LECCE. Atalanta defeats Lecce 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Marco Brescianini (35′), Mateo Retegui (45′), Mateo Retegui (57′ pen) and Marco Brescianini (66′).
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare stadium in Lecce on Monday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 28,719 spectators. The referee was Federico Dionisi who had the assistance of Alessio Berti and Marco Ricci. The 4th official was Luca Massimi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 28.59 degrees Celsius or 83.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Lecce was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Atalanta that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Lecce had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Atalanta managed to find the solution to win this match.
Lecce shot 21 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atalanta shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Lecce didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (Marten de Roon and Éderson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Lecce stays with 0 points to occupy the 20th place in the standings. On the other side, Atalanta has 3 points (1st).
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Lecce will play away against Inter on the 24th of August with a 11-1 head to head record in favor of Inter (2 draws).
Atalanta will play away against Torino on the 25th of August with a 14-12 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (8 draws).
Lecce – Formation
Lecce
46'
Lecce started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luca Gotti decided to play with the following team: Wladimiro Falcone , Valentin Gendrey , Kialonda Gaspar , Federico Baschirotto , Antonino Gallo , Ylber Ramadani , Balthazar Pierret , Tete Morente , Hamza Rafia , Patrick Dorgu and Nikola Krstovic .
The home team had on the bench: Filip Marchwiński , Christian Früchtl, Andy Pelmard, Medon Berisha , Rémi Oudin, Thórir Jóhann Helgason, Lameck Banda , Rares Burnete, Ed McJannett, Sebastian Esposito, L. Coulibaly , Jasper Samooja, Vernon Addo, Santiago Pierotti and Alexandru Borbei.
Substitutions
Lecce made 5 changes: Balthazar Pierret for L. Coulibaly (46′), Tete Morente for Lameck Banda (46′), Nikola Krstovic for Santiago Pierotti (69′), Ylber Ramadani for Filip Marchwiński (76′) and Hamza Rafia for Medon Berisha (83′).
Player of the match: Hamza Rafia
The player that probably impressed the most for Lecce was Hamza Rafia.
His rating is with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
60'
35', 66'
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Ademola Lookman, Juan Musso , Marten de Roon , Isak Hien , Berat Djimsiti , Davide Zappacosta , Mario Pašalić , Éderson , Matteo Ruggeri , Marco Brescianini and Charles De Ketelaere , Mateo Retegui .
These were the players on the bench: Ben Godfrey , Ibrahim Sulemana, Mitchel Bakker , Federico Cassa , Marco Palestra, Marco Carnesecchi, Francesco Rossi, Pietro Comi, Pietro Tornaghi, Dominic Vavassori, Alberto Manzoni and Lorenzo Bernasconi.
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: Davide Zappacosta for Ben Godfrey (68′), Charles De Ketelaere for Mitchel Bakker (69′), Marco Brescianini for Marco Palestra (89′), Mario Pašalić for Ibrahim Sulemana (89′) and Mateo Retegui for Federico Cassa (84′).
Player of the match: Mateo Retegui
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Mateo Retegui.
His rating is with 2 goals, 12 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
