BERGAMO. Atalanta demolishes Spezia 5-2 with goals of M. Pasalic (18′), D. Zapata (38′ pen), M. Pasalic (41′), L. Muriel (83′) and R. Malinovsky (89′). On the opposite side, Spezia scored with ​ M. Nzola (11′), M. Nzola (90′).

The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Rosario Abisso with the collaboration of Giorgio Peretti and Alessandro Cipressa. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Atalanta was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Spezia that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta was has a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match​.

Atalanta shot 18 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Spezia shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (M. Pasalic and T. Koopmeiners). On the opposite side, Spezia received 3 yellow cards (P. Hristov, J. Sala and E. Gyasi).

Standings

After this match, Atalanta will have 25 points like Inter to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Spezia will stay with 11 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away with Juventus on the 27th of November with a 23-2 head to head in favor of Juventus (7 draws).

Spezia will host Bologna on the 28th of November with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Bologna (4 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: Juan Musso (6.3), Rafael Tolói (6.5), José Luis Palomino (7.1), Berat Djimsiti (7.0), Davide Zappacosta (7.2), Teun Koopmeiners (6.8), Marten de Roon (7.2), Joakim Mæhle (6.8), Josip Iličić (6.8), Duván Zapata (8.3) and Mario Pašalić (9.3).

The home team had on the bench: M. Demiral, Roberto Piccoli, Giorgio Scalvini, F. Rossi, A. Miranchuk, Ruslan Malinovskyi (7.4), Luis Muriel (8.4), Matteo Pessina (7.1), R. Freuler, G. Pezzella and M. Sportiello.

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: J. Ilicic for R. Malinovsky (60′), T. Koopmeiners for M. Pessina (61′), D. Zapata for L. Muriel (79′), M. Pasalic for R. Piccoli (87′) and D. Zappacosta for G. Scalvini (88′).

Best player: Mario Pašalić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Mario Pašalić.

His rating is (9.3) with 2 goals, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Spezia – Formation

Spezia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Thiago Motta played with: Ivan Provedel (5.6), Kelvin Amian (6.4), Martin Erlić (5.8), Petko Hristov (6.1), Simone Bastoni (6.2), Jacopo Sala (6.1), Viktor Kovalenko (6.2), Giulio Maggiore (6.8), Daniele Verde (6.8), M’Bala Nzola (7.8) and Emmanuel Gyasi (6.7).

They had on the bench: A. Nguiamba, Ebrima Colley (6.2), J. Antiste, E. Salcedo, Rey Manaj (6.2), J. Zoet, Arkadiusz Reca (6.2), P. Zovko, Suf Podgoreanu (6.2), D. Strelec, J. Kiwior and Salvador Ferrer.

Substitutions

Spezia made 4 changes: D. Verde for R. Manaj (52′), J. Sala for A. Reca (64′), V. Kovalenko for E. Colley (64′) and E. Gyasi for S. Podgoreanu (81′).

Best player: M’Bala Nzola​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Spezia was M’Bala Nzola.

His rating is (7.8) with 2 goals, 23 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Atalanta – Spezia – 5-2
• Fiorentina – Milan – 4-3
• Lazio – Juventus – 0-2