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BERGAMO. Lecce beat Atalanta to win 2-1. A goal from R. Höjlund was decisive in the 87min. It was Lecce to strike first with an early goal of Assan Ceesay at the 4′. Then Alexis Blin scored again for Lecce in the 74′ minute. Eventually, Rasmus Höjlund reduced the distance for Atalanta (87′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Atalanta was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Piccinini with the collaboration of Filippo Bercigli and Dario Cecconi. The 4th official was Francesco Cosso. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Atalanta had a strong ball possession 70% while Lecce was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta was more aggressive with 101 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. Still, Lecce was able to find the solution to win this match.
Atalanta shot 20 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Lecce shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Atalanta received 3 yellow cards (M. Demiral, Davide Zappacosta and Joakim Maehle). Talking about the opposition, Lecce received 3 yellow cards (Federico Di Francesco, Antonino Gallo and Alexis Blin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Atalanta will stay with 41 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Lecce will have 27 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away against Milan on the 26th of February with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of Milan (8 draws).
Lecce will play away agasint Inter on the 5th of March with a 8-1 head to head in favor of Inter (2 draws).
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
75'
5'
87'
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: Juan Musso , Rafael Tolói , Merih Demiral , Berat Djimsiti , Davide Zappacosta , Éderson , Teun Koopmeiners , Joakim Mæhle , Jérémie Boga , Rasmus Winther Højlund and Ademola Lookman .
The home team had on the bench: Brandon Soppy , Caleb Okoli, José Luis Palomino , Endri Muhameti, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Ruggeri, Luis Muriel , Lukáš Vorlický and Marco Sportiello.
Substitutions
Atalanta made 4 changes: Davide Zappacosta for Brandon Soppy (46′), Jérémie Boga for Luis Muriel (68′), Éderson for Lukáš Vorlický (75′) and M. Demiral for José Luis Palomino (75′).
Best player: Jérémie Boga
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Jérémie Boga.
His rating is with 39 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Lecce – Formation
Lecce
Lecce started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marco Baroni played with: Wladimiro Falcone , Valentin Gendrey , Alessandro Tuia , Federico Baschirotto , Antonino Gallo , Alexis Blin , Morten Hjulmand , Youssef Maleh , Federico Di Francesco , Assan Ceesay and Lameck Banda .
These were the players on the bench: Þórir Jóhann Helgason, Kristoffer Askildsen , Pietro Ceccaroni , Rémi Oudin , Lorenzo Colombo , Marco Bleve, Giuseppe Pezzella, Joel Voelkerling Persson, Federico Brancolini, Mats Lemmens, Tommaso Cassandro, Simone Romagnoli and Gabriel Strefezza .
Substitutions
Lecce made 5 changes: Assan Ceesay for Lorenzo Colombo (62′), L. Banda for Gabriel Strefezza (62′), Alessandro Tuia for Pietro Ceccaroni (68′), Federico Di Francesco for Remi Oudin (69′) and Youssef Maleh for Kristoffer Askildsen (71′).
Best player: Wladimiro Falcone
The most impressive player for Lecce was the goalkeeper: Wladimiro Falcone. His rating is 7.82. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Roma – Hellas Verona – 1-0
- Spezia – Juventus – 0-2
- Salernitana – Lazio – 0-2
- Fiorentina – Empoli – 1-1
- Atalanta – Lecce – 1-2
