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52% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 48% Ball Possession BOLOGNA
Atalanta 3 – 2 Bologna
3′ Andrea Conti 16′ Mattia Destro
14′ Remo Freuler 61′ Federico Di Francesco
75′ Mattia Caldara
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 5th position with 60 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Bologna, 14th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of -17
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
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5 | Atalanta | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 53:35 | 18 | 60 |
14 | Bologna | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 29:46 | -17 | 35 |
Atalanta with the pressure to win the home game to keep up the race for a spot in the Europa League next season.
Atalanta opening the score in the 3rd minute. It is defender Andrea Conti to defeat Bologna goalkeeper Da Costa with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by forward Alejandro Gomez with a through ball.
#AtalantaBologna 1-0 #Conti con un perfetto inserimento firma subito il vantaggio #GoAtalantaGo pic.twitter.com/QuOucEzbIt
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) April 22, 2017
Atalanta rocking at the Atleti Azzurri! In the 14th minute, Remo Freuler delivering a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Andrea Petagna with a cross.
Bologna reacting and game is open. In the 16th minute, forward Mattia Destro shortening the distance defeating Atalanta goalkeeper Etrit Berisha from close range with a right footed shot in top right corner. The assist is by Federico Di Francesco.
15′ GOAL! An instinctive finish from @MDestroOfficial ensures an immediate Rossoblu response! Come on lads!#AtalantaBFC 2-1 pic.twitter.com/jQTTtybpbS
— Bologna FC 1909 (@BolognaFC1909en) April 22, 2017
There are 45 precedents since 1938 at the Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium. Stats showing Atalanta with 23 wins, 15 draws, and Bologna with 7 wins. Atalanta scoring 65 goals and Bologna 36 goals.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
ATALANTA: Berisha; Toloi, Caldara, Masiello; Conti, Kessie, Freuler, Spinazzola; Kurtić; Petagna, Gomez.
Here is BOLOGNA official starting lineup by coach Roberto Donadoni:
BOLOGNA: Da Costa; Mbaye, Maietta, Gastaldello, Masina; Taider, Viviani, Dzemaili; Di Francesco, Destro, Krejci.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of ATALANTA: Alejandro Gomez with 14 goals
Top scorer of BOLOGNA: Blerim Dzemaili with 8 goals
Atalanta | Goals | Goals | Bologna |
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Gomez, Alejandro | 14 | 8 | Dzemaili, Blerim |
Caldara, Mattia | 6 | 6 | Destro, Mattia |
Kessie, Franck | 6 | 5 | Verdi, Simone |
Kurtic, Jasmin | 6 | 2 | Viviani, Federico |
Petagna, Andrea | 5 | 2 | Di Francesco, Federico |
stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 1 win, 2 draws
15/04/17 | SA | Roma – Atalanta | 1:1 | 32 | |||
08/04/17 | SA | Atalanta – Sassuolo | 1:1 | 31 | |||
02/04/17 | SA | Genoa – Atalanta | 0:5 | 30 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 1 draw, 2 lost
15/04/17 | SA | Palermo – Bologna | 0:0 | 32 | |||
09/04/17 | SA | Bologna – Roma | 0:3 | 31 | |||
02/04/17 | SA | Fiorentina – Bologna | 1:0 | 30 |
Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official/
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 33
Atalanta 3 – 2 Bologna
Saturday 22 April 2017
Atelti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Bergamo, Italy
18:00
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: PEGORIN – GAVA
Fourth Official: DI IORIO
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: DI PAOLO
Goals: 3′ Andrea Conti (A), 14′ Remo Freuler (A), 16′ Mattia Destro (B.), 61′ Federico Di Francesco (B.), 75′ Mattia Caldara (A)
Official lineups – formations:
ATALANTA: Berisha; Toloi, Caldara, Masiello; Conti, Kessie, Freuler, Spinazzola; Kurtić; Petagna, Gomez.
Subs: Gollini, Hateboer, Raimondi, Konko, Migliaccio, Cristante, Grassi, D’Alessandro, Cabezas, Mounier, Pešić, Paloschi.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
BOLOGNA: Da Costa; Mbaye, Maietta, Gastaldello, Masina; Taider, Viviani, Dzemaili; Di Francesco, Destro, Krejci.
Subs: Ravaglia, Monari, Oikonomou, Krafth, Donsah, Sadiq, Petkovic, Okwonkwo.
Coach: Roberto Donadoni.