Atalanta vs SK Sturm Graz, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
- 12': Mateo Retegui
- 58': Mario Pasalic
- 63': Charles De Ketelaere
- 90': Ademola Lookman
- 90'+4': Marco Brescianini
FT
5 - 0
5 - 0
Atalanta beat Sturm Graz, firm up Champions League top eight spot
Europa League winners Atalanta thrashed Sturm Graz 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday with Gian Piero Gasperini's side well placed to earn a spot in the competition's top eight.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Arjan Malic.
- 4': Attempt missed. Isak Hien (Atalanta) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta).
- 5': Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Amady Camara (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 8': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 8': Marco Palestra (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 10': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 10': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Amady Camara (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Lavalée with a through ball.
- 12': Goal! Atalanta 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
- 15': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 15': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 16': Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 17': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 19': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 21': Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Marco Palestra (Atalanta).
- 23': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
- 27': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 27': Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
- 32': Foul by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
- 32': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
- 34': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Amady Camara (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
- 36': Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gregory Wüthrich.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
- 43': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
- 43': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dimitri Lavalée.
- 44': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mario Pasalic following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, Atalanta 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman replaces Mateo Retegui.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Juan Cuadrado replaces Marco Palestra.
- 45': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta replaces Amady Camara.
- 46': Foul by Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 46': Isak Hien (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 48': Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 48': Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Offside, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 50': VAR Decision: No Goal Atalanta 1-0 SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 52': Offside, Atalanta. Lazar Samardzic is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 55': Attempt blocked. William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic with a through ball.
- 57': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by William Bøving.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 58': Goal! Atalanta 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
- 62': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gregory Wüthrich.
- 63': Goal! Atalanta 3, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isak Hien following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Atalanta. Marco Brescianini replaces Lazar Samardzic.
- 64': Substitution, Atalanta. Éderson replaces Marten de Roon.
- 65': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dimitri Lavalée.
- 66': Attempt missed. Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Attempt saved. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Brescianini.
- 68': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
- 69': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Lovro Zvonarek replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
- 70': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Tomi Horvat replaces William Bøving.
- 70': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
- 70': Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Sead Kolasinac.
- 72': Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 72': Juan Cuadrado (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 72': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 73': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 74': Attempt missed. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 78': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
- 78': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Stefan Hierländer replaces Tochi Chukwuani.
- 80': Offside, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 81': Lovro Zvonarek (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Atalanta).
- 81': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
- 84': Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Lovro Zvonarek (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Otar Kiteishvili.
- 84': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Marco Carnesecchi.
- 86': Attempt missed. Lovro Zvonarek (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gregory Wüthrich with a headed pass.
- 86': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 88': Attempt missed. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 89': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Éderson.
- 90': Goal! Atalanta 4, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
- 90': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Leon Grgic replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 90'+2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
- 90'+3': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Atalanta).
- 90'+3': Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Atalanta 5, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atalanta 5, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 5, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
Statistics
 STG |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 39 | Possession | 61 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 537 |
| 392 | Passes | 598 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 23 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 34 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 31 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,469
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,469
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 8 | +15 | 19 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 8 | +10 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Marco Carnesecchi (GK) |
| 4 | Isak Hien |
| 23 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 8 | Mario Pasalic |
| 24 | Lazar Samardzic  |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 27 | Marco Palestra |
| 32 | Mateo Retegui |
| 17 | Charles De Ketelaere |
SK Sturm Graz (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kjell Scherpen (GK) |
| 5 | Gregory Wüthrich |
| 47 | Emanuel Aiwu |
| 24 | Dimitri Lavelée |
| 23 | Arjan Malic |
| 21 | Tochi Phil Chukwuani |
| 4 | Jon Gorenc Stankovic |
| 36 | Amady Camara |
| 8 | Malick Yalcouyé |
| 15 | William Boving Vick |
| 10 | Otar Kiteishvili |
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