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Sunday April 6, 2008 Finished Azzurri d'Italia

Atalanta Bergame 0 - Inter Milan 2

Atalanta

Internazionale

  • Vieira 21’
  • Balotelli 74’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Atalanta
    • Internazionale
    • 90'+4 There it is! All over in Bergamo and Inter restore their lead at the top of the table!
    • 90'+2 Paolucci nearly grabs a consolation for the hosts at the death!
    • 90'+1 Doni's off here! He's shown red, presumably for saying something out of turn following a Vieira challenge on Bellini! Atalanta down to ten men for the final few minutes!
    • 85' This one is wrapped up now for Inter... and their lead at the top of the table should be extended once again to four points.
    • 83' Goal scorer Balotelli is replaced by Figo... and Inter will just look to kill this game off now.
    • 80' Paolucci comes on to replace Floccari.
    • 74' GOAL! Balotelli puts Inter two up with a superb finish! What composure from the youngster after Cruz knocks a ball through... he's one on one with Coppola... he takes it round the keeper and slots into an empty net! 2-0 and that should be that!
    • 73' Here he comes... and off goes Langella...
    • 72' Simone Inzaghi looks like he's about to come on...
    • 71' Balotelli feeds Cruz... super defensive tackle from Pellegrino to nip the danger in the bud!
    • 70' Nothing doing this time though... and Inter clear.
    • 69' Belleri gets forward well down the right hand side... and that'll be a corner to the hosts!
    • 68' Maicon goes into the book for a tackle from behind on Bellini...
    • 67' Tissone is taken off as Atalanta make a change...
    • 66' Maicon nearly gets on the end of a ball into the box... but he isn't really anticipating it...
    • 65' Guarante delivers the ball in... but it's too high for any of his team-mates to get on the end of and the chance goes begging.
    • 64' Lovely Maradona turn from Langella... he's upended by Stankovic though and it'll be another free kick to the hosts.
    • 63' Here comes that change... Rivas goes off to be replaced by the Italy international...
    • 62' Looks like Inter are about to make a change... Materazzi to come on...
    • 61' Burdisso deals with the free kick well though...
    • 60' Balotelli goes into the book for a foul on Guarante... and Atalanta will have a chance to put a decent ball into the box...
    • 57' Inter make a first change of the day... Crespo is replaced by Cruz...
    • 56' Floccari! Ooh! Good turn and shot at the near post! But Julio Cesar is well behind it to make the save!
    • 55' It opens it up a little for Langella here... 'shoot' shout the crowd (only in Italian)! He obliges, but it's a poor effort and the ball flies well wide of the mark!
    • 53' And Inter are starting to misplace a few passes... this time it's Vieira who wings a long ball out of play...
    • 52' Balotelli's back on, but he still looks a bit dazed...
    • 51' This is better from Atalanta! There's a bit more urgency about their play this half!
    • 49' Balotelli clashes heads with Tissone and he looks out for the count! He's revived by some smelling salts but he'll have a whopping headache in the morning!
    • 48' This is better already... Doni weaves his way into the Inter half... he's upended, but the ref waves play on.
    • 47' No changes to tell you about at half-time, although let's hope Atalanta have come out with a more attacking mentality...
    • 46' Back underway in Bergamo!
    • 45' No stoppage time at the end of the first half... and Inter head in a goal to the good after the opening 45 minutes.
    • 41' Atalanta need to do something at half time... they need to get forward more in the second half. At the moment, they're fairly toothless as an attacking force.
    • 38' Crespo collects a spill from Coppola and puts the ball into the back of the net! But he's in an offside position when Balotelli released the original shot and the flag goes up!
    • 35' Free kick now to Atalanta... but Doni drags his shot well wide of the mark... disappointing from the Atalanta skipper.
    • 32' Inter are starting to play the ball around comfortably now... and the locals don't like it one bit - they're whistling every time the visitors gain possession.
    • 30' It's not really happening for Atalanta up front yet... Inter's back line are holding firm...
    • 27' That goal has really taken the sting out of the crowd... Inter are handling this game very well indeed.
    • 24' Floccari again receives the ball from Ferreira Pinto... he could be in here! No! The offside flag is up on the far side!
    • 23' But here come Atalanta... Floccari controls a ball into the box, but his layoff is intercepted by Rivas...
    • 22' That's a real hammer blow for Atalanta... and a filip for Inter, who have not enjoyed themselves over recent weeks.
    • 21' GOAL! VIEIRA HEADS HOME THE CORNER! Great ball in from Balotelli and the Frenchman swoops to head home! 1-0 to the champions!
    • 20' Corner to Inter now... Balotelli to take it.
    • 17' Crespo charges through... but a super tackle from Pellegrino stops him in his tracks...
    • 15' Bellini gets forward well, but again the final shot is off target...
    • 14' Ferreira Pinto lets off a decent effort! But Julio Cesar knows it's going wide and watches without breaking sweat.
    • 13' Balotelli knocks the ball on to Crespo, but he can't make anything of it.
    • 11' Oooh! Cambiasso lashes a shot just wide! It's Coppola's poor punch that falls kindly to the Argentine, but his half-volley flashes the wrong side of the post!
    • 10' Lovely ball from Vieira ou to Stankovic on the right... and the Inter man wins a throw, which Maicon will sling into the box. Coppola deals with it, just.
    • 9' Here goes Balotelli again, putting pressure on Pellegrino at the back... the Atalanta stopper comes out on top...
    • 8' 17-year-old Balotelli turns and shoots from outside the box! Well wide and the mark this time...
    • 6' Ferreira Pinto takes on Maxwell on the right hand side... but his cross is too close to Julio Ceasr and easily claimed by the Inter keeper.
    • 5' Doni shows a couple of nice touches in the centre of midfield... he's a classy player, the Atalanta skipper.
    • 4' Oooh! Stankovic whips in a cross for Crespo! The Argentine directs a diving header goalwards, only for Coppola to claw the ball away! The offside flag is up on the far side anyway...
    • 3' Bright sunshine in Bergamo... and some rather perfect playing conditions.
    • 2' Inter in their away strip today - they're in all white with a big red cross on their chests - while Atalanta play in their usual nerazzurri.
    • 2' It's going to be interesting to see how Inter deal with the pressure on their shoulders today...
    • 1' Here we go in Bergamo!
    • - Kick off is at 14:00 BST, so be sure to join us then for all the action as it happens at the Stadio Azzurri d'Italia!
    • - Any kind of slip up by Inter today, and the title race will be blown wide open. And ninth-placed Atalanta, playing at home, will be confident of causing an upset, given Inter's recent form - they have not won in three Serie A games.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of this afternoon's big game in Bergamo! The game has taken on huge significance after Roma's thrilling win over Genoa yesterday, a victory which saw the Giallorossi move to within just one point of the league leaders.

  • Team Stats

    Atalanta Stats Internazionale
    50% Possession 49%
    17 Shots 7
    2 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 2
    9 Corners 1
    11 Fouls 15
    2 Offsides 7
    1 Yellow cards 2
    1 Red cards 0
    29 Tackles 24
    307 Accurate passes 294
    62 Bad passes 60

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Atalanta
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      30 Ferdinando Coppola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 0
      26 Maximiliano Pellegrino 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 0 4
      3 Manuel Belleri 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 24 0 3
      6 Gianpaolo Bellini 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 26 7 3
      5 Thomas Manfredini 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 32 11 3
      72 Cristiano Doni 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 41 8 0
      17 Tiberio Guarente 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 34 6 2
      21 Fernando Tissone 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 31 8 2
      79 Adriano Ferreira Pinto 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 7
      23 Antonio Langella 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 12 7 3
      33 Sergio Floccari 0 4 1 3 0 1 0 22 5 2
      9 Michele Paolucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
      32 Riccardo Fissore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Simone Padoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 George Forsyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Diego De Ascentis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 5 0
      27 Daniele Capelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Simone Inzaghi 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0
    • Internazionale
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Julio César 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      24 Nelson Rivas 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 13 0 4
      6 Maxwell Cabelino Andrade 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 10 3
      13 Douglas Maicon 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 32 4 1
      16 Nicolas Burdisso 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 25 3 2
      14 Patrick Vieira 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 53 4 3
      19 Esteban Cambiasso 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 27 9 3
      4 Javier Zanetti 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 3 2
      5 Dejan Stankovic 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 27 5 1
      18 Hernan Crespo 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 10 4 0
      45 Mario Balotelli 1 3 1 3 3 3 1 21 7 2
      7 Luis Figo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 0
      11 Luis Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Julio Cruz 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 1 3
      28 Maniche Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Francesco Toldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Vítor Hugo Gomes Paços 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Marco Materazzi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 2 0

  • Summary

    • 90'+2 Paolucci nearly grabs a consolation for the hosts at the death!
    • 90'+1 Doni's off here! He's shown red, presumably for saying something out of turn following a Vieira challenge on Bellini! Atalanta down to ten men for the final few minutes!
    • 74' GOAL! Balotelli puts Inter two up with a superb finish! What composure from the youngster after Cruz knocks a ball through... he's one on one with Coppola... he takes it round the keeper and slots into an empty net! 2-0 and that should be that!
    • 56' Floccari! Ooh! Good turn and shot at the near post! But Julio Cesar is well behind it to make the save!
    • 38' Crespo collects a spill from Coppola and puts the ball into the back of the net! But he's in an offside position when Balotelli released the original shot and the flag goes up!
    • 21' GOAL! VIEIRA HEADS HOME THE CORNER! Great ball in from Balotelli and the Frenchman swoops to head home! 1-0 to the champions!
    • 11' Oooh! Cambiasso lashes a shot just wide! It's Coppola's poor punch that falls kindly to the Argentine, but his half-volley flashes the wrong side of the post!
    • 4' Oooh! Stankovic whips in a cross for Crespo! The Argentine directs a diving header goalwards, only for Coppola to claw the ball away! The offside flag is up on the far side anyway...

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: . De Marco

  • Atalanta

    Manager: Luigi Del Neri

    Captain: 72. Cristiano Doni

    On the Field

    • Coppola
    • Belleri
    • Pellegrino
    • Manfredini
    • Bellini
    • Ferreira Pinto
    • Tissone Yellow Card Substitution Out (67′)
    • Guarente
    • Langella Substitution Out (73′)
    • Doni Red Card
    • Floccari Substitution Out (79′)

    Subs

    • De Ascentis Substitution In (67′)
    • 10. Inzaghi Substitution In (73′)
    • Fissore
    • 9. Paolucci Substitution In (79′)
    • 22. Padoin
    • 27. Capelli
    • 1. Forsyth

    Injured

    • 16. Rivalta
    • 2. Talamonti

    Suspended

    • 80. Carrozzieri

  • Internazionale

    Manager: Roberto Mancini

    Captain: 4. Javier Zanetti

    On the Field

    • Julio César
    • Maicon Yellow Card
    • Rivas Nelson Substitution Out (63′)
    • Burdisso
    • Maxwell
    • Cambiasso
    • Zanetti
    • Vieira Goal
    • Balotelli Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (82′)
    • Stankovic
    • Crespo Substitution Out (57′)

    Subs

    • 7. Figo Substitution In (82′)
    • 1. Toldo
    • 23. Materazzi Substitution In (63′)
    • 9. Cruz Substitution In (57′)
    • Maniche
    • 11. Jimenez
    • 30. "Pelé"

    Injured

    • 26. Chivu
    • 15. Dacourt
    • Cordoba
    • 25. Samuel
    • 29. Suazo
    • 8. Ibrahimovic

    Suspended

    None