Lazio vs Atalanta 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Atalanta held to goalless draw at Lazio
Atalanta opened the door for Juventus to climb into the Serie A top four after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Lazio on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 33': Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': First Half ends, Lazio 0, Atalanta 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lazio 0, Atalanta 0.
- 61': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Giorgio Scalvini.
- 69': Substitution, Lazio. Manuel Lazzari replaces Elseid Hysaj.
- 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói replaces Aleksey Miranchuk because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Lazio. Toma Basic replaces Luis Alberto.
- 84': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Atalanta. Alasanne Sidibe replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 85': Substitution, Atalanta. Tommaso De Nipoti replaces Roberto Piccoli.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 4,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | AC Milan | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| +10 | Internazionale | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +5 | Napoli | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +4 | AS Roma | 7 | 15 | 2 |
Statistics
 ATA |
LAZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.8 | Possession | 61.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 365 | Accurate Passes | 602 |
| 445 | Passes | 687 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 4 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 50 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 14 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 21 | Clearances | 4 |
Lazio (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Strakosha (GK) |
| 4 | Patric |
| 3 | Luiz Felipe |
| 77 | Adam Marusic |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 6 | Lucas Leiva |
| 10 | Luis Alberto |
| 21 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 20 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 7 | Felipe Anderson |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 28 | Merih Demiral |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 13 | Giuseppe Pezzella  |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 99 | Roberto Piccoli |
| 59 | Alexey Miranchuk |
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