Bologna 1-2 Atalanta: A tense game with a red card and a comeback
Atalanta secured a 1-2 victory in a tense and hard-fought game against Bologna at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. The match started with a yellow card for Bologna’s Freuler in the 1st minute. Atalanta responded with yellow cards for Bellanova and Kossounou in the 29th and 33rd minutes respectively, before Bologna received another yellow card for Fabbian in the 35th minute.
Bologna took the lead early in the second half, with Castro scoring in the 46th minute, assisted by Ndoye. However, Bologna’s joy was short-lived as Lucumi was sent off with a red card in the 52nd minute.
Atalanta took advantage of their numerical superiority to equalize the score in the 90th minute with a goal from Samardzic, assisted by Zaniolo. Atalanta’s goal was preceded by several substitutions on both sides, including the introduction of Samardzic in the 45th minute for Atalanta.
Atalanta dominated possession throughout the game, holding 64% of the ball compared to Bologna’s 36%. They also generated more scoring opportunities, with 17 shots on goal compared to Bologna’s 5.
Despite the red card, Bologna showed resilience and put Atalanta under pressure, but ultimately the visitors prevailed thanks to their superior control of the game and effectiveness in attack.
Substitutions atalanta: at minute 45 L. Samardzic came in and M. Brescianini went out., at minute 63 M. Retegui came in and O. Kossounou went out., at minute 63 J. Cuadrado came in and R. Bellanova went out., at minute 79 M. Pasalic came in and M. Ruggeri went out., at minute 79 N. Zaniolo came in and S. Kolasinac went out.
Substitutions bologna: at minute 46 K. Urbanski came in and G. Fabbian went out., at minute 54 N. Casale came in and R. Orsolini went out., at minute 68 T. Dallinga came in and S. Castro went out., at minute 68 M. Erlic came in and M. Aebischer went out., at minute 84 E. Holm came in and D. Ndoye went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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Atalanta
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