Bologna recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Atalanta 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BERGAMO. Bologna was able to reverse the score against Atalanta to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Bologna recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Atalanta 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BERGAMO. Bologna found a way to turn the tables against Atalanta to win 2-1. It was Atalanta to strike first with a goal of Ademola Lookman at the 28′. Then it was a penalty in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lewis Ferguson gave the win to Bologna in the 61′ minute.

The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Federico La Penna who had the assistance of Fabiano Preti and Christian Rossi. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.46 degrees Celsius or 52.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Atalanta

1 - 2

Team 1

Bologna

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 11 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 8 Shots blocked 4
  • 130 Attack 87
  • 64 Dangerous attack 30
  • 103 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atalanta had a superior ball possession 55% while Bologna was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Bologna succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Atalanta shot 11 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Bologna shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Atalanta received 3 yellow cards (Teun Koopmeiners, Éderson and Emil Holm). On the opposite side, Bologna received 2 yellow cards (Jens Odgaard and Stefan Posch).

Match Timeline

6'
Stefan Posch- Yellow
Teun Koopmeiners- Yellow
14'
Ademola Lookman(goal)
28'
46'
Jhon Lucumí- sub ->Stefan Posch
46'
Alexis Saelemaekers- sub ->Riccardo Orsolini 
56'
Kacper Urbański- sub ->Giovanni Fabbian
57'
Joshua Zirkzee (penalty)
61'
Lewis Ferguson(goal)
Emil Holm- sub ->Davide Zappacosta
62'
Éderson- sub ->Mario Pasalic
62'
Emil Holm- Yellow
64'
Aleksey Miranchuk- sub ->Giorgio Scalvini
66'
Gianluca Scamacca- sub ->Charles De Ketelaere
66'
Éderson- Yellow
69'
81'
Jens Odgaard- sub ->Joshua Zirkzee
87'
Michel Aebischer- sub ->Dan Ndoye
Isak Hien- sub ->Matteo Ruggeri
89'
90'
Jens Odgaard- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
89
34
Milan
70
34
Juventus
65
34
Bologna
63
34
Roma
59
34
Atalanta
57
33
Lazio
55
34
Fiorentina
50
33
Napoli
50
34
Torino
46
34
Monza
44
34
Genoa
42
34
Lecce
36
34
Cagliari
32
34
Hellas Verona
31
34
Frosinone
31
34
Empoli
31
34
Udinese
29
34
Sassuolo
26
34
Salernitana
15
34

After playing this match, Atalanta stays with 46 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Bologna will has 51 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away against Juventus on the 10th of March with a 24-3 head to head statistic in favor of Juventus (11 draws).

Bologna will host Inter on the 10th of March with a 17-6 head to head stats in favor of Inter (9 draws).

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta
G
Marco Carnesecchi 29.Italy
7.1
D
Berat Djimsiti  19.Albania
6.8
D
Sead Kolasinac 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
D
Giorgio Scalvini 42.Italy
6.3
66'
M
Mario Pasalic 8.Croatia
6.3
62'
M
Davide Zappacosta 77.Italy
7.0
62'
M
Teun Koopmeiners 7.Netherlands
6.3
14'
M
Marten de Roon 15.Netherlands
7.7
M
Matteo Ruggeri 22.Italy
7.3
89'
F
Ademola Lookman 11.Nigeria
8.1
Goals28'
F
Charles De Ketelaere  17.Belgium
6.8
66'
Substitutes
G
Juan Musso 1.Argentina
G
P. Vismara 40.Italy
D
Rafael Tolói  2.Italy
D
Isak Hien 4.Sweden
89'
D
José Luis Palomino 6.Argentina
D
Mitchel Bakker 20.Netherlands
D
Hans Hateboer 33.Netherlands
D
Emil Holm 3.Sweden
6.6
62' 64'
M
Michel Adopo 25.France
M
Aleksey Miranchuk 59.Russia
7.0
66'
M
Éderson 13.Brazil
6.4
62' 69'
F
El BilalTouré 10.Mali
F
Gianluca Scamacca 90.Italy
6.7
66'

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 (7.1), Giorgio Scalvini (6.3), Berat Djimsiti  (6.8), Sead Kolasinac (7.0), Davide Zappacosta (7.0), Teun Koopmeiners (6.3), Marten de Roon (7.7), Matteo Ruggeri (7.3), Mario Pasalic (6.3), Charles De Ketelaere (6.8) and Ademola Lookman (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Musso, Rafael Tolói, Isak Hien, José Luis Palomino, El Bilal Touré, Mitchel Bakker, Michel Ndary Adopo, Hans Hateboer, Paolo Vismara, Aleksei Miranchuk (7.0), Gianluca Scamacca (6.7), Emil Holm (6.6) and Éderson (6.4).

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: Matteo Ruggeri for Isak Hien (89′), Giorgio Scalvini for Aleksei Miranchuk (66′), Charles De Ketelaere for Gianluca Scamacca (66′), Davide Zappacosta for Emil Holm (62′) and Mario Pasalic for Éderson (62′).

Player of the match: Ademola Lookman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Ademola Lookman.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 46 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Bologna – Formation

Bologna
G
Lukasz Skorupski 28.Poland
7.0
D
Stefan Posch 3.Austria
6.4
46' 6'
D
Victor Kristiansen 15.Denmark
7.3
D
Sam Beukema 31.Netherlands
6.6
D
Riccardo Calafiori 33.Italy
7.3
M
Riccardo Orsolini 7.Italy
7.3
46'
M
Remo Freuler 8.Switzerland
7.0
M
Dan Ndoye 11.Switzerland
6.8
87'
M
Lewis Ferguson 19.Scotland
8.1
Goals61'
M
Giovanni Fabbian 80.Italy
6.6
56'
F
Joshua Zirkzee  9.Netherlands
7.1
81' Goals57'
Substitutes
G
Nicola Bagnolini 23.Italy
G
Federico Ravaglia 34.Italy
D
Mihajlo Ilić 4.Serbia
D
Tommaso Corazza 16.Italy
D
Charalampos Lykogiannis 22.Greece
D
Jhon Lucumí 26.Colombia
7.0
46'
D
Lorenzo De Silvestri 29.Italy
M
Nikola Moro 6.Croatia
M
Oussama El Azzouzi 17.Morocco
M
Michel Aebischer 20.Switzerland
6.4
87'
M
Kacper Urbański 82.Poland
6.4
56'
F
Jesper Karlsson  10.Sweden
F
Santiago Castro 18.Argentina
F
Jens Odgaard 21.Denmark
6.7
81' 90'
F
Alexis Saelemaekers 56.Belgium
8.1
46'

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

Thiago Motta played with: Lukasz Skorupski (7.0), Stefan Posch (6.4), Sam Beukema (6.6), Riccardo Calafiori (7.3), Victor Kristiansen (7.3), Remo Freuler (7.0), Riccardo Orsolini  (7.3), Giovanni Fabbian (6.6), Lewis Ferguson (8.1), Dan Ndoye (6.8) and Joshua Zirkzee (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mihajlo Ilic, Nikola Moro, Jesper Karlsson , Tommaso Corazza, Oussama El Azzouzi, Santiago Castro, Michel Aebischer (6.4), Jens Odgaard (6.7), Charalampos Lykogiannis, Nicola Bagnolini, Jhon Lucumí (7.0), Lorenzo De Silvestri, Federico Ravaglia, Alexis Saelemaekers (8.1) and Kacper Urbanski (6.4).

Substitutions

Bologna made 5 changes: Giovanni Fabbian for Kacper Urbanski (56′), Stefan Posch for Jhon Lucumí (46′), Riccardo Orsolini  for Alexis Saelemaekers (46′), Dan Ndoye for Michel Aebischer (87′) and Joshua Zirkzee for Jens Odgaard (81′).

Player of the match: Alexis Saelemaekers​

The most impressive player for Bologna was Alexis Saelemaekers even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 14 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Results of the day

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