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49% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 51% Ball Possession CAGLIARI
Atalanta 2 – 1 Cagliari
18′ Giuseppe Biava 44′ Daniele Dessena
94′ Mauricio Pinilla
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 15th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Cagliari, 16th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -11
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Atalanta | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15:25 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | Cagliari | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 27:38 | -11 | 19 |
There are 21 precedents between Atalanta vs Cagliari. Stats showing Atalanta with 13 wins, 5 draws, and Cagliari with 3 wins. Cagliari have not defeated Atalanta at the Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium since the 1991-92 season.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Stefano Colantuono:
ATALANTA (4-4-2) Sportiello; Bellini, Stendardo, Biava, Del Grosso; Zappacosta, Cigarini, Carmona, Moralez; Pinilla, Denis
Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Gianfranco Zola:
CAGLIARI (4-3-1-2) Brkic; Benedetti, Gonzalez, Capuano, Avelar; Dessena, Crisetig, Donsah; Joao Pedro; Longo, Sau
Photo atalanta.it
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for ATALANTA: Forward German Denis and Maxim Moralez with 4 goals each
Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Marco Sau, Danilo Avelar, and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each
| Atalanta | Goals | Goals | Cagliari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moralez, Maxi | 4 | 4 | Sau, Marco |
| Denis | 4 | 4 | Avelar, Danilo |
| Boakye, Richmond | 2 | 4 | Ekdal, Albin |
| Zappacosta, Davide | 2 | 3 | Farias, Diego |
| Estigarribia, Marcelo | 1 | 3 | Joao Pedro Galvao |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 25/01/15 | SA | Verona – Atalanta | 1:0 | Round 20 | |||
| 21/01/15 | CI | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 3:1 | Round 1/8 | |||
| 18/01/15 | SA | Milan – Atalanta | 0:1 | ROund 19 |
Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 24/01/15 | SA | Cagliari – Sassuolo | 2:1 | Round 20 | |||
| 18/01/15 | SA | Udinese – Cagliari | 2:2 | Round 19 | |||
| 14/01/15 | CI | Parma – Cagliari | 2:1 | Round 1/8 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for ATALANTA: Baselli (1)
2 suspended players for CAGLIARI: Ekdal (1), Rossettini (1)
Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-4-2): Sportiello; Benalouane, Stendardo, Biava, Del Grosso; Zappacosta, Cigarini, Carmona, Moralez; Pinilla, Denis
Unavailable: Cherubin, Estigarribia, Raimondi, Dramè
Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Brkic; Pisano, Gonzalez, Capuano, Avelar; Deseena, Crisetig, Donsah; Joao Pedro; Cop, Sau.
Unavailable: Cossu, Ibarbo, Balzano
Photo: atalanta.it
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 21
Atalanta – Cagliari
Sunday 1 February 2015
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Bergamo, Italy
15:00
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MARRAZZO – DE PINTO
Fourth Official: GAVA
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
Goals: 18′ Giuseppe Biava (A), 44′ Daniele Dessena (C), 94′ Mauricio Pinilla (A)
Official formations – lineups:
Match Stats
| Atalanta | Match Stats | Cagliari |
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 14(6) | Shots (on goal) | 13(6) |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 13 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 49% | Ball Possession | 51% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |