BERGAMO. Atalanta was in the end too much to handle for Monza with the goal of Éderson (35′), Gianluca Scamacca (42′) and Gianluca Scamacca (62′). Monza lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marcenaro who was helped by Andrea Zingarelli and Marco Scatragli. The 4th official was Alessandro Prontera. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.98 degrees Celsius or 76.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Monza had a strong ball possession 56% while Atalanta was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match​.

Atalanta shot 18 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Monza shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Atalanta didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Monza received 3 yellow cards (Armando Izzo, Pablo Marí and Matteo Pessina).

Standings

After playing this match, Atalanta has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. On the other side, Monza stays with 3 points (14th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away against Fiorentina on the 17th of September with a 18-8 head to head in favor of Fiorentina (11 draws).

Monza will host Lecce on the 17th of September with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Lecce (3 draws).

Atalanta – Formation

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 (7.1), Giorgio Scalvini (7.7), Berat Djimsiti (7.0), Sead Kolašinac (7.0), Davide Zappacosta (7.0), Marten de Roon (7.1), Éderson (8.7), Matteo Ruggeri (7.5), Teun Koopmeiners (7.5), Charles De Ketelaere (7.7) and Gianluca Scamacca (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Rafael Tolói, Emil Holm (6.8), José Luis Palomino, Mario Pašalić, Luis Muriel (7.0), Mitchel Bakker (7.0), Michel Ndary Adopo, Marco Carnesecchi, Francesco Rossi and Ademola Lookman (7.0).

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: Gianluca Scamacca for Luis Muriel (82′), Charles De Ketelaere for Ademola Lookman (82′), Matteo Ruggeri for Mitchel Bakker (76′), Davide Zappacosta for Emil Holm (75′) and Sead Kolašinac for José Luis Palomino (90′).

Best player: Éderson​

The most impressive player for Atalanta was Éderson.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 36 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Monza – Formation

Monza started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Raffaele Palladino played with: Michele Di Gregorio (6.6), Armando Izzo (6.4), Pablo Marí (6.3), Luca Caldirola (6.8), Samuele Birindelli (6.7), Roberto Gagliardini (6.8), Matteo Pessina (7.0), Patrick Ciurria (7.5), Andrea Colpani (7.0), Gianluca Caprari (7.0) and Dany Mota (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Eugenio Lamanna, José Machín (6.8), Lorenzo Colombo (6.4), Franco Carboni, Pedro Pereira, Valentín Carboni, Alessandro Sorrentino, Mirko Marić, Warren Bondo (6.8), Andrea Carboni (6.8), Giorgio Cittadini, Stefano Gori, Georgios Kyriakopoulos and Samuele Vignato (6.8).

Substitutions

Monza made 5 changes: Andrea Colpani for José Machín (75′), Dany Mota for Lorenzo Colombo (60′), Roberto Gagliardini for Warren Bondo (66′), Pablo Marí for Andrea Carboni (66′) and Gianluca Caprari for Samuele Vignato (60′).

Best player: Patrick Ciurria​

The player that probably impressed the most for Monza was Patrick Ciurria.

His rating is (7.5) with 58 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Udinese – Frosinone – 0-0
• Napoli – Lazio – 1-2
• Bologna – Cagliari – 2-1
• Atalanta – Monza – 3-0