BERGAMO. Atalanta and Milan draw 1-1. R. Malinovsky scored the first goal (29′) for Atalanta. I. Bennacer equalized (68′). Milan was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Maresca assisted by Giovanni Baccini and Emanuele Prenna. The 4th official was Simone Sozza. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Milan had a superior ball possession 59% while Atalanta was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Milan was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Milan to win the match.
Atalanta shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Milan shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Atalanta received 4 yellow cards (R. Toloi, H. Hateboer, B. Djimsiti and M. De Roon). On the opposite side, Milan received 4 yellow cards (S. Pioli, A. Rebic, S. Tonali and T. Hernandez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Atalanta has 4 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. On the opposite side, Milan has 4 points (3rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away against Hellas Verona on the 28th of August with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (3 draws).
Milan will host Inter on the 3rd of September with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Inter (9 draws).
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: Juan Musso , Rafael Tolói , Merih Demiral , Berat Djimsiti , Hans Hateboer , Marten de Roon , Teun Koopmeiners , Joakim Mæhle , Ruslan Malinovskyi , Mario Pašalić and Duván Zapata .
The home team had on the bench: Matteo Ruggeri, Ademola Lookman , Luis Muriel , Giorgio Scalvini , Brandon Soppy, Jérémie Boga, Caleb Okoli , Marco Sportiello, Nadir Zortea and Francesco Rossi.
Atalanta could not rely on the presence of C. Okoli (injured).
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: D. Zapata for L. Muriel (73′), M. Pasalic for G. Scalvini (73′), R. Malinovsky for A. Lookman (73′), B. Djimsiti for C. Okoli (82′) and J. Maehle for N. Zortea (89′).
Best player: Ruslan Malinovskyi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Ruslan Malinovskyi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
Milan – Formation
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stefano Pioli played with: Mike Maignan , Davide Calabria , Pierre Kalulu , Fikayo Tomori , Theo Hernández , Ismaël Bennacer , Sandro Tonali , Junior Messias , Brahim Díaz , Rafael Leão and Ante Rebić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Charles De Ketelaere , Alessandro Florenzi , Tiemoué Bakayoko, Simon Kjær, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Tommaso Pobega, Matteo Gabbia, Alexis Saelemaekers , Ciprian Tătărușanu, Antonio Mirante, Divock Origi , Yacine Adli and Olivier Giroud .
Substitutions
Milan made 5 changes: B. Diaz for C. De Ketelaere (58′), A. Rebic for O. Giroud (58′), J. Messias for A. Saelemaekers (66′), R. Leao for D. Origi (66′) and D. Calabria for A. Florenzi (84′).
Best player: Ismaël Bennacer
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was Ismaël Bennacer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 86 passes (86% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.