Serie A: Lecce tops Atalanta 2-1
LECCE. Lecce overcome Atalanta to win 2-1.
LECCE. Lecce topped Atalanta to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Lecce to strike first with a goal of F. Baschirotto at the 29′. Then F. Di Francesco scored again for Lecce in the 30′ minute with a goal. Eventually, D. Zapata reduced the distance for Atalanta with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Atalanta was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare stadium in Lecce on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Aureliano with the assistance of Niccolò Pagliardini and Marco Scatragli. The 4th official was Daniele Paterna. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
Atalanta was in firm control of the ball 61% while Lecce was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Atalanta was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Lecce managed to find the solution to win this match.
Lecce shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Atalanta shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lecce received 1 yellow card (M. Pongracic). On the other side, Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (M. Ruggeri and T. Koopmeiners).
After this match, Lecce will have 9 points to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Atalanta will stay with 27 points like Lazio to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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29'29'
F. Baschirotto
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30'30'
F. Di Francesco
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40'40'
D. Zapata
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46'46'
T. Koopmeiners
M. De Roon
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46'46'
J. Maehle
B. Soppy
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64'64'
L. Banda
F. Di Francesco
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64'64'
R. Oudin
G. Strefezza
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68'68'
M. Pongracic
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69'69'
A. Lookman
M. Pasalic
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72'72'
K. Bistrovic
A. Blin
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72'72'
A. Ceesay
L. Colombo
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76'76'
M. Ruggeri
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80'80'
R. Hojlund
R. Malinovsky
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80'80'
J. Boga
N. Zortea
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83'83'
S. Umtiti
V. Gendrey
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87'87'
T. Koopmeiners
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Lecce will play away against Sampdoria on the 12th of November with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Sampdoria (1 draw).
Atalanta will host Inter on the 13th of November with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Inter (12 draws).
Lecce: Formation and Lineups
Lecce started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marco Baroni chose to play with the following team: Wladimiro Falcone , Valentin Gendrey , Marin Pongračić , Federico Baschirotto , Antonino Gallo , Alexis Blin , Morten Hjulmand , Joan González , Gabriel Strefezza , Lorenzo Colombo and Federico Di Francesco .
Substitutes
Lecce made 5 changes: F. Di Francesco for L. Banda (64′), G. Strefezza for R. Oudin (64′), A. Blin for K. Bistrovic (72′), L. Colombo for A. Ceesay (72′) and V. Gendrey for S. Umtiti (83′).
Top player: Federico Di Francesco
Probably the most impressive player in Lecce was Federico Di Francesco.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Atalanta: Formation and Lineups
Atalanta started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Marco Sportiello , Berat Djimsiti , Caleb Okoli , Matteo Ruggeri , Brandon Soppy , Marten de Roon , Éderson , Nadir Zortea , Ruslan Malinovskyi , Mario Pašalić and Duván Zapata .
Substitutes
Atalanta made 5 changes: M. De Roon for T. Koopmeiners (46′), B. Soppy for J. Maehle (46′), M. Pasalic for A. Lookman (69′), R. Malinovsky for R. Hojlund (80′) and N. Zortea for J. Boga (80′).
Top player: Ruslan Malinovskyi
Probably the most impressive player in Atalanta was Ruslan Malinovskyi.
His rating is with 50 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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