Italian Serie A

Spezia vs Atalanta, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A
Spezia
  • 8': Emmanuel Gyasi
  • 31': M'Bala Nzola
FT
2 - 2
Atalanta
  • 77': Rasmus Højlund
  • 90'+2': Mario Pasalic

About

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

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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

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 30 +42 69
2 AC Milan 30 +24 63
3 Napoli 30 +16 62
4 Como 30 +31 57
Full Table

Line-Ups

SPE Spezia (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Jeroen Zoet (GK)
14 Jakub Kiwior Yellow Card
43 Dimitris Nikolaou Yellow Card
27 Kelvin Amian
20 Simone Bastoni
6 Mehdi Bourabia
4 Ethan Ampadu Yellow Card
13 Arkadiusz Reca
2 Emil Holm
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
18 M'Bala Nzola
Spezia Substitutes:
Mattia Caldara, Daniel Maldini, Salvador Ferrer, Albin Ekdal, Mikael Ellertsson, Petko Hristov, Jacopo Sala, Leonardo Dido, Joao Moutinho, Viktor Kovalenko, David Strelec, Kevin Agudelo, Sanca, Petar Zovko, Julius Beck.

ATA 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 Yellow Card
22 Matteo Ruggeri
3 Joakim Maehle
91 Duván Zapata
11 Ademola Lookman Yellow Card
Atalanta Substitutes:
Ruslan Malinovskyi, Davide Zappacosta, Hans Hateboer, Lukas Vorlicky, Brandon Soppy, Francesco Rossi, Luis Muriel, Tommaso Bertini, Berat Djimsiti, Rasmus Højlund, Nadir Zortea, Jérémie Boga, Caleb Okoli, Mario Pasalic.

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