Serie A · Mon, 31 Aug 2026 ·
Atalanta vs Bologna — 1 - 0
New Balance Arena · Referee: Daniele Doveri, Italy
Match report
L. Samardzic’s 90' winner gives Atalanta 1-0 victory over Bologna
Atalanta beat Bologna 1-0 in Serie A matchday 2 on Monday, 31 August 2026 at New Balance Arena. L. Samardzic scored the only goal of the game for Atalanta in the 90th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Atalanta had 42% of the ball and 6 shots (2 on target) against Bologna’s 16 (3 on target). Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Atalanta 11th in the Serie A table on 6 points and Bologna 18th on 2.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 55'substitutionC. De KetelaereOff: N. Zalewski
- 56'substitutionG. RaspadoriOff: E. Elmas
- 60'substitutionJ. OdgaardOff: R. Orsolini
- 60'substitutionR. PiccoliOff: A. Dovbyk
- 68'substitutionEdersonOff: L. Samardzic
- 68'substitutionG. ScamaccaOff: N. Krstovic
- 72'substitutionE. HolmOff: N. Zortea
- 72'substitutionT. PobegaOff: M. Amondarain
- 73'yellow cardNikola KrstovićYellow Card
- 78'substitutionS. KolasinacOff: R. Bellanova
- 80'substitutionOff: N. Moro
- 90'goalL. SamardzicAssist: N. Zalewski
Lineups
Atalanta
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Maurizio Sarri
Starting XI
- 29M. CarnesecchiG
- 77D. ZappacostaD
- 3O. KossounouD
- 42G. ScalviniD
- 23S. KolasinacD
- 8M. PasalicM
- 70G. GaetanoM
- 13EdersonM
- 17C. De KetelaereF
- 9G. ScamaccaF
- 18G. RaspadoriF
Substitutes
- 57M. SportielloG
- 95P. VismaraG
- 40R. ObricD
- 16R. BellanovaD
- 99E. ElmasM
- 47L. BernasconiD
- 6I. SulemanaM
- 49F. CassaM
- 59N. ZalewskiM
- 10L. SamardzicM
- 90N. KrstovicF
Bologna
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Domenico Tedesco
Starting XI
- 1L. SkorupskiG
- 2E. HolmD
- 5E. Fauske HellandD
- 14T. HeggemD
- 23R. AlhassaneD
- 4T. PobegaM
- 19L. FergusonM
- 10F. BernardeschiM
- 21J. OdgaardM
- 28N. CambiaghiM
- 91R. PiccoliF
Substitutes
- 25M. PessinaG
- 72U. HapponenG
- 29L. De SilvestriD
- 33J. MirandaD
- 3A. TheateD
- 41M. VitikD
- 16N. CasaleD
- 6N. MoroM
- 20N. ZorteaD
- 8M. AmondarainM
- 18M. LibraD
- 7R. OrsoliniF
- 9A. DovbykF
Match statistics
- 42%Possession58%
- 0.15Expected goals (xG)1.05
- 6Total shots16
- 2Shots on target3
- 2Shots off target10
- 2Blocked shots3
- 3Shots inside the box10
- 3Shots outside the box6
- 1Corners2
- 0Offsides4
- 10Fouls13
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves1
- 478Passes683
- 407Accurate passes620
- 85%Pass accuracy91%
- -0.95Goals prevented-0.95
Player statistics
Atalanta
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marco CarnesecchiGTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 3Odilon KossounouD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Sead KolašinacD | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Giorgio ScalviniD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 77Davide ZappacostaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Mario PašalićM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 13ÉdersonM | 68 | 6.9 | ||
| 70Gianluca GaetanoM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Gianluca ScamaccaF | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Charles De KetelaereF | 55 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Giacomo RaspadoriF | 56 | 6.5 | ||
| 57Marco SportielloG | – | – | ||
| 95Paolo VismaraG | – | – | ||
| 16Raoul BellanovaD | 12 | 7.2 | ||
| 40Relja ObrićD | – | – | ||
| 47Lorenzo BernasconiD | – | – | ||
| 6Ibrahim SulemanaM | – | – | ||
| 10Lazar SamardžićM | 22 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 49Federico CassaM | – | – | ||
| 59Nicola ZalewskiM | 35 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 99Eljif ElmasM | 34 | 6.3 | ||
| 90Nikola KrstovićF | 22 | 6.3 |
Bologna
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Łukasz SkorupskiG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 2Emil HolmD | 72 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Eivind HellandD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 14Torbjørn HeggemD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Abdel RahimD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Tommaso PobegaM | 72 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Federico BernardeschiM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Lewis FergusonM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Jens OdgaardM | 60 | 7.0 | ||
| 28Nicolò CambiaghiM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 91Roberto PiccoliF | 60 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Massimo PessinaG | – | – | ||
| 72Ukko HapponenG | – | – | ||
| 3Arthur TheateD | – | – | ||
| 16Nicolò CasaleD | – | – | ||
| 18Marco LibraD | – | – | ||
| 20Nadir ZorteaD | 18 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Lorenzo De SilvestriD | – | – | ||
| 33Juan MirandaD | – | – | ||
| 41Martin VitíkD | – | – | ||
| 6Nikola MoroM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Mikel AmondarainM | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Riccardo OrsoliniF | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Artem DovbykF | 30 | 6.3 |
