Atalanta
Venezia
Match summary
Atalanta saw off Venezia 3-1. Atalanta led 3-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Franck Kessié put Atalanta ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Nikola Krstovic, Nikola Krstovic made it 2-0 with a header in the 6th minute, set up by Eljif Elmas, Krstovic made it 3-0 in the 30th minute, and Antoine Hainaut pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a header in the 37th minute, set up by Richie Sagrado.
The chances backed that up: Atalanta created 3.04 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Venezia's 2.69 from 19. Atalanta had a player sent off.
Atalanta secured a 3-1 victory against Venezia in Serie A matchday 6 despite registering only 36 percent possession and completing 332 passes compared to the away side's 580 passes and 114 attacks. The hosts made up for their lack of territory by dominating the attacking metrics that mattered, recording 22 total shots with 11 on target against Venezia's 19 shots and 4 on target. Atalanta also led 8 to 7 on corners and committed 14 fouls to Venezia's 6, while collecting 1 yellow card and 1 red card as the visitors picked up 2 yellow cards.
The match started at a frantic pace with Franck Kessié opening the scoring for Atalanta in the 4th minute with a right foot shot. Nikola Krstović quickly added a header in the 6th minute, followed by Venezia making an enforced substitution in the 8th minute as Richie Sagrado replaced the injured Thierry Correia. Matías Moreno received a yellow card in the 18th minute before Krstović netted his second in the 30th minute with a right foot shot to make it 3-0. Antoine Hainaut pulled one back for Venezia with a header in the 37th minute, and Juan Jesus was booked just before half-time. The second half featured multiple substitutions and a late VAR review that resulted in a red card for Atalanta's Eljif Elmas in the 89th minute.
