Atalanta vs Genoa, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta held by Genoa as top-four ambitions fade
Atalanta were held to a 0-0 draw by Genoa on Sunday to leave them trailing the Serie A top four by eight points.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Manolo Portanova (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
- 1': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Genoa).
- 1': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt missed. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 5': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Manolo Portanova (Genoa).
- 7': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 7': Manolo Portanova (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Offside, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle tries a through ball, but Luis Muriel is caught offside.
- 9': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 9': Attempt missed. Pablo Galdames (Genoa) header from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Filippo Melegoni (Genoa).
- 10': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Pablo Galdames (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
- 15': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Matteo Pessina.
- 16': Dangerous play by Kelvin Yeboah (Genoa).
- 16': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
- 18': Nadiem Amiri (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Hand ball by Kelvin Yeboah (Genoa).
- 22': Attempt missed. Kelvin Yeboah (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
- 24': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 24': Kelvin Yeboah (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Offside, Genoa. Kelvin Yeboah tries a through ball, but Manolo Portanova is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 27': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 28': Manolo Portanova (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 32': Kelvin Yeboah (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt saved. Filippo Melegoni (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
- 37': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 38': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 38': Kelvin Yeboah (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 42': Attempt saved. Johan Vásquez (Genoa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Manolo Portanova.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Genoa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Genoa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Joakim Maehle.
- 46': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 49': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 50': Foul by Kelvin Yeboah (Genoa).
- 50': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Pablo Galdames (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kelvin Yeboah with a cross.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippo Melegoni.
- 54': Filippo Melegoni (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 55': Nadiem Amiri (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Manolo Portanova (Genoa).
- 56': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 56': Substitution, Atalanta. Hans Hateboer replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 57': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 57': Manolo Portanova (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Kelvin Yeboah (Genoa).
- 59': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Manolo Portanova (Genoa).
- 60': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Atalanta).
- 63': Pablo Galdames (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 65': Hand ball by Pablo Galdames (Genoa).
- 66': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Genoa).
- 66': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 68': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 68': Offside, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic tries a through ball, but Matteo Pessina is caught offside.
- 69': Filippo Melegoni (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 70': Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 70': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Genoa. Mattia Destro replaces Kelvin Yeboah.
- 73': Substitution, Genoa. Hernani replaces Nadiem Amiri because of an injury.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Hernani (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Destro.
- 74': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Giorgio Scalvini.
- 75': Attempt missed. Mattia Destro (Genoa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Galdames.
- 75': Foul by Filippo Melegoni (Genoa).
- 75': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Morten Frendrup (Genoa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattia Destro.
- 77': Attempt saved. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 78': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 78': Mattia Destro (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Substitution, Atalanta. Merih Demiral replaces Giorgio Scalvini.
- 79': Foul by Hernani (Genoa).
- 79': Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Hernani (Genoa).
- 80': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 82': Pablo Galdames (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt missed. Filippo Melegoni (Genoa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic with a headed pass.
- 86': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 88': Substitution, Genoa. Yayah Kallon replaces Pablo Galdames.
- 89': Hand ball by Mattia Destro (Genoa).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Atalanta. Valentin Mihaila replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Morten Frendrup (Genoa).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Tolói with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Valentin Mihaila (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 0, Genoa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 0, Genoa 0.
Statistics
 GEN |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.3 | Possession | 57.7 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 405 |
| 418 | Passes | 559 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 24 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 13 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 9,140
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 9,140
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 25 | +22 | 56 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 25 | +34 | 54 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 25 | +28 | 51 |
| 4 | Juventus | 25 | +21 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta  |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
Genoa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Salvatore Sirigu (GK) |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 52 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 15 | Johan Vásquez |
| 32 | Morten Frendrup |
| 8 | Nadiem Amiri |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 99 | Pablo Galdames |
| 45 | Kelvin Yeboah |
| 90 | Manolo Portanova |
| 10 | Filippo Melegoni |
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