BOLOGNA. Bologna snatched a late win Atalanta 1-0 after L. Ferguson scored just 1 goal (86′). Bologna made the most of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Rapuano with the help of Pasquale De Meo and Domenico Fontemurato. The 4th official was Luca Massimi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 15.17 degrees Celsius or 59.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bologna had a strong ball possession 60% while Atalanta was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Bologna succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Bologna shot 9 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Atalanta shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 2 yellow cards (Stefan Posch and Remo Freuler). On the opposite side, Atalanta received 5 yellow cards (Davide Zappacosta, Gian Gasperini, Gianluca Scamacca, Hans Hateboer and Marten de Roon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bologna has 31 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Atalanta will stays with 26 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will play away with Udinese on the 30th of December with a 12-7 head to head in favor of Udinese (10 draws).
Atalanta will host Lecce on the 30th of December with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Atalanta (3 draws).
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
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86'
Bologna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Lukasz Skorupski , Stefan Posch , Sam Beukema , Riccardo Calafiori , Jhon Lucumí , Remo Freuler , Nikola Moro , Dan Ndoye , Lewis Ferguson , Alexis Saelemaekers and Joshua Zirkzee .
The home team had on the bench: Victor Kristiansen, Riccardo Orsolini , Kevin Bonifazi , Tommaso Corazza, Oussama El Azzouzi, Michel Aebischer, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Nicola Bagnolini, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Federico Ravaglia, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Giovanni Fabbian and Kacper Urbanski .
Bologna could not rely on the presence of Kacper Urbanski (injured).
Substitutions
Bologna made 4 changes: Alexis Saelemaekers for Riccardo Orsolini (75′), Joshua Zirkzee for Michel Aebischer (89′), Dan Ndoye for Kacper Urbanski (45′) and Nikola Moro for Giovanni Fabbian (46′).
Player of the match: Lewis Ferguson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bologna was Lewis Ferguson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 58 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Marco Carnesecchi , Giorgio Scalvini , Berat Djimsiti , Sead Kolasinac , Hans Hateboer , Marten de Roon , Éderson , Matteo Ruggeri , Teun Koopmeiners , Charles De Ketelaere and Ademola Lookman .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Juan Musso, Mario Pasalic , Luis Muriel , Davide Zappacosta , Emil Holm, Mitchel Bakker, Nadir Zortea, Michel Ndary Adopo, Francesco Rossi, Giovanni Bonfanti, Aleksei Miranchuk and Gianluca Scamacca .
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: Ademola Lookman for Gianluca Scamacca (72′), Sead Kolasinac for Mario Pasalic (72′), Teun Koopmeiners for Aleksei Miranchuk (85′), Charles De Ketelaere for Luis Muriel (67′) and Matteo Ruggeri for Davide Zappacosta (67′).
Player of the match: Teun Koopmeiners
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Teun Koopmeiners.
His rating is with 30 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Inter – Lecce – 2-0
- Hellas Verona – Cagliari – 2-0
- Torino – Udinese – 1-1
- Roma – Napoli – 2-0
- Frosinone – Juventus – 1-2
- Bologna – Atalanta – 1-0
