Spezia vs Atalanta, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie AAbout
Spezia are hosting Atalanta
at Alberto Picco, La Spezia, 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.
- 2': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 2': MBala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Holm with a cross.
- 8': Goal! Spezia 1, Atalanta 0. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by MBala Nzola with a cross.
- 9': Dangerous play by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 9': Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Hand ball by MBala Nzola (Spezia).
- 12': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Spezia).
- 12': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Jeroen Zoet (Spezia).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
- 16': Attempt missed. Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Jeroen Zoet (Spezia).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Substitution, Spezia. Petar Zovko replaces Jeroen Zoet because of an injury.
- 21': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emil Holm.
- 21': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 23': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
- 23': Offside, Atalanta. Duván Zapata tries a through ball, but Rafael Tolói is caught offside.
- 24': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 26': Hand ball by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
- 29': Substitution, Atalanta. Rasmus Højlund replaces Duván Zapata because of an injury.
- 29': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emil Holm.
- 29': Attempt missed. Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joakim Maehle with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Goal! Spezia 2, Atalanta 0. MBala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia with a through ball following a fast break.
- 34': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 34': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 34': MBala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Emil Holm (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 38': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Spezia).
- 38': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 39': Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 42': Attempt missed. Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left.
- 43': Foul by MBala Nzola (Spezia).
- 43': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 44': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. MBala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia.
- 45'+1': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Spezia 2, Atalanta 0.
- 45'+7': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 2, Atalanta 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia with a cross.
- 49': Foul by MBala Nzola (Spezia).
- 49': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
- 49': Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Jakub Kiwior (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 53': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Joakim Maehle.
- 54': Foul by MBala Nzola (Spezia).
- 54': Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emil Holm.
- 56': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Spezia).
- 56': Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Éderson.
- 57': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 57': Substitution, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta replaces Joakim Maehle.
- 58': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 58': MBala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
- 60': Offside, Spezia. Mehdi Bourabia tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
- 60': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 62': VAR Decision: No Goal Spezia 2-0 Atalanta.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
- 62': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 63': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 67': Substitution, Spezia. Daniel Maldini replaces MBala Nzola because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Spezia. João Moutinho replaces Arkadiusz Reca.
- 69': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 71': Hand ball by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 72': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 73': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
- 74': Emil Holm (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 77': Goal! Spezia 2, Atalanta 1. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
- 78': Substitution, Spezia. Albin Ekdal replaces Ethan Ampadu.
- 78': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Simone Bastoni.
- 80': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta).
- 80': Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Giorgio Scalvini.
- 82': Attempt missed. Daniel Maldini (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko.
- 83': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
- 83': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 86': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 86': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 90'+2': Goal! Spezia 2, Atalanta 2. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spezia 2, Atalanta 2.
- 0': Match ends, Spezia 2, Atalanta 2.
Statistics
 ATA |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 65.2 | Possession | 34.8 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 475 | Accurate Passes | 210 |
| 578 | Passes | 315 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 36 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 23 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 16 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 7,417
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 7,417
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 36 | +54 | 85 |
| 2 | Napoli | 36 | +18 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 36 | +29 | 68 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 36 | +18 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Spezia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeroen Zoet (GK) |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior  |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 6 | Mehdi Bourabia |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 2 | Emil Holm |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 22 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 11 | Ademola Lookman |
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