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Italian Soccer Serie A
35% Ball Possession LECCE and 65% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Lecce 2 – 7 Atalanta 
30’ Riccardo Saponara 17’ Giulio Donati (own goal)
40’ Giulio Donati 22’ Duván Zapata
. 47’ Josip Ilicic
. 54’ Duván Zapata
. 61’ Duván Zapata
. 89’ Luis Muriel
. 92′ Rusian Malinovskyi
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lecce, 16th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -17
Atalanta, 4th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +31
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atalanta | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 63-32 | 31 | 45 |
| 16 | Lecce | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 32-49 | -17 | 25 |
Atalanta winning the Serie A Week 26 game defeating Lecce on Sunday 1 March 2020 at the Via del Mare Stadium in Lecce, Italy. Atalanta having their time of their lives winning for the third time this season with 7 goals! Atalanta reaching 48 points is in the 4th position while Lecce with 25 points is in the 16th position.
Atalanta Coach Gian Piero Gasperini seems like having the magic formula to form a solid team with a winning mentality. Atalanta winning their 14th game this season and playing in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.
It is a superb match for Colombian forward Forward Duvan Zapata scoring a hat trick taking the ball home as souvenir. The situation for Lecce started badly. The first goal for Atalanta was thank to the own goal by Giulio Donati in the 19th minute. Donati redeeming himself in the 40th minute scoring for Lecce.
Lecce gained momentum when scoring for the 2-2. However, after the draw, Atalanta increased their pace and ended the game crushing Lecce with a 2-7.
🎩-trick hero 😍🤙🏿#LecceAtalanta #SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 #Zapata pic.twitter.com/PCRJ81yCZv
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) March 1, 2020
⚽️⚽️⚽️ https://t.co/RFhxleizDT
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) March 1, 2020
Here is LECCE official starting lineup – formation by Coach Favio Liberani:
LECCE (4-3-1-2): Gabriel – Donati, Lucioni, Rossettini, Calderoni – Majer, Deiola, Barak – Mancosu – Lapadula, Saponara.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Gollini – De Roon, Caldara, Palomino – Hateboer, Freuler, Pasalic, Gosens – Gomez – Ilicic, Zapata.
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Click the video to watch Lecce 2 – 7 Atalanta highlights including all goals on Sunday 1 March 2020
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of LECCE: Marco Mancosu with 8 goals.
Top scorer of ATALANTA: Josip Ilicic with 14 goals.
| Lecce | Goals | Goals | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mancosu, Marco | 8 | 14 | Ilicic, Josip |
| Lapadula, Gianluca | 7 | 12 | Muriel, Luis |
| Calderoni, Marco | 3 | 8 | Zapata, Duvan |
| Falco, Filippo | 3 | 7 | Gosens, Robin |
| Babacar, Khouma | 2 | 6 | Gomez, Papu |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of LECCE: 2 wins, 1 lost
| DAte | TO | Match | FT | ROund | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/02/20 | SA | ROMA – Lecce | 4–0 | 25 | |||
| 15/02/20 | SA | Lecce – Spal | 2–1 | 24 | |||
| 09/02/20 | SA | Napoli – Lecce | 2–3 | 23 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 3 wins.
| DAte | TO | Match | FT | ROund | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/02/20 | UCLK | Atalanta – VALENCIA | 4–1 | 1/8 | |||
| 15/02/20 | SA | Atalanta – ROMA | 2–1 | 24 | |||
| 08/02/20 | SA | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 1–2 | 23 |
Aspettando l’arrivo dei nostri ragazzi #avantilecce #forzalecce pic.twitter.com/mUUfRuLI9N
— U.S. Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) March 1, 2020
#LecceAtalanta #SerieATIM
📋 La formazione in campo
➡️ https://t.co/lIs3ANnJIA#avantilecce #forzalecce pic.twitter.com/nhaVsKgicK— U.S. Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) March 1, 2020
👊 Così in campo al Via del Mare!
👇 #LecceAtalanta, squad news!#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/f240vO1G15— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) March 1, 2020
🎙️ Gian Piero #Gasperini: “Prestazione che ci dà forza”
🎙️ “This performance gives us strenght”#LecceAtalanta #SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵https://t.co/s6sGV1U8qU— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) March 1, 2020
Result Lecce 2 – 7 Atalanta
Serie A Week 26Goals: 17’ Donati (own goal)(A), 22’ Duván Zapata (A), 30’ Riccardo Saponara (L), 40’ Giulio Donati (L), 47’ Josip Ilicic (A), 54’ Duván Zapata (A), 61’ Duván Zapata (A), 89’ Luis Muriel (A), 90+2 Malinovskyi (A) https://t.co/NOhUGAINsJ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 1, 2020
2019 – 2020 Italian Serie A Week 26
Lecce 2 – 7 Atalanta
Sunday 1 March 2020
Via del Mare Stadium
Lecce, Italy
15:00
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: SCHENONE – VALERIANI
Fourth Official: DI MARTINO
VAR: NASCA
AVAR: LONGO
Goals: 17’ Giulio Donati (own goal)(A), 22’ Duván Zapata (A), 30’ Riccardo Saponara (L), 40’ Giulio Donati (L), 47’ Josip Ilicic (A), 54’ Duván Zapata (A), 61’ Duván Zapata (A), 89’ Luis Muriel (A), 92′ Malinovskyi (A)
Lecce (4-3-2-1): Gabriel; Donati, Lucioni, Rossettini, Calderoni; Majer (63′ Tachtsidis), Deiola, Barak; Saponara, Mancosu (63′ Shakhov); Lapadula.
Subs: Vigorito, Chironi, Vera, Petriccione, Paz, Meccariello, Oltremarini, Rispoli, Dell’Orco, Rimoli.
Coach: Favio Liverani
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Gollini; De Roon, Caldara, Palomino; Hateboer, Freuler, Pasalic, Gosens; Gomez (69′ Malinovskyi); Ilicic (73′ Muriel), Zapata (85′ Tameze).
Subs: Sportiello, Rossi, Czyborra, Bellanova, Okoli, Castagne, Colley.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini
Booked: Lucioni, Saponara (L), Hateboer, Palomino (A)