Atalanta vs Spezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Goal! Atalanta 0, Spezia 1. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 18': Goal! Atalanta 1, Spezia 1. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
- 36': Jacopo Sala (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 38': Goal! Atalanta 2, Spezia 1. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 41': Goal! Atalanta 3, Spezia 1. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 49': Petko Hristov (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Substitution, Spezia. Rey Manaj replaces Daniele Verde.
- 60': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Josip Ilicic.
- 61': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
- 64': Substitution, Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca replaces Jacopo Sala.
- 64': Substitution, Spezia. Ebrima Colley replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
- 71': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Duván Zapata.
- 81': Substitution, Spezia. Suf Podgoreanu replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 83': Goal! Atalanta 4, Spezia 1. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 87': Substitution, Atalanta. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 87': Substitution, Atalanta. Roberto Piccoli replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 89': Goal! Atalanta 5, Spezia 1. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 90'+1': Goal! Atalanta 5, Spezia 2. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
Game Information
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 10,744
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | AC Milan | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| +10 | Internazionale | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +5 | Napoli | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +4 | AS Roma | 7 | 15 | 2 |
Statistics
 SPE |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 49 | Possession | 51 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 387 | Accurate Passes | 429 |
| 481 | Passes | 512 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 12 | Crosses | 2 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 3 | Clearances | 9 |
Atalanta (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners  |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 72 | Josip Ilicic |
Spezia (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 15 | Petko Hristov |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 8 | Viktor Kovalenko |
| 7 | Jacopo Sala |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
| 10 | Daniele Verde |
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