Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, February 19, 2023
Lecce DLLWD 2
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Atalanta DWLLW 1
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LEC112
ATA011
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Match Report

Atalanta 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ATA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ATA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Juan MussoG
  2. 28Merih DemiralCD
  3. 19Berat DjimsitiCD-L
  4. 2Rafael TolóiCD-R
  5. 7Teun KoopmeinersCM-L
  6. 13ÉdersonCM-R
  7. 10Jérémie BogaAM
  8. 3Joakim MaehleLM
  9. 77Davide ZappacostaRM
  10. 11Ademola LookmanCF-L
  11. 17Rasmus HøjlundCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Francesco RossiSUB
  2. 5Caleb OkoliSUB
  3. 45Endri MuhametiSUB
  4. 6José PalominoSUB
  5. 57Marco SportielloSUB
  6. 9Luis MurielSUB
  7. 23Lukas VorlickySUB
  8. 93Brandon SoppySUB
  9. 22Matteo RuggeriSUB

LEC · 4-3-3

  1. 30Wladimiro FalconeG
  2. 6Federico BaschirottoCD-L
  3. 13Alessandro TuiaCD-R
  4. 25Antonino GalloLB
  5. 17Valentin GendreyRB
  6. 42Morten HjulmandCM
  7. 32Youssef MalehLM
  8. 29Alexis BlinRM
  9. 77Assan CeesayF
  10. 22Lameck BandaLF
  11. 11Federico Di FrancescoRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Simone RomagnoliSUB
  2. 83Mats LemmensSUB
  3. 1Marco BleveSUB
  4. 27Gabriel StrefezzaSUB
  5. 97Giuseppe PezzellaSUB
  6. 9Lorenzo ColomboSUB
  7. 14Thorir Johann HelgasonSUB
  8. 28Rémi OudinSUB
  9. 31Joel Voelkerling PerssonSUB
  10. 21Federico BrancoliniSUB
  11. 18Pietro CeccaroniSUB
  12. 84Tommaso CassandroSUB
  13. 7Kristoffer AskildsenSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 4' Merih Demiral (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 12' Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atalanta. Brandon Soppy replaces Davide Zappacosta.
  5. 55' Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Lecce. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Assan Ceesay.
  7. 62' Substitution, Lecce. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Lameck Banda because of an injury.
  8. 64' Antonino Gallo (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Jérémie Boga.
  10. 68' Substitution, Lecce. Pietro Ceccaroni replaces Alessandro Tuia because of an injury.
  11. 69' Substitution, Lecce. Remi Oudin replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  12. 71' Substitution, Lecce. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Youssef Maleh because of an injury.
  13. 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.
  14. 75' Substitution, Atalanta. Lukas Vorlicky replaces Éderson.
  15. 75' Substitution, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino replaces Merih Demiral.
  16. 76' Alexis Blin (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 82' Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 87' Goal! Atalanta 1, Lecce 2. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

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