Italian Serie A

Atalanta vs AC Milan, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Atalanta
  • 86': Duván Zapata (P)
  • 90'+4': Mario Pasalic
FT
2 - 3
AC Milan
  • 1': Davide Calabria
  • 42': Sandro Tonali
  • 78': Rafael Leão

Milan hang on to beat Atalanta and close gap with leaders Napoli

AC Milan continued their impressive start to the Serie A season on Sunday, surviving a late Atalanta comeback to earn a 3-2 victory in Bergamo.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a through ball.
  • 1': Goal! Atalanta 0, AC Milan 1. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 2': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Atalanta).
  • 2': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
  • 4': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 9': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 12': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
  • 13': Offside, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta tries a through ball, but Berat Djimsiti is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
  • 13': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': 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 Marten de Roon.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 17': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 17': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 19': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
  • 19': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 19': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross.
  • 20': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 24': Substitution, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Matteo Pessina because of an injury.
  • 28': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 30': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
  • 33': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
  • 38': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 38': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 40': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 40': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 42': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Goal! Atalanta 0, AC Milan 2. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, AC Milan 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, AC Milan 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Merih Demiral.
  • 46': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross.
  • 50': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 51': Hand ball by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
  • 52': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 52': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 56': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Joakim Maehle.
  • 56': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
  • 58': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 59': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Juan Musso.
  • 61': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
  • 61': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
  • 64': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
  • 65': Offside, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
  • 68': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta).
  • 68': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta).
  • 68': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  • 70': Foul by Franck Kessié (AC Milan).
  • 70': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
  • 72': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Marten de Roon.
  • 73': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
  • 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 74': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta).
  • 75': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 76': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 76': Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Goal! Atalanta 0, AC Milan 3. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández following a fast break.
  • 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
  • 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Fodé Ballo-Touré replaces Theo Hernández.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 82': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
  • 82': Penalty conceded by Junior Messias (AC Milan) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 85': Junior Messias (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 86': Goal! Atalanta 1, AC Milan 3. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 87': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Remo Freuler.
  • 87': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 87': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
  • 89': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 90': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 90': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 90'+1': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a through ball.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Atalanta 2, AC Milan 3. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
  • 90'+5': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atalanta 2, AC Milan 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 2, AC Milan 3.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 4
43.9 Possession 56.1
13 SHOTS 17
7 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
275 Accurate Passes 379
366 Passes 459
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 44
19 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 8
8 Effective Tackles 15
16 Tackles 22
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 8
20 Effective Clearances 9
20 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 9,363

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 29 +42 68
2 AC Milan 29 +23 60
3 Napoli 29 +15 59
4 Como 29 +26 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

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

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori Yellow Card
24 Simon Kjaer
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria
10 Brahim Díaz Yellow Card
79 Franck Kessié
8 Sandro Tonali
12 Ante Rebic
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
AC Milan Substitutes:
Ismaël Bennacer, Matteo Gabbia, Andrea Conti, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Andreas Jungdal, Pietro Pellegri, Alessio Romagnoli, Daniel Maldini, Samu Castillejo, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Pierre Kalulu, Junior Messias.

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