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52% Ball Possession TORINO and 48% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Torino 1 – 1 Atalanta 
45′ Nicolas Nkoulou 54′ Josip Ilicic
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 11th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Atalanta, 10th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Atalanta | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20:18 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | FC Torino | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18:20 | -2 | 19 |
Torino and Atalanta having 19 points each before the game. The victory is a must for both, especially, for Torino playing at home. Yet, the game ending with a 1-1 draw sharing 1 point to reach 20 points each. Torino wining only 4 games this season compared to Atalanta winning 5. A draw more like a flop for Torino at the Olimpico Stadium.
Torino wearing Chapecoense’s green shirts during the match with Atalanta to honor the victims of tragic plane crash marking the one-year anniversary on November 29, 2016. Chapecoense were flying to play the Copa Sudamericana final crashing in Medellin, Colombia. Torino suffered a similar plane crash on May 4, 1949. The accident referred as ‘The tragedy of Superga.’
It is Torino to open the score just before ending the first half in the 45th minute. Nicolas Nkoulou defeats Atalanta goalkeeper Berisha with a headed shot in the center. The assist is by Adem Ljajic with a cross following a corner conceded by Mattia Caldara.
#TorinoAtalanta #SFT pic.twitter.com/AhIeAPQZdl
— Torino Football Club (@TorinoFC_1906) December 2, 2017
Atalanta equalizing for the 1-1 in the 54th minute. It is forward Josip Ilicic to defeat Torino goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu with a left footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by Andrea Petagna with a through ball.
#TorinoAtalanta 1-1 9′ st Josip #Iličić #GoAtalantaGo ⚫? pic.twitter.com/r2PaHLGTHu
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) December 2, 2017
Here is TORINO official starting lineup – formation by Coach Sinisa Mihajlović:
TORINO (4-3-3): Sirigu; De Silvestri, Nkoulou, Burdisso, Ansaldi; Baselli, Rincon, Obi; Iago Falque, Belotti, Ljajić.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Berisha; Toloi, Caldara, Masiello; Hateboer, Cristante, Freuler, Spinazzola; Kurtić; Petagna, Gomez.
Photo: twitter.com/Atalanta_BC
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Lo #StartingXI del #Toro per #TorinoAtalanta #SerieATIM #SerieA #SFT pic.twitter.com/qoUUPXGWjU
— Torino Football Club (@TorinoFC_1906) December 2, 2017
#TorinoAtalanta ecco la videoformazione nerazzurra #GoAtalantaGo https://t.co/mKAHy2ztGE
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) December 2, 2017
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— Torino Football Club (@TorinoFC_1906) December 2, 2017
Photo: facebook.com/atalantabc/
2017 – 2018 Italian Serie A Week 15
Torino 1 – 1 Atalata
Saturday 2 December 2017
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Turin, Italy
20:45
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: TONOLINI – CHIOCCHI
Fourth Official: MARINELLI
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: PINZANI
Goals: 45′ Nicolas Nkoulou (T), 54′ Josip Ilicic (A)
Official lineups – formations:
TORINO (4-3-3): Sirigu; De Silvestri, Nkoulou, Burdisso, Ansaldi; Baselli, Rincon, Obi; Iago Falque, Belotti, Ljajić.
Subs: Milinkovic-Savic, Ichazo, Molinaro, Valdifiori, Acquah, Gustafson, Edera, Berenguer, Barreca, Moretti, Boyè, Lyanco
Coach: Sinisa Mihajlović.
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Berisha; Toloi, Caldara, Masiello; Hateboer, Cristante, Freuler, Spinazzola; Kurtić; Petagna, Gomez.
Subs: Gollini, Rossi, Palomino, Orsolini, Gosens, Cornelius, Vido, Castagne, Mancini, Haas, Ilicic, Schmidt.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.