Serie A: Atalanta tops Sampdoria 2-0 on Saturday
GENOVA. Atalanta beats Sampdoria with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Toloi (26') and a goal from A. Lookman (90').
GENOVA. Atalanta prevails over Sampdoria with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Toloi (26′) and a goal from A. Lookman (90′).
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Federico Dionisi with the help of Alessandro Costanzo and Matteo Passeri. The 4th official was Gianpiero Miele. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
Sampdoria was in firm control of the ball 55% while Atalanta was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Sampdoria was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Atalanta managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Sampdoria shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Atalanta shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sampdoria received 4 yellow cards (A. Ferrari, V. Verre, F. Quagliarella and A. Sabiri). On the other side, Atalanta received 6 yellow cards (C. Okoli, M. Pasalic, J. Musso, M. De Roon, N. Zortea and H. Hateboer).
After playing this contest, Sampdoria stays with 0 points to occupy the 16th place in the table. while Atalanta has 0 points (1st).
Match Events
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1'1'
A. Ferrari
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14'14'
F. Caputo (Goal Disallowed)
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19'19'
C. Okoli
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26'26'
R. Toloi
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44'44'
M. Pasalic
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58'58'
M. De Luca
F. Caputo
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58'58'
V. Verre
F. Djuricic
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58'58'
F. Depaoli
B. Bereszynski
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63'63'
A. Lookman
L. Muriel
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72'72'
G. Scalvini
R. Toloi
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72'72'
N. Zortea
J. Maehle
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73'73'
V. Verre
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75'75'
F. Quagliarella
M. Leris
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80'80'
J. Musso
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81'81'
F. Quagliarella
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82'82'
A. Sabiri
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84'84'
R. Malinovsky
M. Pasalic
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84'84'
M. De Roon
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88'88'
N. Zortea
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90'90'
J. Murillo
A. Ferrari
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90'90'
H. Hateboer
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90'90'
A. Lookman
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Sampdoria will host Juventus on the 22nd of August with a 19-5 head to head in favor of Juventus (7 draws).
Atalanta will host Milan on the 21st of August with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of Milan (7 draws).
Sampdoria: Formation and Lineups
Sampdoria started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Marco Giampaolo chose to play with the following team: Emil Audero , Bartosz Bereszyński , Alex Ferrari , Omar Colley , Tommaso Augello , Ronaldo Vieira , Mehdi Léris , Abdelhamid Sabiri , Tomás Rincón , Filip Đuričić and Francesco Caputo .
Substitutes
Sampdoria made 5 changes: F. Caputo for M. De Luca (58′), F. Djuricic for V. Verre (58′), B. Bereszynski for F. Depaoli (58′), M. Leris for F. Quagliarella (75′) and A. Ferrari for J. Murillo (90′).
Top player: Ronaldo Vieira
The player who no doubt impressed Sampdoria the most was Ronaldo Vieira.
His rating is with 51 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
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 , Rafael Tolói , Caleb Okoli , Berat Djimsiti , Hans Hateboer , Marten de Roon , Teun Koopmeiners , Joakim Mæhle , Mario Pašalić , Luis Muriel and Duván Zapata .
Substitutes
Atalanta made 4 changes: L. Muriel for A. Lookman (63′), R. Toloi for G. Scalvini (72′), J. Maehle for N. Zortea (72′) and M. Pasalic for R. Malinovsky (84′).
Top player: Mario Pašalić
The player who no doubt impressed Atalanta the most was Mario Pašalić even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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