ZINGONIA CISERANO. Atalanta and Udinese didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Atalanta was truly better in terms of ball possession (67%)​.

The match was played at the Centro Sportivo Bortolotti 1 stadium in Zingonia Ciserano on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Davide Ghersini assisted by Damiano Di Iorio and Marcello Rossi. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Atalanta had a strong ball possession 67% while Udinese was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 113 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Atalanta to win the match​.

Atalanta shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Udinese shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (Éderson and Berat Djimsiti). On the other side, Udinese received 3 yellow cards (Sandi Lovric, Rodrigo Becão and F. Ebosele).

Standings

After playing this contest, Atalanta will have 42 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Udinese will have 32 points like Monza to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will host Empoli on the 17th of March with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).

Udinese will host Milan on the 18th of March with a 17-11 head to head record in favor of Milan (9 draws).

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: Davide Zappacosta, Juan Musso (7.0), Rafael Tolói (6.5), Merih Demiral (7.1), Berat Djimsiti (7.1), Joakim Mæhle (7.1), Marten de Roon (7.1), Teun Koopmeiners (6.6), Matteo Ruggeri (6.8), Ademola Lookman (7.3), Rasmus Winther Højlund (6.4) and Jérémie Boga (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Brandon Soppy, Marco Sportiello, Éderson (7.0), Luis Muriel (7.0), Mario Pašalić (6.1), Lukáš Vorlický, Francesco Rossi and Memeh Caleb Okoli.

Substitutions

Atalanta made 4 changes: T. Koopmeiners for Éderson (41′), Jérémie Boga for Mario Pašalić (63′), Ademola Lookman for Luis Muriel (63′) and Rasmus Höjlund for Lukáš Vorlický (90′).

Best player: Jérémie Boga​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Jérémie Boga.

His rating is (7.4) with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 8 crosses.

Udinese – Formation

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

Andrea Sottil played with: Marco Silvestri (7.3), Rodrigo Becão (6.9), Jaka Bijol (7.3), Nehuén Pérez (7.4), Festy Ebosele (7.0), Tolgay Arslan (6.4), Walace (6.5), Sandi Lovrić (7.1), Destiny Udogie (7.3), Isaac Success (6.4), Beto (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Edoardo Piana, Leonardo Daniel Ulineia Buta, Simone Pafundi, Adam Masina (6.8), Daniele Padelli, Roberto Pereyra (6.4), James Abankwah, Lazar Samardžić (6.5) and Florian Thauvin (6.6).

Substitutions

Udinese made 4 changes: Tolgay Arslan for Roberto Pereyra (59′), Isaac Success for Florian Thauvin (65′), F. Ebosele for Adam Masina (78′) and Sandi Lovric for Lazar Samardžić (78′).

Best player: Nehuén Pérez​

The most impressive player for Udinese was Nehuén Pérez.

His rating is (7.4) with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Fiorentina – Milan – 2-1
• Monza – Empoli – 2-1
• Atalanta – Udinese – 0-0