BERGAMO. Atalanta was capable to turn the tables against Hellas Verona. It was Hellas Verona to score first with a goal from Darko Lazović. Nevertheless, later Atalanta found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Davide Zappacosta (22′), Mario Pasalic (53′) and Rasmus Höjlund (62′). Atalanta took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza who had the assistance of Giovanni Baccini and Damiano Di Iorio. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 13 Total 10
- 5 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 8
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 135 Attack 113
- 51 Dangerous attack 29
- 82 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atalanta had a superior ball possession 59% while Hellas Verona was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match.
Atalanta shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Hellas Verona shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Atalanta received 1 yellow card (T. Koopmeiners). Regarding the opposition, Hellas Verona received 3 yellow cards (Isak Hien, Fabio Depaoli and Davide Faraoni ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Atalanta will have 61 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Hellas Verona will stay with 30 points like Spezia to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away with Inter on the 27th of May with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Inter (12 draws).
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
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Atalanta adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: Marco Sportiello , Rafael Tolói , Giorgio Scalvini , Berat Djimsiti , Joakim Mæhle , Teun Koopmeiners , Marten de Roon , Davide Zappacosta , Mario Pašalić , Luis Muriel and Rasmus Winther Højlund .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Agustín Musso, Francesco Rossi, Merih Demiral, Éderson , Lorenzo Bernasconi, Caleb Okoli , Tommaso De Nipoti, Ademola Lookman and Matteo Colombo.
Atalanta could not rely on the presence of M. Demiral (injured).
Substitutions
Atalanta made 4 changes: Luis Muriel for Ademola Lookman (56′), Davide Zappacosta for Caleb Okoli (56′), Mario Pasalic for Éderson (77′) and Rasmus Höjlund for Merih Demiral (86′).
Best player: Mario Pašalić
The player that probably impressed the most for Atalanta was Mario Pašalić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Hellas Verona – Formation
Hellas Verona
Also Hellas Verona adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Marco Zaffaroni played with: Lorenzo Montipò , Federico Ceccherini , Isak Hien , Juan Cabal , Filippo Terracciano , Adrien Tameze , Ibrahim Sulemana , Fabio Depaoli , Cyril Ngonge , Darko Lazović and Milan Đurić .
They had on the bench: Giangiacomo Magnani, Diego Coppola , Ajdin Hrustic, Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso, Adolfo Gaich , Davide Faraoni , Alessandro Berardi, Simone Perilli, Simone Verdi , Jayden Jezairo Braaf, Yayah Kallon, Oliver Abildgaard and Deyovaisio Zeefuik.
Hellas Verona could not rely on the presence of Simone Verdi (injured).
Substitutions
Hellas Verona made 5 changes: Darko Lazović for Davide Faraoni (58′), F. Terracciano for Simone Verdi (65′), Milan Djuric for Adolfo Gaich (65′), Adrien Tamèze for Oliver Abildgaard (79′) and Federico Ceccherini for Diego Coppola (79′).
Best player: Filippo Terracciano
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hellas Verona was Filippo Terracciano.
His rating is with 25 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
