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48% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 62% Ball Possession LAZIO
Atalanta 1 – 1 Lazio
49′ Giuseppe Biava             77′ Marco Parolo

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 17th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -15
Lazio, 2nd position with 62 points and a positive goal difference of +32

Salvation to remain in Serie A is almost a reality for Atalanta after this draw.  A step back for  Lazio losing the second position with this draw.    Lazio having now 63 points while Roma defeated Genoa and reached 64 points to take back the 2nd position.    There are 46 precedents in Bergamo with stats showing Atalanta with 19 wins, 20 draws, and Lazio with only 7 wins.

Atalanta opening the score in the 49th minute with the ex Giuseppe Biava!  Yep, Biava defeating Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti with a headed shot.  The goal arriving following a corner conceded by Lazio defender Dusan Basta..  The assist is by Alejandro Gomez.

Lazio equalizing the score in the 77th minute following a corner conceded by Atalanta defender Andrea Masiello.  It is  midfielder Marco Parolo to score defeating Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Sportiello with a right footed shot in the top right corner.  The assist is by midfielder Danilo Cataldi.

Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Edy Reja:

ATALANTA (4-3-3): Sportiello; Bellini, Biava, Masiello, Del Grosso; Migliaccio, Cigarini, Carmona; D’Alessandro, Pinilla, Gómez. 

Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by coach Stefano Pioli:

‪LAZIO(4-2-3-1): Marchetti; Basta, Maurício, Ciani, Radu; Cataldi, Parolo; Candreva, Mauri, Felipe Anderson; Keita.

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Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of ATALANTA: Forward German Denis with 8 goals

Top scorer of LAZIO: Forward Miroslav Klose with 12 goals

Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA:  3 draws

Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO:  1 win, draw, 1 lost

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for ATALANTA: Denis (4), Benalouane (1)

1 suspended player for LAZIO: Klose (1)

Photo:   facebook.com/atalantabc

Photo: atalanta.it

2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 34

Atalanta 1 – 1 Lazio
Sunday 3 May 2015
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Bergamo, Italy

15:00

Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: CRISPO – TONOLINI
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: GHERSINI

Goals: 49′ Giuseppe Biava (A), 77′ Marco Parolo (L)

Official formations – lineups:

ATALANTA (4-3-3): Sportiello; Bellini, Biava, Masiello, Del Grosso; Migliaccio, Cigarini, Carmona; D’Alessandro, Pinilla, Gómez. 

Subs.: Avramov, Frezzolini, Scaloni, Zappacosta, Cherubin, Emanuelson, Estigarribia, Dramé, Maxi Moralez, Bianchi, Boakye.

Coach:  Edy Reja.

‪LAZIO(4-2-3-1): Marchetti; Basta, Maurício, Ciani, Radu; Cataldi, Parolo; Candreva, Mauri, Felipe Anderson; Keita.

Subs:: Berisha, Strakosha, Braafheid, Cavanda, Novaretti, Gentiletti, Konko, Ledesma, Onazi, Lulić, Đorđević, Perea.

Coach: Pioli.

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