On February 19, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the Italian Football Championship took place. Atalanta (Bergamo) and Lecce (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, round 23
Atalanta (Bergamo) — "Lecce" (Italy) — 1:2 (0:1)
Goals: R. Hoylund (87) — A. Sizey (4), Alexis Blin (74)
Warnings: Demiral (5), Davide Zappacosta (12), Di Francesco (55), Antonino Gallo (64), Alexis Blin (76), Joachim Mele (83)
Atalanta and Lecce met at the Geviss Stadium, where Lecce won 1-2. In the 4th minute of the game, Lecce was the first on the scoreboard when A. Sisei scored the first goal of the match. Shortly thereafter, in the 5th minute, M. Demiral received a yellow card for Atalanta for the violation. A minute later, D. Zappacosta also received a yellow card in favor of Atalanta. Lecce made their first substitution early in the second half when D. Zappacosta was substituted for B. Soppi. 55 minutes into the game, F. Di Francesco from Lecce received a yellow card for a poor move. A few minutes later A. Sizey left the field and was replaced by L. Colombo.
After that, there were two more replacements: A. Tuya and F. Di Francesco retired and were replaced by P. Ceccaroni and R. Udin, respectively. In the 71st minute of the game, Lecce made the 4th and 5th substitutions, replacing Y. Malekh with K. Askildsen. In the 74th minute, Lecce scored the second goal when A. Blin scored with a header. Atalanta responded with two timely substitutions: Ederson and M. Demiral were replaced by L. Worlicki and J. L. Palomino. Shortly thereafter, A. Blin from Lecce received a yellow card for a tough challenge. A few minutes before the end, Atalanta managed to score again and make the score 1:2 thanks to R. Hoylund. Despite Atalanta's attempt to equalize, their efforts proved futile as the match ended 1–2 with Lecce as the winners.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Milan - Atalanta, Lecce - Sassuolo.
| Atalanta | Lecce | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | shots on target | 2 |
| 20 | blows | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked punches | 0 |
| 12 | Kicks from the box | 1 |
| 8 | Kicks from outside the box | 2 |
| 10 | Violations | 12 |
| 6 | corner | 1 |
| 2 | offsides | 2 |
| 70% | Ball possession | thirty% |
| 3 | yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Goalie saves | 9 |
| 634 | Total transfers | 277 |
| 516 | Accurate gear | 183 |
| 81% | Gear Accuracy | 66% |