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Serie A | Atalanta 2-0 Empoli: Dea close on top 5

Originally posted on Football Italia  |  By Susy Campanale  |  Last updated 4/28/24

Mario Pasalic and Ademola Lookman gave Atalanta the 2-0 victory over Empoli to close on the top five, despite squad rotation.

La Dea had to rotate the squad after the Coppa Italia semi-final win over Fiorentina, and building up to the first leg of the Europa League semi-final with Olympique Marseille. Emil Holm and Rafael Toloi were injured, while Empoli missed Etrit Berisha, Alberto Cerri, Ardian Ismajli and Tyronne Ebuehi after a shock win over Napoli.

See how it unfolded on the Liveblog.

M’Baye Niang drilled wide from a promising position in the opening minutes, but the visitors lost Sebastian Walukiewicz to a muscular injury.

Atalanta were awarded a penalty following a VAR On-Field Review, as Giuseppe Pezzella mistimed the challenge on El Bilal Toure and caught the striker on the back of the leg. Mario Pasalic converted, despite Elia Caprile getting a hand to it.

It should’ve been 2-0 in first half stoppages when Toure went on the counter, but insisted on cutting back to his right foot, crowded out only for the Aleksei Miranchuk weak finish to be straight at Caprile.

Atalanta did double their lead with a solo effort from Ademola Lookman, who gathered in midfield, turned Bartosz Bereszynski to sprint towards goal and drill into the near bottom corner.

Lookman almost got another, his little shimmy to wrongfoot defenders and the angled drive skimming the far post.

Aleksei Miranchuk also curled off target, while Razvan Marin and Cambiaghi did not trouble Marco Carnesecchi from distance.

Pasalic couldn’t keep his volley down on the floated Hans Hateboer assist.

Atalanta 2-0 Empoli

Pasalic pen 42 (A), Lookman 51 (A)

28-04-2024 17:00 MatchDay 34 Gewiss Stadium (Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia)

Atalanta
Empoli 2 - 0

Player statistic

1st half
    24' Sebastiano Luperto
Mario Pasalic

42'     2nd half

Ademola Lookman (Assist: Isak Hien)

51'         77' Viktor Kovalenko Giorgio Scalvini

81'    

Match statistic

59 Possession % 41 17 Total shots 11 5 Shots on target 2 6 Shots off target 6 6 Blocked shots 3 8 Corners 1 1 Offsides 1 19 Fouls 14 Atalanta Empoli

Starting lineups

29
Marco Carnesecchi Goalkeeper 19
Berat Djimsiti Defender 57' 77
Davide Zappacosta Defender 42 Giorgio Scalvini Defender 4 Isak Hien Defender 22 Matteo Ruggeri Defender 57' 59
Aleksey Miranchuk Midfielder 73' 8
Mario Pasalic Midfielder 15
Marten de Roon Midfielder 57' 11
Ademola Lookman Attacker 84' 10
El Bilal Touré Attacker 25
Elia Caprile Goalkeeper 19
Bartosz Bereszynski Defender 3
Giuseppe Pezzella Defender 4
Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender 25' 33
Sebastiano Luperto Defender 5
Alberto Grassi Midfielder 61' 21 Jacopo Fazzini Midfielder 62' 29 Youssef Maleh Midfielder 74' 11 Emmanuel Gyasi Attacker 10
M’Baye Niang Attacker

61' 28

Nicolò Cambiaghi Attacker

Substitutes

1
Juan Musso Goalkeeper 31
Francesco Rossi Goalkeeper 90
Gianluca Scamacca Attacker 20
Mitchel Bakker Defender 25
Michel Adopo Midfielder 43 Giovanni Bonfanti Defender 53 Pietro Comi Defender 33
Hans Hateboer Defender 57' 13
Éderson Midfielder 57' 23
Sead Kolasinac Defender 57' 7
Teun Koopmeiners Midfielder 73' 17
Charles De Ketelaere Attacker 84' 23
Mattia Destro Attacker 27
Szymon Zurkowski Midfielder 30
Simone Bastoni Midfielder 1
Samuele Perisan Goalkeeper 12 Jacopo Seghetti Goalkeeper 7 Stiven Shpendi Attacker 2 Saba Goglichidze Defender 13 Liberato Cacace Defender 25' 9
Francesco Caputo Attacker 61' 18
Razvan Marin Midfielder 61' 8
Viktor Kovalenko Midfielder 62' 20
Matteo Cancellieri Attacker

74'

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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