Serie A: Atalanta prevails over Venezia 3-1

VENEZIA. Atalanta overcomes Venezia 3-1.

VENEZIA. Atalanta conquers Venezia 3-1. Atalanta was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with M. Pasalic (44′), D. Zapata (47′) and L. Muriel (63′). Venezia reduced the distance with a goal (80′) by D. Crnigoj, but there was not much to do for them. Atalanta was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo stadium in Venezia on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Francesco Fourneau who was helped by Salvatore Longo and Filippo Bercigli. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.​

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  Venezia

  1

  

  Atalanta

  3

  23 Apr 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Atalanta was in firm control of the ball 61% while Venezia was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Atalanta was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Atalanta won the contest.​

Venezia shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Atalanta shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to Venezia. On the other side, Atalanta received 4 yellow cards (G. Scalvini, D. Zapata, B. Djimsiti and G. Gasperini).

After this match, Venezia will stay with 22 points like Genoa and Salernitana to stay in the 19th place. On the other side, Atalanta will have 51 points to stay in the 8th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Venezia will play away with Juventus on the 1st of May with a 0-0 head to head stats.

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  Juventus

  2

  

  Venezia

  1

  1 May 2022 Full time

Atalanta will host Torino on the 27th of April with a 11-8 head to head stats in favor of Torino (6 draws).

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  Atalanta

  4

  

  Torino

  4

  27 Apr 2022 Full time

Venezia: Formation and Lineups

Venezia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Paolo Zanetti chose to play with the following team: Niki Mäenpää (5.8), Aleš Matějů (6.5), Michael Svoboda (6.4), Pietro Ceccaroni (7.2), Maximilian Ullmann (6.0), Gianluca Busio (6.8), Ethan Ampadu (7.8), Michaël Cuisance (6.7), Mattia Aramu (7.1), Thomas Henry (6.5) and David Okereke (6.6).

Venezia could not rely on the presence of D. Peretz (injured).

Substitutes

Venezia made 5 changes: D. Okereke for D. Johnsen (62′), G. Busio for D. Crnigoj (62′), M. Cuisance for D. Peretz (75′), T. Henry for J. Nsame (75′) and M. Aramu for I. Bah (81′).

Top player: Ethan Ampadu

Probably the most impressive player in Venezia was Ethan Ampadu.

His rating is (7.8) with 59 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Atalanta: Formation and Lineups

Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the other side, Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso (6.7), Giorgio Scalvini (7.5), José Luis Palomino (7.1), Berat Djimsiti (7.0), Hans Hateboer (6.6), Marten de Roon (7.0), Remo Freuler (7.6), Davide Zappacosta (7.4), Mario Pašalić (7.2), Luis Muriel (9.2) and Duván Zapata (7.3).

Substitutes

Atalanta made 5 changes: R. Freuler for T. Koopmeiners (64′), G. Scalvini for M. Demiral (64′), M. Pasalic for J. Boga (76′), D. Zapata for M. Pessina (77′) and L. Muriel for M. Cisse (88′).

Top player: Luis Muriel

The player who no doubt impressed Atalanta the most was Luis Muriel.

His rating is (9.2) with 1 goal, 45 passes (75% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 22. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork twice times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

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  Torino

  2

  

  Spezia

  1

  23 Apr 2022 Full time
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  Inter

  3

  

  Roma

  1

  23 Apr 2022 Full time
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  Hellas Verona

  1

  

  Sampdoria

  1

  23 Apr 2022 Full time