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56% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 44% Ball Possession CROTONE
Atalanta 1 – 0 Crotone 
48′ Andrea Conti
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Crotone, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -22
Atalanta, 4th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +13
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atalanta | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 39:26 | 13 | 45 |
| 19 | Crotone | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20:42 | -22 | 13 |
Atalanta battling to keep up the race towards an European position for next season while Crotone keeping up a desperate race against all odds for salvation in Serie A.
It is Atalanta to open the score in the 48th minute. Midfielder Andrea Conti defeating from close range Crotone goalkeeper Alex Cordaz with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by Andrea Petagna with a cross.
Crotone closer to the equalizer in the 86th minute. Yet, Referee Banti ruling out the goal by Rossi for offside. A pity for Crotone seeing their chances for a victory crashing.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by Coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Berisha; Tolói, Caldara, Masiello; Conti, Kessié, Freuler, Spinazzola; Kurtić; Petagna, Gómez.
Here is CROTONE official starting lineup by coach Davide Nicola:
CROTONE (3-4-3): Cordaz; Ceccherini, Claiton, Ferrari; Rosi, Barberis, Crisetig, Sampirisi; Acosty, Falcinelli, Stoian.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of ATALANTA: Alejandro Gomez with 9 goals
Top scorer of CROTONE: Diego Falcinelli with 8 goals
| Atalanta | Goals | Goals | Crotone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomez, Alejandro | 9 | 8 | Falcinelli, Diego |
| Kessie, Franck | 6 | 2 | Stoian, Adrian |
| Petagna, Andrea | 5 | 2 | Ferrari, Gianmarco |
| Kurtic, Jasmin | 5 | 2 | Palladino, Raffaele |
| Conti, Andrea | 3 | 2 | Trotta, Marcello |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 12/02/17 | SA | Palermo – Atalanta | 1:3 | 24 | |||
| 05/02/17 | SA | Atalanta – Cagliari | 2:0 | 23 | |||
| 29/01/17 | SA | Turin – Atalanta | 1:1 | 22 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CROTONE: 3 lost
| 12/02/17 | SA | Crotone – Roma | 0:2 | 24 | |||
| 08/02/17 | SA | Crotone – Juventus | 0:2 | 18 | |||
| 05/02/17 | SA | Palermo – Crotone | 1:0 | 23 |
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 25Atalanta 1 – 0 Crotone
Saturday 18 February 2017
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Bergamo, Italy18:00Referee: BANTI
Assistants: COSTANZO – MONDIN
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: MINELLIGoals: 48′ Andrea Conti (A)
Official lineups – formations:
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Berisha; Tolói, Caldara, Masiello; Conti, Kessié, Freuler, Spinazzola; Kurtić; Petagna, Gómez.
Subs: Gollini, Zukanović, Raimondi, Dramé, Hateboer, Grassi, Migliaccio, Cristante, D’Alessandro, Mounier, Pešić, Paloschi.
Coach: Gian Piero asperini.
CROTONE (3-4-3): Cordaz; Ceccherini, Claiton, Ferrari; Rosi, Barberis, Crisetig, Sampirisi; Acosty, Falcinelli, Stoian.
Subs: Festa, Viscovo, Dussenne, Martella, Mesbah, Capezzi, Suljić, Tonev, Kotnik, Nalini, Simy, Trotta.
Coach: Davide Nicola.