MILANO. Milan conquers Atalanta with a 2-0 win with an own goal from J. Musso (26′) and a goal from J. Messias (87′).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Maurizio Mariani with the assistance of Pasquale De Meo and Valerio Vecchi. The 4th official was Simone Sozza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Milan was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Atalanta that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta was more pushing with 40 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Milan was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Milan shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Atalanta shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Milan received 3 yellow cards (Rafael Leão, M. Thiaw and Rade Krunic ). Regarding the opposition, Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (Rafael Tolói and Gian Gasperini).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Milan will have 47 points like Inter to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Atalanta will stay with 41 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will play away with Udinese on the 18th of March with a 17-11 head to head record in favor of Milan (9 draws).
Atalanta will host Empoli on the 17th of March with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).
Milan – Formation
Milan
65'
89'
87'
Milan started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Stefano Pioli decided to play with the following team: Mike Maignan , Pierre Kalulu , Malick Thiaw , Fikayo Tomori , Junior Messias , Rade Krunić , Sandro Tonali , Theo Hernández , Brahim Díaz , Rafael Leão and Olivier Giroud .
The home team had on the bench: Ante Rebić, Yacine Adli, Matteo Gabbia, Fodé Ballo Touré, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Tommaso Pobega, Divock Okoth Origi, Antonio Mirante, Simon Thorup Kjær, Zlatan Ibrahimović , Anton Ciprian Tătărușanu, Aster Vranckx, Alexis Saelemaekers and Charles De Ketelaere .
Substitutions
Milan made 4 changes: Brahim Díaz for Charles De Ketelaere (74′), Olivier Giroud for Zlatan Ibrahimović (74′), Rafael Leão for Ante Rebić (88′) and Junior Messias for Alexis Saelemaekers (89′).
Best player: Rafael Leão
The player that probably impressed the most for Milan was Rafael Leão even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
Atalanta started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso , Rafael Tolói , Berat Djimsiti , Giorgio Scalvini , Davide Zappacosta , Éderson , Teun Koopmeiners , Marten de Roon , Joakim Mæhle , Ademola Lookman and Rasmus Winther Højlund .
These were the players on the bench: José Luis Palomino, Francesco Rossi, Mannah Chiwisa, Endri Muhameti, Brandon Soppy, Jérémie Boga , Luis Muriel , Memeh Caleb Okoli, Lukáš Vorlický, Matteo Ruggeri and Marco Sportiello.
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: Éderson for Jérémie Boga (63′), Ademola Lookman for Luis Muriel (69′), G. Scalvini for José Luis Palomino (84′), Davide Zappacosta for Matteo Ruggeri (84′) and T. Koopmeiners for Lukáš Vorlický (84′).
Best player: Éderson
The player that probably impressed the most for Atalanta was Éderson.
His rating is with 36 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
