Cagliari vs Atalanta, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMuriel snatches last-gasp victory for Atalanta at Cagliari
Substitute Luis Muriel struck in the 90th minute to earn Atalanta a dramatic 1-0 victory at Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Bosko Sutalo.
- 4': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 4': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari).
- 7': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Foul by Daniele Rugani (Cagliari).
- 10': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Daniele Rugani (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 12': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
- 12': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
- 18': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 21': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 21': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 23': Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 23': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 25': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Daniele Rugani (Cagliari).
- 26': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Hand ball by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 27': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 27': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 30': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 30': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino tries a through ball, but Josip Ilicic is caught offside.
- 37': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 38': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 39': Bosko Sutalo (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 39': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
- 39': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 42': Bosko Sutalo (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 45': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 45': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Atalanta 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Atalanta 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Marten de Roon replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 47': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari).
- 48': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a through ball.
- 48': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Bosko Sutalo.
- 49': Attempt saved. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
- 50': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 50': Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt missed. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 53': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Diego Godín (Cagliari).
- 54': Attempt saved. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 55': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 59': Foul by Daniele Rugani (Cagliari).
- 59': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Daniele Rugani (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Bosko Sutalo.
- 62': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Daniele Rugani.
- 65': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 68': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 68': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Josip Ilicic.
- 69': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 69': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 71': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 75': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 78': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 78': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 79': Substitution, Cagliari. Joseph Alfred Duncan replaces Radja Nainggolan.
- 79': Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 82': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 83': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt missed. José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 85': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Duván Zapata.
- 86': Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Razvan Marin.
- 87': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 87': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 88': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 88': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 88': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Goal! Cagliari 0, Atalanta 1. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Cerri replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 90'+3': Offside, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy tries a through ball, but Aleksey Miranchuk is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Daniele Rugani (Cagliari).
- 90'+4': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': VAR Decision: No Penalty Cagliari.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cagliari 0, Atalanta 1.
- 0': Match ends, Cagliari 0, Atalanta 1.
Statistics
 ATA |
CAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 63.9 | Possession | 36.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 240 |
| 645 | Passes | 365 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 20 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 20 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 26 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 4 | Juventus | 10 | +10 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Cagliari (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 2 | Diego Godín |
| 24 | Daniele Rugani  |
| 40 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 8 | Razvan Marin |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
| 4 | Radja Nainggolan |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 25 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 9 | Giovanni Simeone |
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 4 | Bosko Sutalo |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 72 | Josip Ilicic |
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