Atalanta vs Bologna, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta put five past 10-man Bologna to go second in Serie A
Atalanta thrashed 10-man Bologna 5-0 in Bergamo on Sunday to move into second place in Serie A and extend their unbeaten league run to seven games.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 3': Hand ball by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 5': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Bologna).
- 5': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 6': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 6': Valentin Antov (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
- 10': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
- 10': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Bologna).
- 10': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
- 12': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
- 16': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
- 16': Attempt saved. Cristian Romero (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 18': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 19': Attempt missed. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 19': Offside, Bologna. Rodrigo Palacio tries a through ball, but Lorenzo De Silvestri is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Goal! Atalanta 1, Bologna 0. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 23': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 24': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Adama Soumaoro.
- 25': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 25': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Bologna).
- 26': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 30': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 32': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 32': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Danilo.
- 35': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 41': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 42': Penalty Atalanta. Cristian Romero draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 42': Penalty conceded by Danilo (Bologna) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 44': Danilo (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Goal! Atalanta 2, Bologna 0. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atalanta 2, Bologna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 2, Bologna 0.
- 46': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna).
- 48': Adama Soumaoro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 49': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (Bologna).
- 49': Jerdy Schouten (Bologna) is shown the red card.
- 52': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 53': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 53': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 54': Valentin Antov (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 54': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
- 56': Substitution, Bologna. Emanuel Vignato replaces Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 56': Substitution, Bologna. Andri Fannar Baldursson replaces Roberto Soriano.
- 57': Goal! Atalanta 3, Bologna 0. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 59': Goal! Atalanta 4, Bologna 0. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 60': Danilo (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 61': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Luis Muriel.
- 61': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Remo Freuler.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuel Vignato.
- 63': Attempt missed. Valentin Antov (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
- 63': Substitution, Bologna. Ibrahima Mbaye replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 68': Offside, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk tries a through ball, but Hans Hateboer is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 70': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Ibrahima Mbaye.
- 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Mattia Caldara replaces Rafael Tolói.
- 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 72': Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
- 72': Substitution, Bologna. Andrea Poli replaces Musa Barrow.
- 73': Goal! Atalanta 5, Bologna 0. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 75': Andrea Poli (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 77': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Mattia Caldara.
- 77': Attempt missed. Andri Fannar Baldursson (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emanuel Vignato with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Atalanta. Sam Lammers replaces Duván Zapata.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 84': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Danilo.
- 85': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 85': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Ibrahima Mbaye.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a through ball.
- 89': Andri Fannar Baldursson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 90': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Poli.
- 90': Second Half ends, Atalanta 5, Bologna 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 5, Bologna 0.
Statistics
 BOL |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.5 | Possession | 56.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 306 | Accurate Passes | 419 |
| 387 | Passes | 502 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 15 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
Bologna (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 23 | Danilo  |
| 5 | Adama Soumaoro |
| 26 | Valentin Antov |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 11 | Andreas Skov Olsen |
| 30 | Jerdy Schouten  |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 21 | Roberto Soriano |
| 24 | Rodrigo Palacio |
| 99 | Musa Barrow |
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