Italian Serie A

Atalanta vs Spezia, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Atalanta
  • 53': Mario Pasalic
  • 55': Luis Muriel
  • 72': Mario Pasalic
FT
3 - 1
Spezia
  • 81': Roberto Piccoli

Atalanta down Spezia to maintain top-four hopes

Atalanta's Mario Pasalic bagged a double and Luis Muriel scored a superb goal as the hosts beat lowly Spezia 3-1 on Friday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
  • 2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Riccardo Marchizza.
  • 4': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Spezia).
  • 4': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
  • 7': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 8': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
  • 10': Offside, Spezia. Luca Vignali tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
  • 12': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 13': Offside, Spezia. Matteo Ricci tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 16': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Ricci with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 18': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
  • 18': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
  • 20': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Luca Vignali.
  • 22': Offside, Atalanta. Marten de Roon tries a through ball, but Robin Gosens is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
  • 24': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
  • 24': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 25': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
  • 26': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
  • 31': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a through ball.
  • 34': Offside, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Luca Vignali (Spezia).
  • 35': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
  • 38': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 38': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Spezia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Spezia 0.
  • 46': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
  • 46': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jeroen Zoet.
  • 51': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 51': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Offside, Atalanta. Marten de Roon tries a through ball, but Robin Gosens is caught offside.
  • 53': Goal! Atalanta 1, Spezia 0. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
  • 55': Goal! Atalanta 2, Spezia 0. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a headed pass.
  • 56': Substitution, Atalanta. Cristian Romero replaces Berat Djimsiti.
  • 57': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
  • 57': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
  • 63': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 66': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
  • 66': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Josip Ilicic.
  • 66': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Luis Muriel.
  • 67': Substitution, Spezia. Nahuel Estévez replaces Giulio Maggiore.
  • 67': Substitution, Spezia. Gennaro Acampora replaces Luca Vignali.
  • 69': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
  • 69': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 71': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
  • 71': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Goal! Atalanta 3, Spezia 0. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 75': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
  • 75': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
  • 78': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Joakim Maehle (Atalanta).
  • 80': Substitution, Spezia. Julian Chabot replaces Ardian Ismajli.
  • 80': Substitution, Spezia. Diego Farias replaces Daniele Verde.
  • 80': Substitution, Spezia. Roberto Piccoli replaces M'Bala Nzola.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Nahuel Estévez (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Farias.
  • 81': Goal! Atalanta 3, Spezia 1. Roberto Piccoli (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahuel Estévez.
  • 85': 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 Ruslan Malinovskiy.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Robin Gosens.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
  • 90'+3': Léo Sena (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
  • 90'+3': Roberto Piccoli (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 3, Spezia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 3, Spezia 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 2
52.9 Possession 47.1
7 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
457 Accurate Passes 410
570 Passes 509
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.4
71 Long Balls 53
28 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 12
13 Effective Clearances 12
13 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
57 Marco Sportiello (GK)
6 José Palomino
19 Berat Djimsiti
2 Rafael Tolói Yellow Card
11 Remo Freuler
15 Marten de Roon Yellow Card
88 Mario Pasalic
8 Robin Gosens
3 Joakim Maehle
9 Luis Muriel
72 Josip Ilicic
Atalanta Substitutes:
Cristian Romero, Davide Ghislandi, Pierluigi Gollini, Mattia Caldara, Alexey Miranchuk, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Ruggeri, Viktor Kovalenko, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Matteo Pessina, Sam Lammers, Duván Zapata.

SPE Spezia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jeroen Zoet (GK)
28 Martin Erlic
34 Adrian Ismajli
5 Riccardo Marchizza
69 Luca Vignali
8 Matteo Ricci
25 Giulio Maggiore
88 Leo Sena
18 M'Bala Nzola
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
31 Daniele Verde
Spezia Substitutes:
Nahuel Estévez, Tommaso Pobega, Diego Farias, Salvador Ferrer, Gennaro Acampora, Simone Bastoni, Claudio Terzi, Roberto Piccoli, Jeff Chabot, Rafael, Andrej Galabinov, Kevin Agudelo.

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