Italian Serie A

Atalanta vs Spezia, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Atalanta
  • 18': Mario Pasalic
  • 38': Duván Zapata (P)
  • 41': Mario Pasalic
  • 83': Luis Muriel
  • 89': Ruslan Malinovskyi
FT
5 - 2
Spezia
  • 11': M'Bala Nzola
  • 90'+1': M'Bala Nzola

About

Atalanta are hosting Spezia at New Balance Arena, Bergamo, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Offside, Spezia. Daniele Verde tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
  • 5': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
  • 5': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
  • 5': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
  • 10': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelvin Amian.
  • 11': Goal! Atalanta 0, Spezia 1. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 18': Goal! Atalanta 1, Spezia 1. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
  • 20': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
  • 20': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 25': Foul by Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia).
  • 25': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners following a fast break.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
  • 30': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 30': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Jacopo Sala (Spezia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 35': VAR Decision: Penalty Atalanta.
  • 36': Jacopo Sala (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 38': Goal! Atalanta 2, Spezia 1. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 41': Goal! Atalanta 3, Spezia 1. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 43': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
  • 43': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
  • 45'+2': Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Atalanta 3, Spezia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 3, Spezia 1.
  • 46': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
  • 46': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
  • 48': Kelvin Amian (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Petko Hristov (Spezia).
  • 49': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Petko Hristov (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Substitution, Spezia. Rey Manaj replaces Daniele Verde.
  • 53': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
  • 53': Petko Hristov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 55': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
  • 55': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Josip Ilicic.
  • 61': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 64': Substitution, Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca replaces Jacopo Sala.
  • 64': Substitution, Spezia. Ebrima Colley replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
  • 66': Attempt saved. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore with a through ball.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 71': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
  • 71': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Matteo Pessina.
  • 72': Foul by Ebrima Colley (Spezia).
  • 72': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 74': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Offside, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Davide Zappacosta is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
  • 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Duván Zapata.
  • 81': Ebrima Colley (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
  • 81': Substitution, Spezia. Suf Podgoreanu replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 83': Goal! Atalanta 4, Spezia 1. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petko Hristov.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rey Manaj.
  • 85': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Juan Musso.
  • 85': Hand ball by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 87': Substitution, Atalanta. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Davide Zappacosta.
  • 87': Substitution, Atalanta. Roberto Piccoli replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 88': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
  • 88': Suf Podgoreanu (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Goal! Atalanta 5, Spezia 1. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 90': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Atalanta 5, Spezia 2. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói tries a through ball, but Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
  • 90'+2': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atalanta 5, Spezia 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 5, Spezia 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 0
4 Saves 3
49 Possession 51
10 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
387 Accurate Passes 429
481 Passes 512
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
12 Crosses 2
0.3 Cross % 0.5
68 Long Balls 56
27 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 7
12 Tackles 15
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 13
3 Effective Clearances 9
3 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 10,744

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 28 +42 67
2 AC Milan 28 +24 60
3 Napoli 28 +14 56
4 Como 28 +25 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Juan Musso (GK)
6 José Palomino
19 Berat Djimsiti
2 Rafael Tolói
15 Marten de Roon
7 Teun Koopmeiners Yellow Card
3 Joakim Maehle
77 Davide Zappacosta
91 Duván Zapata
88 Mario Pasalic
72 Josip Ilicic
Atalanta Substitutes:
Alexey Miranchuk, Giorgio Scalvini, Giuseppe Pezzella, Luis Muriel, Remo Freuler, Marco Sportiello, Merih Demiral, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Roberto Piccoli, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Pessina.

SPE Spezia (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
94 Ivan Provedel (GK)
28 Martin Erlic
15 Petko Hristov Yellow Card
27 Kelvin Amian
25 Giulio Maggiore
8 Viktor Kovalenko
7 Jacopo Sala Yellow Card
20 Simone Bastoni
11 Emmanuel Gyasi Yellow Card
18 M'Bala Nzola
10 Daniele Verde
Spezia Substitutes:
Jeroen Zoet, Eddie Salcedo, Rey Manaj, Aurelien Nguiamba, Janis Antiste, David Strelec, Jakub Kiwior, Ebrima Colley, Arkadiusz Reca, Petar Zovko, Suf Podgoreanu, Salvador Ferrer.

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