Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, February 23, 2025
Atalanta LWLDL 5
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Empoli LDLLL 0
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ATA325
EMP000
Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena · 9,176 att.

Match Report

Atalanta storm to 5-0 win at Empoli as Lookman double renews title hopes

Third-placed Atalanta cruised to a 5-0 win at lowly Empoli with Ademola Lookman scoring a brilliant double with a goal in each half on Sunday to reignite their bid for the Serie A title.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
4
53.6
Possession
46.4
14
SHOTS
10
8
ON GOAL
1
0.6
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
370
Accurate Passes
303
450
Passes
395
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
62
31
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
6
36
Effective Clearances
20
36
Clearances
20

Head to Head

ATA leads series 5-0

Lineups

EMP · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Marco SilvestriG
  2. 22Mattia De SciglioCD
  3. 13Liberato CacaceCD-L
  4. 2Saba GoglichidzeCD-R
  5. 5Alberto GrassiSW
  6. 93Youssef MalehCM-L
  7. 6Liam HendersonCM-R
  8. 3Giuseppe PezzellaLM
  9. 11Emmanuel GyasiRM
  10. 99Sebastiano EspositoCF-L
  11. 18Christian KouaméCF-R

ATA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 29Marco CarnesecchiG
  2. 19Berat DjimsitiCD
  3. 23Sead KolasinacCD-L
  4. 5Stefan PoschCD-R
  5. 8Mario PasalicCM-L
  6. 15Marten de RoonCM-R
  7. 77Davide ZappacostaLM
  8. 16Raoul BellanovaRM
  9. 32Mateo ReteguiF
  10. 11Ademola LookmanCF-L
  11. 17Charles De KetelaereCF-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Own Goal by Emmanuel Gyasi, Empoli. Empoli 0, Atalanta 1.
  2. 33' Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 2. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti following a corner.
  3. 43' Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 3. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
  4. 55' Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 4. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
  5. 57' Substitution, Empoli. Junior Sambia replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
  6. 58' Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Christian Kouamé.
  7. 63' Substitution, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói replaces Berat Djimsiti because of an injury.
  8. 63' Substitution, Atalanta. Éderson replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  9. 67' Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 72' Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Alberto Grassi.
  11. 72' Substitution, Empoli. Thomas Campaniello replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
  12. 74' Goal! Empoli 0, Atalanta 5. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  13. 76' Substitution, Atalanta. Marco Brescianini replaces Mario Pasalic.
  14. 76' Substitution, Atalanta. Juan Cuadrado replaces Ademola Lookman.
  15. 83' Substitution, Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Youssef Maleh.
  16. 86' Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Davide Zappacosta.

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