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BERGAMO. Atalanta bested Spezia. Atalanta took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Livio Marinelli who had the assistance of Matteo Passeri and Alessandro Costanzo. The 4th official was Gianluca Manganiello. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
Atalanta
3 - 2
Spezia
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 8 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 126 Attack 90
- 93 Dangerous attack 21
- 94 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
Atalanta was in firm control of the ball 57% while Spezia was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta was more pushing with 93 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match.
Atalanta shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Spezia shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Atalanta didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Spezia received 3 yellow cards (Ethan Ampadu, Simone Bastoni and Kevin Agudelo).
Match Timeline
Standings
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After this contest, Atalanta will have 58 points like Milan and Roma to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Spezia will stay with 27 points like Hellas Verona to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will host Juventus on the 7th of May with a 23-3 head to head stats in favor of Juventus (9 draws).
Spezia will play away agasint Lecce on the 21st of May with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Lecce (4 draws).
