Atalanta vs Lecce, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie AAtalanta push for top 4 falters with surprise loss to Lecce
— Atalanta’s push for the top four in Serie A was dented on Sunday by a surprise 2-1 loss at home to Lecce as the race for the Champions League qualifying places intensified.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 4': Goal! Atalanta 0, Lecce 1. Assan Ceesay (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey.
- 4': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 5': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
- 5': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
- 7': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 11': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
- 15': Attempt missed. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
- 16': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joakim Maehle with a cross.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Lecce).
- 17': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
- 19': Attempt missed. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 20': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 20': Youssef Maleh (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 24': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 24': Attempt saved. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross.
- 31': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
- 31': Youssef Maleh (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 36': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Lecce).
- 36': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Assan Ceesay (Lecce).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
- 41': Attempt saved. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
- 42': Offside, Lecce. Wladimiro Falcone tries a through ball, but Assan Ceesay is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Boga following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Lecce 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Lecce 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Brandon Soppy replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 48': Offside, Atalanta. Rasmus Højlund tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt missed. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 53': Youssef Maleh (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Lecce).
- 55': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 57': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Offside, Lecce. Assan Ceesay tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Lecce).
- 60': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Lameck Banda (Lecce).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Lecce. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Assan Ceesay.
- 62': Substitution, Lecce. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Lameck Banda because of an injury.
- 63': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Federico Di Francesco.
- 64': Brandon Soppy (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Antonino Gallo (Lecce).
- 64': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Jérémie Boga.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Lecce. Pietro Ceccaroni replaces Alessandro Tuia because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Lecce. Remi Oudin replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 70': Attempt saved. Brandon Soppy (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 70': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 70': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Merih Demiral.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Lecce. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Youssef Maleh because of an injury.
- 72': Brandon Soppy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Lecce).
- 73': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
- 74': Goal! Atalanta 0, Lecce 2. Alexis Blin (Lecce) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Atalanta. Lukas Vorlicky replaces Éderson.
- 75': Substitution, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino replaces Merih Demiral.
- 75': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 75': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Alexis Blin (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 78': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alexis Blin.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 81': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 81': Remi Oudin (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 82': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Joakim Maehle (Atalanta).
- 82': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
- 85': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 85': Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Goal! Atalanta 1, Lecce 2. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 88': Attempt saved. Lukas Vorlicky (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Soppy.
- 89': Brandon Soppy (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Remi Oudin (Lecce).
- 89': Offside, Atalanta. Teun Koopmeiners tries a through ball, but Brandon Soppy is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
- 90'+4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexis Blin.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Atalanta 1, Lecce 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 1, Lecce 2.
Statistics
 LEC |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 9 | Saves | 0 |
| 30.4 | Possession | 69.6 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 184 | Accurate Passes | 521 |
| 281 | Passes | 644 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 22 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 36 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 30 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,435
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,435
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 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 28 | Merih Demiral  |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 10 | Jérémie Boga |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 11 | Ademola Lookman |
| 17 | Rasmus Højlund |
Lecce (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 13 | Alessandro Tuia |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 17 | Valentin Gendrey |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 32 | Youssef Maleh |
| 29 | Alexis Blin |
| 77 | Assan Ceesay |
| 22 | Lameck Banda |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
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