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ROMA. Atalanta tops Lazio with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Zappacosta (23′) and a goal from R. Höjlund (65′). Lazio lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. In front of 43,000 spectators.​ The referee was Daniele Orsato with the help of Domenico Palermo and Gamal Mokhtar. The 4th official was Antonio Rapuano. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -0.4 degrees Celsius or 31.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Lazio was in firm control of the ball 60% while Atalanta was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the encounter.​

Lazio shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta shot 24 times, 10 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Lazio received 1 yellow card (Mattia Zaccagni). Regarding the opposition, Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (G. Scalvini and Marten de Roon).

Standings

After playing this match, Lazio will stay with 39 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta will have 41 points like Roma and Milan to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Lazio will play away against Bologna on the 11th of March with a 15-5 head to head record in favor of Lazio (8 draws).

Atalanta will play away agasint Milan on the 26th of February with a 13-10 head to head statistic in favor of Milan (8 draws).

Lazio – Formation

Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Maurizio Sarri decided to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel (7.9), Adam Marušić (6.7), Nicolò Casale (7.1), Alessio Romagnoli (6.6), Elseid Hysaj (6.4), Sergej Milinković-Savić (7.2), Danilo Cataldi (6.4), Luis Alberto (6.7), Felipe Anderson (6.5), Ciro Immobile (6.6) and Mattia Zaccagni (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Matteo Cancellieri, Luka Romero, Marius Adamonis, Patric (7.3), Toma Bašić, Luca Pellegrini, Luís Maximiano, Matías Vecino (6.5), Marcos Antônio, Pedro (6.6), Manuel Lazzari (6.7) and Mario Gila Fuentes.

Substitutions

Lazio made 4 changes: Alessio Romagnoli for Patric (39′), Danilo Cataldi for Matías Vecino (57′), Elseid Hysaj for Manuel Lazzari (58′) and Felipe Anderson for Pedro (58′).

Best player: Ivan Provedel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lazio was the goalkeeper: Ivan Provedel. His rating is 7.90. He performed 8 saves.

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso (7.6), Rafael Tolói (7.0), Berat Djimsiti (6.9), Giorgio Scalvini (6.2), Hans Hateboer (7.3), Éderson (7.2), Teun Koopmeiners (7.3), Marten de Roon (7.4), Davide Zappacosta (7.4), Rasmus Winther Højlund (7.4) and Ademola Lookman (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Brandon Soppy, Matteo Ruggeri, Tommaso Bertini, Duván Zapata, José Luis Palomino (6.7), Caleb Okoli, Lukáš Vorlický, Marco Sportiello, Jérémie Boga and Merih Demiral (7.0).

Atalanta could not rely on the presence of José Luis Palomino (injured).

Substitutions

Atalanta made 4 changes: G. Scalvini for José Luis Palomino (59′), Hans Hateboer for Merih Demiral (63′), Ademola Lookman for Jérémie Boga (90′) and Rasmus Höjlund for Duván Zapata (89′).

Best player: Juan Musso​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was the goalkeeper: Juan Musso. His rating is 7.62. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Lecce – Roma – 1-1
• Lazio – Atalanta – 0-2
• Empoli – Spezia – 2-2