Cagliari prevails over Atalanta 2-1 with G. Pereiro scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS, Interview

BERGAMO. Cagliari overcome Atalanta to win 2-1. G. Pereiro was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

February 7, 2022

BERGAMO. Cagliari beat Atalanta to win 2-1. G. Pereiro was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Cagliari to strike first with a goal of G. Pereiro at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Pereiro gave the win to Cagliari in the 68′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Atalanta lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

J. Musso received a red card (52′). This red card was one of the reason why Atalanta lost the match.

The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Alessandro Prontera who had the assistance of Alessio Tolfo and Marco Scatragli. The 4th official was Matteo Gariglio. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Match Statistics

Atalanta

1 - 2

Cagliari

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

11 Total 8
2 On Target 4
9 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 1

152 Attack 83
60 Dangerous attack 23
103 Ball safe 110

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 1
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

13 Total 14
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Atalanta had a strong ball possession 60% while Cagliari was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cagliari managed to find the solution to win this match.

Atalanta shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Cagliari shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Atalanta received 1 yellow card (D. Zappacosta). Talking about the opposition, Cagliari received 6 yellow cards (H. Dalbert, A. Grassi, A. Deiola, A. Cragno, W. Mazzarri and E. Goldaniga).

(Atalanta) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (52′).

Match Timeline

24'

35'

46'

50'

Juan Musso- Red

52'

Francesco Rossi- sub ->M. Pasalic

54'

58'

Davide Zappacosta- Yellow

61'

63'

Alessandro Deiola- Yellow

José Luis Palomino(goal)

64'

68'

72'

78'

87'

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Atalanta will stay with 43 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Cagliari will have 20 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will host Juventus on the 13th of February with a 23-3 head to head record in favor of Juventus (7 draws).

Cagliari will play away agasint Empoli on the 13th of February with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Empoli (3 draws).

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta

Juan Musso 1.Argentina

5.2

52'

José Luis Palomino 6.Argentina

7.7

64'

Berat Djimsiti 19.Albania

6.8

Davide Zappacosta 77.Italy

6.7

61'

Giuseppe Pezzella 13.Italy

6.9

46'

Remo Freuler 11.Switzerland

6.4

Mario Pasalic 88.Croatia

6.9

54'

Ruslan Malinovskyi 18.Ukraine

6.2

Matteo Pessina 32.Italy

6.8

58'

Teun Koopmeiners 7.Netherlands

6.1

Luis Muriel 9.Colombia

7.1

58'

Substitutes

Marco Sportiello 57.Italy

Francesco Rossi 31.Italy

6.2

54'

Hans Hateboer 33.Netherlands

Rafael Tolói 2.Italy

Joakim Maehle 3.Denmark

6.4

46'

Merih Demiral 28.Turkey

Giorgio Scalvini 42.Italy

Marten de Roon 15.Netherlands

V. Mihăilă 20.Romania

6.5

72'

Jérémie Boga 10.Ivory Coast

6.7

58'

Duván Zapata 91.Colombia

6.4

58'

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

The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: Juan Musso (5.2), Davide Zappacosta (6.7), Berat Djimsiti (6.8), José Luis Palomino (7.7), Giuseppe Pezzella (6.9), Teun Koopmeiners (6.1), Remo Freuler (6.4), Ruslan Malinovskyi (6.2), Matteo Pessina (6.8), Mario Pašalić (6.9) and Luis Muriel (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Hans Hateboer, Rafael Tolói, Valentin Mihăilă (6.5), Joakim Mæhle (6.4), Merih Demiral, Marten de Roon, Marco Sportiello, Jérémie Boga (6.7), Francesco Rossi (6.2), Duván Zapata (6.4) and Giorgio Scalvini.

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: G. Pezzella for J. Maehle (46′), M. Pasalic for F. Rossi (54′), L. Muriel for D. Zapata (58′), M. Pessina for J. Boga (58′) and D. Zapata for V. Mihaila (72′).

Best player: José Luis Palomino

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was José Luis Palomino.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 66 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Cagliari – Formation

Cagliari

Alessio Cragno 28.Italy

6.8

90'

Edoardo Goldaniga 3.Italy

7.1

90'

Adam Obert 33.Slovakia

7.0

87'

Matteo Lovato 66.Italy

6.9

Charalampos Lykogiannis 22.Greece

7.0

Raoul Bellanova 12.Italy

6.8

88'

Alberto Grassi 27.Italy

7.3

35'

Răzvan Marin 8.Romania

7.3

Alessandro Deiola 14.Italy

6.8

90'

63'

Dalbert 29.Brazil

6.8

78'

24'

Gastón Pereiro 20.Uruguay

8.7

50', 68'

Substitutes

Simone Aresti 1.Italy

Boris Radunović 31.Serbia

Andrea Carboni 44.Italy

6.2

87'

L. Ceppitelli 23.Italy

6.8

88'

I. Iovu 42.Moldova

C. Kourfalidis 39.Greece

90'

Daniele Baselli 4.Italy

7.1

78'

Luca Gagliano 19.Italy

Zito Luvumbo 21.Angola

J. Desogus 38.Italy

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

Walter Mazzarri played with: Alessio Cragno (6.8), Edoardo Goldaniga (7.1), Matteo Lovato (6.9), Adam Obert (7.0), Alberto Grassi (7.3), Raoul Bellanova (6.8), Răzvan Marin (7.3), Alessandro Deiola (6.8), Charalampos Lykogiannis (7.0), Gastón Pereiro (8.7) and Dalbert (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Christos Kourfalidis, Simone Aresti, Andrea Carboni (6.2), Daniele Baselli (7.1), Boris Radunović, Luca Ceppitelli (6.8), Luca Gagliano, Zito Luvumbo, Iurie Iovu and Jacopo Desogus.

Substitutions

Cagliari made 4 changes: H. Dalbert for D. Baselli (78′), A. Obert for A. Carboni (87′), R. Bellanova for L. Ceppitelli (88′) and A. Deiola for C. Kourfalidis (90′).