Atalanta vs Bologna, 2024-25 Coppa Italia, Quarterfinals
· Coppa ItaliaCastro's late strike sends Bologna into Coppa Italia semis
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Bologna substitute Santiago Castro scored two minutes after coming on to secure a late 1-0 win at Atalanta on Tuesday, sending them into the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 4': Hand ball by Emil Holm (Bologna).
- 6': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 6': Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Sam Beukema (Bologna).
- 7': Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Éderson with a through ball.
- 7': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Beukema (Bologna).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Hand ball by Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta).
- 16': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
- 17': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Bologna).
- 17': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Beukema.
- 19': Dangerous play by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 19': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 21': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 21': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt missed. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere following a fast break.
- 29': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 30': Foul by Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna).
- 30': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 35': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta).
- 36': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 36': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Substitution, Bologna. Benjamín Domínguez replaces Jens Odgaard because of an injury.
- 41': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 42': Attempt missed. Isak Hien (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 43': Attempt saved. Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match (Atalanta).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Bologna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Bologna 0.
- 47': Offside, Atalanta. Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt missed. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Holm.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
- 50': Attempt missed. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Holm with a cross.
- 50': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 51': Attempt saved. Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
- 51': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 52': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 52': Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Thijs Dallinga (Bologna).
- 53': Isak Hien (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 54': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 58': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Marten de Roon.
- 58': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Atalanta. Lazar Samardzic replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 59': Substitution, Atalanta. Juan Cuadrado replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 59': Substitution, Atalanta. Daniel Maldini replaces Mateo Retegui.
- 60': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
- 62': Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 63': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 64': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
- 66': Attempt missed. Thijs Dallinga (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 66': Substitution, Bologna. Nikola Moro replaces Giovanni Fabbian.
- 67': Substitution, Atalanta. Marco Brescianini replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
- 67': Foul by Emil Holm (Bologna).
- 67': Juan Cuadrado (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Emil Holm (Bologna).
- 67': Juan Cuadrado (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Emil Holm (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Juan Cuadrado (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Moro.
- 70': Attempt saved. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Attempt missed. Nikola Moro (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 72': Substitution, Atalanta. Stefan Posch replaces Rafael Tolói.
- 74': Attempt saved. Daniel Maldini (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Brescianini with a through ball.
- 74': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Stefan Posch (Atalanta).
- 76': Attempt saved. Emil Holm (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 77': Foul by Daniel Maldini (Atalanta).
- 77': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Bologna. Santiago Castro replaces Thijs Dallinga.
- 78': Substitution, Bologna. Nicolò Casale replaces Tommaso Pobega.
- 79': Foul by Stefan Posch (Atalanta).
- 79': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Goal! Atalanta 0, Bologna 1. Santiago Castro (Bologna) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 82': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Atalanta).
- 82': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna).
- 85': Daniel Maldini (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Bologna).
- 86': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emil Holm.
- 86': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Atalanta).
- 86': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Bologna. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Bologna).
- 90'+1': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
- 90'+3': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Offside, Bologna. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atalanta 0, Bologna 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 0, Bologna 1.
Statistics
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15 | Fouls | 14 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
5 | Saves | 2 |
45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
13 | SHOTS | 13 |
3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
320 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
399 | Passes | 483 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
15 | Crosses | 15 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
77 | Long Balls | 72 |
38 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
15 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
10 | Interceptions | 6 |
28 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
28 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 20,492
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
28 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
4 | Isak Hien |
19 | Berat Djimsiti |
2 | Rafael Tolói |
15 | Marten de Roon ![]() |
13 | Éderson |
8 | Mario Pasalic |
77 | Davide Zappacosta |
16 | Raoul Bellanova |
32 | Mateo Retegui |
17 | Charles De Ketelaere |
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
26 | Jhon Lucumí |
31 | Sam Beukema |
22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
2 | Emil Holm ![]() |
80 | Giovanni Fabbian |
18 | Tommaso Pobega |
8 | Remo Freuler |
24 | Thijs Dallinga |
11 | Dan Ndoye ![]() |
21 | Jens Odgaard |
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