BERGAMO. Atalanta had a surprising win over Empoli with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by M. Pasalic (42′) and a goal from A. Lookman (51′). Atalanta capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
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 Michael Fabbri with the assistance of Giorgio Peretti and Luca Mondin. The 4th official was Francesco Cosso. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.69 degrees Celsius or 60.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Atalanta had a strong ball possession 59% while Empoli was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match.
Atalanta shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Empoli shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Atalanta received 1 yellow card (Giorgio Scalvini). Talking about the opposition, Empoli received 2 yellow cards (Viktor Kovalenko and Sebastiano Luperto ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Atalanta has 57 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Empoli will stays with 31 points like Hellas Verona and Frosinone to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away against Salernitana on the 5th of May with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Atalanta (1 draw).
Empoli will host Frosinone on the 5th of May with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Empoli (3 draws).
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
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Atalanta adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: Marco Carnesecchi , Berat Djimsiti , Isak Hien , Giorgio Scalvini , Davide Zappacosta , Marten de Roon , Mario Pasalic , Matteo Ruggeri , Aleksey Miranchuk , Ademola Lookman and El BilalTouré .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Musso, Teun Koopmeiners , Charles De Ketelaere , Mitchel Bakker, Michel Adopo, Francesco Rossi, Giovanni Bonfanti, P. Comi, Gianluca Scamacca, Sead Kolasinac , Hans Hateboer and Éderson .
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: Ademola Lookman for Charles De Ketelaere (84′), Marten de Roon for Sead Kolasinac (57′), Matteo Ruggeri for Éderson (57′), Aleksey Miranchuk for Teun Koopmeiners (73′) and Berat Djimsiti for Hans Hateboer (57′).
Player of the match: Isak Hien
The player that probably impressed the most for Atalanta was Isak Hien even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
Also Empoli adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Davide Nicola played with: Elia Caprile , Bartosz Bereszyński , Sebastian Walukiewicz , Sebastiano Luperto , Emmanuel Gyasi , Alberto Grassi , Youssef Maleh , Giuseppe Pezzella , Jacopo Fazzini , Nicolò Cambiaghi and M’Baye Niang .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Samuele Perisan, Saba Goglichidze, Stiven Shpendi, Viktor Kovalenko , Francesco Caputo , J. Seghetti, Liberato Cacace , Matteo Cancellieri , Mattia Destro, Simone Bastoni, Răzvan Marin and Szymon Żurkowski.
Empoli could not rely on the presence of Liberato Cacace (injured).
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: Sebastian Walukiewicz for Liberato Cacace (25′), M’Baye Niang for Francesco Caputo (61′), Alberto Grassi for Răzvan Marin (61′), Jacopo Fazzini for Viktor Kovalenko (62′) and Youssef Maleh for Matteo Cancellieri (74′).
Player of the match: Nicolò Cambiaghi
The player that probably impressed the most for Empoli was Nicolò Cambiaghi.
His rating is with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Inter – Torino – 2-0
- Napoli – Roma – 2-2
- Fiorentina – Sassuolo – 5-1
- Bologna – Udinese – 1-1
- Atalanta – Empoli – 2-0
