Italian Serie A

Atalanta vs Spezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 18': Mario Pasalic
  • 38': Duván Zapata (P)
  • 41': Mario Pasalic
  • 83': Luis Muriel
  • 89': Ruslan Malinovskyi
FT
5 - 2
  • 11': M'Bala Nzola
  • 90'+1': M'Bala Nzola

Introduction

Atalanta are hosting Spezia at New Balance Arena, Bergamo, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 10,744

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+42 Internazionale 28 67 5
+24 AC Milan 28 60 2
+14 Napoli 28 56 6
+25 Como 28 51 5
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

ATA 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 Yellow Card
3 Joakim Maehle
77 Davide Zappacosta
91 Duván Zapata
88 Mario Pasalic
72 Josip Ilicic

SPE Spezia (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
94 Ivan Provedel (GK)
28 Martin Erlic
15 Petko Hristov Yellow Card
27 Kelvin Amian
25 Giulio Maggiore
8 Viktor Kovalenko
7 Jacopo Sala Yellow Card
20 Simone Bastoni
11 Emmanuel Gyasi Yellow Card
18 M'Bala Nzola
10 Daniele Verde

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