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
24': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
25': Attempt blocked. Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
26': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
26': Penalty Atalanta. Luis Muriel draws a foul in the penalty area.
26': Penalty conceded by Dino Peric (Dinamo Zagreb) after a foul in the penalty area.
27': Goal! Atalanta 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
29': Dino Peric (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
29': Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Simon Kjaer (Atalanta).
32': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
33': Attempt saved. Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
34': Attempt blocked. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
34': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
35': Foul by Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb).
35': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
37': Offside, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic tries a through ball, but Luis Muriel is caught offside.
38': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
39': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
41': Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
41': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
44': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Arijan Ademi.
45': Attempt saved. José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
45'+1': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Arijan Ademi.
45'+1': Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
45'+2': First Half ends, Atalanta 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
45': Second Half begins Atalanta 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
47': Goal! Atalanta 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
48': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
49': Foul by Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb).
49': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
53': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
54': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
54': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emir Dilaver.
56': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dino Peric.
59': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb).
59': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb).
61': Simon Kjaer (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Luis Muriel because of an injury.
63': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
63': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emir Dilaver.
64': Attempt saved. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
64': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a headed pass.
65': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Atalanta. Timothy Castagne replaces Hans Hateboer because of an injury.
67': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Amer Gojak replaces Luka Ivanusec.
68': Hand ball by Timothy Castagne (Atalanta).
68': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
70': Foul by Dino Peric (Dinamo Zagreb).
70': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
72': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
72': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dino Peric.
73': Attempt blocked. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross.
73': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Amer Gojak.
73': Attempt missed. Simon Kjaer (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a corner.
74': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
74': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Petar Stojanovic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Marko Gjira replaces Petar Stojanovic.
76': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
77': Foul by Marin Leovac (Dinamo Zagreb).
77': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Offside, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic tries a through ball, but Alejandro Gómez is caught offside.
87': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Marin Leovac.
90': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
90': Marko Gjira (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Alejandro Gómez.
90'+1': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
90'+2': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
90'+2': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Mario Situm replaces Dani Olmo.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Atalanta 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
0': Match ends, Atalanta 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
0': Match ends, Atalanta 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0.

Statistics

DZG		ATA
16	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	1
41.2	Possession	58.8
8	SHOTS	23
1	ON GOAL	9
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
248	Accurate Passes	407
359	Passes	509
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	28
0.1	Cross %	0.3
63	Long Balls	60
23	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	16
15	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	12
18	Effective Clearances	18
18	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 28,365

Line-Ups

Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
95	Pierluigi Gollini (GK)
4	Simon Kjaer
6	José Palomino
2	Rafael Tolói
11	Remo Freuler
15	Marten de Roon
8	Robin Gosens
33	Hans Hateboer
9	Luis Muriel
88	Mario Pasalic
10	Alejandro Gómez

Atalanta Substitutes:

Andrea Masiello, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Josip Ilicic, Timothy Castagne, Berat Djimsiti, Marco Sportiello, Musa Barrow.

Dinamo Zagreb (3-5-2)

No.	Name
40	Dominik Livakovic (GK)
66	Emir Dilaver
55	Dino Peric
28	Kévin Théophile-Catherine
17	Luka Ivanusec
7	Dani Olmo
5	Arijan Ademi
22	Marin Leovac
30	Petar Stojanovic
99	Mislav Orsic
21	Bruno Petkovic

Dinamo Zagreb Substitutes:

Mario Situm, Marko Gjira, Amer Gojak, Danijel Zagorac, Damian Kadzior, Francois Moubandje, Mario Gavranovic.

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