Crotone vs Atalanta, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMuriel brace puts Atalanta back on winning track in Serie A
Luis Muriel scored twice in the first half to give Atalanta a 2-1 victory at Crotone on Saturday and put them back on a winning path in Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Tolói with a through ball.
- 7': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Reca (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 8': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 8': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alex Cordaz.
- 10': Offside, Crotone. Niccolò Zanellato tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
- 12': Ahmad Benali (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
- 12': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 12': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
- 14': Milos Vulic (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 16': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Ahmad Benali (Crotone).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 22': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Luca Marrone.
- 23': Alex Cordaz (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 26': Goal! Crotone 0, Atalanta 1. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 29': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 29': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Johan Mojica with a cross.
- 31': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 31': Hand ball by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
- 34': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 34': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a through ball.
- 37': Arkadiusz Reca (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 37': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Crotone 0, Atalanta 2. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 39': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 39': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Goal! Crotone 1, Atalanta 2. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milos Vulic.
- 42': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Crotone).
- 42': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Crotone 1, Atalanta 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Crotone 1, Atalanta 2.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Luis Muriel.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 48': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
- 48': Milos Vulic (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 48': Milos Vulic (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Luca Marrone (Crotone).
- 49': Luca Marrone (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Offside, Crotone. Junior Messias tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 51': Hand ball by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 52': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 52': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 54': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 54': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 59': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 62': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 62': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Offside, Atalanta. Cristian Romero tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 66': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Bosko Sutalo replaces Hans Hateboer because of an injury.
- 70': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 70': Milos Vulic (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a through ball.
- 72': Arkadiusz Reca (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 73': Substitution, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.
- 74': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
- 75': Attempt missed. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bosko Sutalo.
- 76': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
- 76': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Substitution, Crotone. Luca Siligardi replaces Niccolò Zanellato.
- 78': Substitution, Crotone. Andrea Rispoli replaces Pedro Pereira.
- 79': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Luca Marrone (Crotone).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Milos Vulic (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Siligardi.
- 80': Attempt missed. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a cross.
- 82': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 82': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Andrea Rispoli.
- 83': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 85': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 85': Milos Vulic (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 86': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 87': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 87': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 87': Milos Vulic (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Luca Marrone (Crotone).
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Sebastiano Luperto (Crotone).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Johan Mojica (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
- 90'+3': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 90'+3': Luca Siligardi (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Crotone 1, Atalanta 2.
- 0': Match ends, Crotone 1, Atalanta 2.
Statistics
 ATA |
CRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 58.8 | Possession | 41.2 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 534 | Accurate Passes | 350 |
| 621 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 22 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 24 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 9 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Ezio Scida
Location: Crotone, Italy
Venue: Ezio Scida
Location: Crotone, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 3 | Napoli | 33 | +15 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Crotone (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Cordaz (GK) |
| 34 | Luca Marrone  |
| 13 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 6 | Lisandro Magallán |
| 77 | Milos Vulic |
| 21 | Niccolò Zanellato |
| 10 | Ahmad Benali |
| 69 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 32 | Pedro Pereira |
| 25 | Simy |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
Atalanta (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 26 | Johan Mojica |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
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