Game 1, Serie A
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia, Bergamo
Atalanta Lazio 0-1
First game and first win of the season thanks to Hernanes
Lazio so far had played one official match, the first leg of the Europa League playoff against Mura 05. In Slovenia the Biancocelesti had won 2-0. A promising start.
Today was the first league game of the season.
The match
Atalanta started really well and, in the 4th minute a Davide Brivio header off a corner hit the woodwork. The ball bounced off the post and Federico Peluso tried another header which hit the crossbar. All in vain because it was off-side. In the 10th minute Maxi Moralez dribbled past Abdoulay Konko and from the left of the box tried a shot which Federico Marchetti deflected into corner. Lazio started to become dangerous shortly after with an Antonio Candreva shot parried by the goalkeeper and a Stefano Mauri header off a Cristian Ledesma freekick that was just wide.
In the 17th minute the Biancocelesti scored. Miro Klose to Mauri just inside the box on the left. Low cross to the middle which Hernanes comfortably slotted in.
Mauri had a chance in the 21st minute but his shot was too central. Atalanta reacted and in the 31st minute had an opportunity with Moralez on a free kick but Marchetti made a superb save.
In the second half, Lazio tried to get control of the match and score a second. Senad Lulic crossed a ball from the left, Klose headed it to Alvaro Gonzalez who tried a volley which shaved the crossbar. Atalanta gradually disappeared from the game. They had one last opportunity when Brivio tried a shot on a free kick in the 73rd minute, the ball hit the wall, Denis raced to it and tried a shot from a difficult angle but Superman Marchetti was already there to save into corner.
The Biancocelesti controlled the rest of the game without too many problems and brought back the first win of the season.
Who played for Atalanta
Consigli, Bellini, Lucchini, Peluso, Brivio, Schelotto (67' Troisi), Cigarini, Biondini (90' Cazzola), Bonaventura (74' Parra), Moralez, Denis
Substitutes: Frezzolini, Polito, Matheu, Raimondi, Ferri, Manfredini
Manager: Colantuono
Who played for Lazio
Marchetti, Konko, Biava, Dias, Lulic, Ledesma, Mauri (80’ Onazi), A. Gonzalez (84’ Cana), Hernanes, Candreva (89’ Scaloni), Klose
Manager: Petkovic
Referee: Gervasoni
Goal: 17’ Hernanes
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