Atalanta snatches a 2-1 win against Monza. HIGHLIGHTS

MONZA. Atalanta beat Monza to win 2-1. A goal from D. Maldini was decisive in the 89min.

By
Luke Meyer
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Atalanta snatches a 2-1 win against Monza. HIGHLIGHTS

MONZA. Atalanta topped Monza to win 2-1. A goal from D. Maldini was decisive in the 89min. It was Atalanta to strike first with a goal of Charles De Ketelaere  at the 44′. Then El BilalTouré scored again for Atalanta in the 72′ minute. Eventually, Daniel Maldini reduced the distance for Monza (89′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Monza lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the U-Power Stadium stadium in Monza on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Giua with the support of Pietro Dei Giudici and Filippo Bercigli. The 4th official was Luca Zufferli. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Monza

1 - 2

Team 1

Atalanta

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 107 Attack 103
  • 36 Dangerous attack 44
  • 87 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Monza had a strong ball possession 58% while Atalanta was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the contest.​

Monza shot 17 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Atalanta shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Monza received 3 yellow cards (Samuele Birindelli, Warren Bondo and Armando Izzo). Talking about the opposition, Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (Berat Djimsiti  and Isak Hien).

Match Timeline

Samuele Birindelli- Yellow
3'
28'
44'
Charles De Ketelaere(goal)Ademola Lookman
46'
Matteo Ruggeri- sub ->Mitchel Bakker
54'
64'
Teun Koopmeiners- sub ->Charles De Ketelaere 
Daniel Maldini- sub ->Georgios Kyriakopoulos
65'
Armando Izzo- Yellow
66'
68'
Marten de Roon- sub ->Éderson
68'
Berat Djimsiti- sub ->Rafael Tolói 
72'
El BilalTouré(goal)Ademola Lookman
Luca Caldirola- sub ->Armando Izzo
78'
78'
Danilo D'Ambrosio- sub ->Roberto Gagliardini
78'
83'
Berat Djimsiti- Yellow
Daniel Maldini(goal)Warren Bondo
89'
90'
Isak Hien- Yellow
Warren Bondo- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
93
37
Milan
74
37
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
66
36
Roma
63
37
Lazio
60
37
Fiorentina
54
36
Torino
53
37
Napoli
52
37
Genoa
46
37
Monza
45
37
Lecce
37
37
Cagliari
36
37
Frosinone
35
37
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
34
37
Empoli
33
37
Sassuolo
29
37
Salernitana
16
36

After playing this match, Monza stays with 43 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Atalanta will has 54 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Monza will play away against Lecce on the 28th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Lecce (4 draws).

Atalanta will host Empoli on the 28th of April with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).

Monza – Formation

Monza
G
Michele Di Gregorio 16.Italy
7.8
D
Georgios Kyriakopoulos 77.Greece
6.8
65'
D
Armando Izzo 4.Italy
6.8
78' 66'
D
Samuele Birindelli 19.Italy
7.3
3'
D
Pablo Marí 22.Spain
7.1
M
Warren Bondo 38.France
7.3
90'
M
Roberto Gagliardini 6.Italy
7.1
78'
M
Alessio Zerbin 20.Italy
7.0
M
Andrea Colpani 28.Italy
6.8
54'
M
Matteo Pessina  32.Italy
7.5
F
Milan Djuric 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
78'
Substitutes
G
Alessandro Sorrentino 23.Italy
G
Stefano Gori 66.Italy
D
Giulio Donati 2.Italy
D
Luca Caldirola 5.Italy
6.4
78'
D
Pedro Pereira 13.Portugal
D
Danilo D'Ambrosio 33.Italy
6.4
78'
D
Andrea Carboni 44.Italy
M
Valentín Carboni 21.Argentina
7.0
54'
F
Lorenzo Colombo 9.Italy
6.6
78'
F
Daniel Maldini 27.Italy
7.7
65' Goals89'
F
Samuele Vignato 80.Italy

Monza started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Raffaele Palladino decided to play with the following team: Michele Di Gregorio (7.8), Samuele Birindelli (7.3), Armando Izzo (6.8), Pablo Marí (7.1), Georgios Kyriakopoulos (6.8), Roberto Gagliardini (7.1), Warren Bondo (7.3), Andrea Colpani (6.8), Matteo Pessina  (7.5), Alessio Zerbin (7.0) and Milan Djuric (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Giulio Donati, Luca Caldirola (6.4), Lorenzo Colombo (6.6), Pedro Pereira, Valentin Carboni (7.0), Alessandro Sorrentino, Daniel Maldini (7.7), Danilo D’Ambrosio  (6.4), A. Ferraris, Stefano Gori, Samuele Vignato and Andrea Carboni.

Substitutions

Monza made 5 changes: Andrea Colpani for Valentin Carboni (54′), Georgios Kyriakopoulos for Daniel Maldini (65′), Armando Izzo for Lorenzo Colombo (78′), Milan Djuric for Danilo D’Ambrosio  (78′) and Roberto Gagliardini for Luca Caldirola (78′).

Player of the match: Michele Di Gregorio​

The most impressive player for Monza was the goalkeeper: Michele Di Gregorio. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta
G
Marco Carnesecchi 29.Italy
6.8
D
Rafael Tolói 2.Italy
7.0
68'
D
Sead Kolasinac 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
D
Isak Hien 4.Sweden
6.8
90'
M
Emil Holm 3.Sweden
7.5
28'
M
Mario Pašalić 8.Croatia
7.3
M
Charles De Ketelaere 17.Belgium
7.3
64' Goals44'
M
Mitchel Bakker 20.Netherlands
6.8
46'
M
Ademola Lookman 11.Nigeria
9.4
M
Éderson 13.Brazil
6.7
68'
F
El BilalTouré 10.Mali
7.3
Goals72'
Substitutes
G
Juan Musso 1.Argentina
G
Francesco Rossi 31.Italy
D
Hans Hateboer 33.Netherlands
6.8
28'
D
Giovanni Bonfanti 43.Italy
D
Berat Djimsiti 19.Albania
6.4
68' 83'
D
Matteo Ruggeri 22.Italy
6.6
46'
D
Davide Zappacosta 77.Italy
M
Michel Adopo 25.France
M
Aleksey Miranchuk 59.Russia
M
Teun Koopmeiners 7.Netherlands
6.4
64'
M
Marten de Roon 15.Netherlands
6.7
68'
F
Gianluca Scamacca 90.Italy

Atalanta started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Marco Carnesecchi (6.8), Rafael Tolói  (7.0), Isak Hien (6.8), Sead Kolasinac (7.1), Emil Holm (7.5), Éderson (6.7), Mario Pasalic (7.3), Mitchel Bakker (6.8), Charles De Ketelaere  (7.3), Ademola Lookman (9.4) and El BilalTouré (7.3).

They had on the bench: Teun Koopmeiners (6.4), Marten de Roon (6.7), Berat Djimsiti  (6.4), Matteo Ruggeri (6.6), Davide Zappacosta, Gianluca Scamacca, Juan Musso, Michel Adopo, Francesco Rossi, Hans Hateboer (6.8), Giovanni Bonfanti and Aleksey Miranchuk.

Atalanta could not rely on the presence of Hans Hateboer (injured) and Berat Djimsiti  (injured).

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: Emil Holm for Hans Hateboer (28′), Mitchel Bakker for Matteo Ruggeri (46′), Éderson for Marten de Roon (68′), Rafael Tolói  for Berat Djimsiti  (68′) and Charles De Ketelaere  for Teun Koopmeiners (64′).

Player of the match: Ademola Lookman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Ademola Lookman even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.4 with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​