BERGAMO. Atalanta obliterates Salernitana 4-1 with goals of Luis Muriel (47′), Mario Pasalic (52′), Charles De Ketelaere (83′) and Aleksei Miranchuk (89′). On the other side, Salernitana scored with ​Lorenzo Pirola  (10′).

The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Ermanno Feliciani assisted by Marcello Rossi and Alessandro Cipressa. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 11.57 degrees Celsius or 52.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Atalanta

4 - 1

Salernitana

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 20 Total 10
  • 11 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 124 Attack 86
  • 53 Dangerous attack 25
  • 76 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Atalanta was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Salernitana that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match​.

Atalanta shot 20 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Salernitana shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (Gian Gasperini and Matteo Ruggeri). Regarding the opposition, Salernitana received 2 yellow cards (Giulio Maggiore and Lorenzo Pirola ).

Match Timeline

10'
Lorenzo Pirola(goal)Antonio Candreva
40'
Lorenzo Pirola- Yellow
47'
Mario Pasalic(goal)Ademola Lookman
52'
60'
Domagoj Bradarić- sub ->Flavius Daniliuc
60'
Grigoris Kastanos- sub ->Loum Tchaouna
64'
Giulio Maggiore- Yellow
Charles De Ketelaere - sub ->Luis Muriel
66'
Sead Kolasinac- sub ->Éderson
66'
67'
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi- sub ->Agustín Martegani
67'
Mateusz Łęgowski- sub ->Giulio Maggiore
Hans Hateboer- sub ->Davide Zappacosta
76'
Matteo Ruggeri- Yellow
77'
Charles De Ketelaere (goal)Giorgio Scalvini
83'
Aleksey Miranchuk- sub ->Ademola Lookman
85'
Michel Adopo- sub ->Teun Koopmeiners
85'
86'
Aleksey Miranchuk(goal)Charles De Ketelaere
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
92
36
Milan
74
36
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
63
35
Roma
60
36
Lazio
59
36
Fiorentina
53
35
Napoli
51
36
Torino
50
36
Genoa
46
36
Monza
45
36
Lecce
37
36
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
33
36
Cagliari
33
36
Frosinone
32
36
Empoli
32
36
Sassuolo
29
36
Salernitana
16
36

After this match, Atalanta has 26 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Salernitana will stays with 8 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away against Bologna on the 23rd of December with a 16-6 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (6 draws).

Salernitana will host Milan on the 22nd of December with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Milan (2 draws).

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta
G
Marco Carnesecchi 29.Italy
6.7
D
Marten de Roon 15.Netherlands
7.5
D
Berat Djimsiti 19.Albania
7.0
D
Giorgio Scalvini 42.Italy
7.8
M
Teun Koopmeiners 7.Netherlands
7.5
85'
M
Mario Pasalic 8.Croatia
8.7
52'
M
Éderson 13.Brazil
7.0
66'
M
Matteo Ruggeri 22.Italy
6.7
77'
M
Davide Zappacosta 77.Italy
6.4
76'
F
Luis Muriel 9.Colombia
8.1
66' 47'
F
Ademola Lookman 11.Nigeria
7.3
85'
Substitutes
G
Francesco Rossi 31.Italy
G
Juan Musso 1.Argentina
D
Emil Holm 3.Sweden
D
Mitchel Bakker 20.Netherlands
D
Nadir Zortea 21.Italy
D
Sead Kolasinac 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
66'
D
Hans Hateboer 33.Netherlands
6.8
76'
D
Giovanni Bonfanti 43.Italy
M
Michel Adopo 25.France
6.8
85'
M
Aleksey Miranchuk 59.Russia
7.5
85' 89'
M
Charles De Ketelaere 17.Belgium
8.8
66' 83'
F
M. Cissé 99.Guinea

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: Marco Carnesecchi (6.7), Marten de Roon (7.5), Berat Djimsiti  (7.0), Giorgio Scalvini (7.8), Davide Zappacosta (6.4), Éderson (7.0), Mario Pasalic (8.7), Matteo Ruggeri (6.7), Teun Koopmeiners (7.5), Luis Muriel (8.1) and Ademola Lookman (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Musso, Charles De Ketelaere (8.8), Emil Holm, Mitchel Bakker, Nadir Zortea, Sead Kolasinac (6.8), Michel Ndary Adopo (6.8), Francesco Rossi, Hans Hateboer (6.8), Giovanni Bonfanti, Aleksei Miranchuk (7.5) and Moustapha Cissé.

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: Éderson for Sead Kolasinac (66′), Teun Koopmeiners for Michel Ndary Adopo (85′), Ademola Lookman for Aleksei Miranchuk (85′), Luis Muriel for Charles De Ketelaere (66′) and Davide Zappacosta for Hans Hateboer (76′).

Player of the match: Charles De Ketelaere​

The player that probably impressed the most for Atalanta was Charles De Ketelaere.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 9 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 66′.

Salernitana – Formation

Salernitana
G
Benoît Costil 56.France
7.0
D
Flavius Daniliuc 5.Austria
6.4
60'
D
Norbert Gyömbér 23.Slovakia
6.8
D
Pasquale Mazzocchi 30.Italy
6.3
D
Lorenzo Pirola 98.Italy
7.3
40' 10'
M
Agustín Martegani 7.Argentina
6.8
67'
M
Giulio Maggiore 25.Italy
6.4
67' 64'
M
Loum Tchaouna 33.France
6.3
60'
M
Lassana Coulibaly 18.Mali
6.7
M
Antonio Candreva 87.Italy
6.7
F
Boulaye Dia 10.Senegal
6.7
86'
Substitutes
G
Vincenzo Fiorillo 1.Italy
D
Matteo Lovato 66.Italy
D
Domagoj Bradarić 3.Croatia
6.4
60'
M
Junior Sambia 6.France
M
Grigoris Kastanos 20.Cyprus
7.0
60'
M
Emil Bohinen 8.Norway
M
Mateusz Łęgowski 99.Poland
6.4
67'
F
Simy 9.Nigeria
F
Erik Botheim 11.Norway
F
Jovane 21.Cape Verde
6.4
86'
F
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi 22.Nigeria
6.4
67'

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

Filippo Inzaghi played with: Benoît Costil (7.0), Flavius Daniliuc  (6.4), Norbert Gyomber (6.8), Lorenzo Pirola  (7.3), Pasquale Mazzocchi (6.3), Giulio Maggiore (6.4), Lassana Coulibaly (6.7), Agustín Martegani (6.8), Loum Tchaouna (6.3), Antonio Candreva (6.7) and Boulaye Dia (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Domagoj Bradaric (6.4), Emil Bohinen , Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (6.4), Mateusz Legowski (6.4), Vincenzo Fiorillo, Junior Sambia, Simy, Erik Botheim, Grigoris Kastanos (7.0), Jovane Cabral (6.4), Salvati Gregorio and Matteo Lovato.

Substitutions

Salernitana made 5 changes: Giulio Maggiore for Mateusz Legowski (67′), Flavius Daniliuc  for Domagoj Bradaric (60′), Loum Tchaouna for Grigoris Kastanos (60′), Agustín Martegani for Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (67′) and Boulaye Dia for Jovane Cabral (86′).

Player of the match: Lorenzo Pirola ​

The most impressive player for Salernitana was Lorenzo Pirola .

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 37 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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