Napoli vs Atalanta, 2020-21 Coppa Italia, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Napoli
FT
0 - 0
1st Leg
Atalanta

Napoli's Ospina keeps Atalanta at bay in semifinal stalemate

Coppa Italia holders Napoli held Atalanta to a 0-0 draw in their semifinal, first-leg meeting on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 5': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
  • 5': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
  • 6': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
  • 7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
  • 10': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
  • 11': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by David Ospina.
  • 11': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
  • 20': Dangerous play by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
  • 20': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
  • 20': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 25': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
  • 25': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
  • 26': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 31': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
  • 32': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
  • 32': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
  • 40': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 41': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Diego Demme (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
  • 44': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 45': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Atalanta 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Atalanta 0.
  • 47': Foul by Joakim Maehle (Atalanta).
  • 47': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
  • 49': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Atalanta).
  • 49': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a headed pass.
  • 51': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
  • 59': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
  • 59': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
  • 64': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 67': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Diego Demme because of an injury.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 68': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
  • 69': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Lorenzo Insigne because of an injury.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
  • 71': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 71': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Hirving Lozano.
  • 72': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
  • 73': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
  • 73': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Matteo Pessina.
  • 73': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Luis Muriel.
  • 75': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
  • 75': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti with a cross.
  • 77': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
  • 80': Substitution, Atalanta. Sam Lammers replaces Duván Zapata.
  • 81': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
  • 82': Offside, Atalanta. Remo Freuler tries a through ball, but Sam Lammers is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Hirving Lozano.
  • 86': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
  • 88': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
  • 90'+2': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Sam Lammers (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
  • 90'+4': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Atalanta 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Atalanta 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
49.8 Possession 50.2
17 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
394 Accurate Passes 385
476 Passes 495
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
25 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.4
42 Long Balls 74
22 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 11
21 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 12
9 Effective Clearances 19
9 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Coppa Italia

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (3-4-3)

No. Name
25 David Ospina (GK)
19 Nikola Maksimovic
26 Kalidou Koulibaly Yellow Card
44 Kostas Manolas
5 Tiemoué Bakayoko
4 Diego Demme
23 Elseid Hysaj
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
11 Hirving Lozano
24 Lorenzo Insigne
21 Matteo Politano
Napoli Substitutes:
Victor Osimhen, Andrea Petagna, Antonio Cioffi, Faouzi Ghoulam, Amir Rrahmani, Nikita Contini, Piotr Zielinski, Stanislav Lobotka, Eljif Elmas, Alex Meret, Mário Rui.

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
95 Pierluigi Gollini (GK)
17 Cristian Romero Yellow Card
19 Berat Djimsiti
2 Rafael Tolói
11 Remo Freuler
15 Marten de Roon
32 Matteo Pessina
8 Robin Gosens
3 Joakim Maehle
9 Luis Muriel
91 Duván Zapata
Atalanta Substitutes:
Josip Ilicic, Ludovico Gelmi, Mattia Caldara, Matteo Ruggeri, Mario Pasalic, Emmanuel Gyabuaa, Sam Lammers, Giorgio Scalvini, Alexey Miranchuk, Francesco Rossi, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Davide Ghislandi.

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