Serie A: Atalanta recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Bologna 2-1
BOLOGNA. Atalanta found a way to turn the table against Bologna to win 2-1.
BOLOGNA. Atalanta was able to turn the table against Bologna to win 2-1. It was Bologna to strike first with an early goal of Riccardo Orsolini at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 47′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Rasmus Höjlund gave the win to Atalanta in the 59′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Marco Di Bello assisted by Luigi Rossi and Pasquale Capaldo. The 4th official was Daniele Perenzoni. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.3 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Bologna was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Atalanta that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Atalanta was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Atalanta won the match.
Bologna shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atalanta shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 3 yellow cards (G. Medel, Charalampos Lykogiannis and Nicolás Domínguez). Talking about the opposition, Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (Marten de Roon and Mario Pasalic).
After this match, Bologna will stay with 19 points like Lecce and Empoli to stay in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta will have 28 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
Riccardo Orsolini
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26'26'
Marten de Roon
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38'38'
Mario Pasalic
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46'46'
Jérémie Boga
Mario Pasalic
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46'46'
Davide Zappacosta
Hans Hateboer
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47'47'
T. Koopmeiners
Jérémie Boga
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56'56'
Éderson
Duván Zapata
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59'59'
Rasmus Höjlund
Jérémie Boga
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66'66'
G. Medel
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69'69'
Michel Aebischer
Roberto Soriano
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69'69'
N. Pyyhtiä
Lewis Ferguson
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69'69'
Jerdy Schouten
G. Medel
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77'77'
M. Demiral
José Luis Palomino
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82'82'
Andrea Cambiaso
Stefan Posch
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84'84'
Charalampos Lykogiannis
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88'88'
Berat Djimsiti
Rafael Tolói
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90'90'
Nicolás Domínguez
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Bologna will play away against Udinese on the 15th of January with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Udinese (10 draws).
Atalanta will host Salernitana on the 15th of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (1 draw).
Bologna: Formation and Lineups
Bologna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thiago Motta chose to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski , Stefan Posch , Adama Soumaoro , Jhon Lucumí , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Gary Medel , Nicolás Domínguez , Riccardo Orsolini , Lewis Ferguson , Roberto Soriano and Nicola Sansone .
Substitutes
Bologna made 4 changes: G. Medel for Jerdy Schouten (69′), Roberto Soriano for Michel Aebischer (69′), Lewis Ferguson for N. Pyyhtiä (69′) and Stefan Posch for Andrea Cambiaso (82′).
Top player: Riccardo Orsolini
The player who no doubt impressed Bologna the most was Riccardo Orsolini.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Atalanta: Formation and Lineups
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Talking about the opposition, Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso , Rafael Tolói , José Luis Palomino , Giorgio Scalvini , Hans Hateboer , Marten de Roon , Teun Koopmeiners , Matteo Ruggeri , Mario Pašalić , Rasmus Winther Højlund and Duván Zapata .
Substitutes
Atalanta made 5 changes: Mario Pasalic for Jérémie Boga (46′), Hans Hateboer for Davide Zappacosta (46′), Duván Zapata for Éderson (56′), José Luis Palomino for M. Demiral (77′) and Rafael Tolói for Berat Djimsiti (88′).
Top player: Jérémie Boga
Probably the most impressive player in Atalanta was Jérémie Boga even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 14 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brian Pempus
born and raised in India's Goa region. Football was a natural affection from infancy, even though most of the population considered cricket to be a religion. has an IT diploma, but when it came time to choose a job, her love of football easily won out. has worked with LOOTRS since February 2022 and has been connected to football teams like Sporting Club de Goa and FC Goa before focusing more on Indian football and other sports.
