Serie A · Matchweek 2
Lazar Samardžić 90'
HT 0:0
Mon, 31 Aug 2026, 19:45 (UK) · New Balance Arena, Bergamo
Atalanta 10th → 5th · 6 pts|Bologna 14th → 15th · 0 pts

Atalanta won 1-0 despite having six shots to Bologna's 16, with Lazar Samardžić scoring in the 90th minute.

Player of the matchEivind Helland7.7Decisive moment90' Lazar Samardžić+1.7

Atalanta 1-0 Bologna: Samardžić's 90th-minute goal settles it

Key numbers

  • Shots 6 v 16: Atalanta won with fewer
  • xG 0.15 v 1.05: Bologna had the chances
  • 90' goal worth +1.7 FN xPts

Level until the 90th minute

Atalanta beat Bologna 1-0 with a 90th-minute winner after a match that stayed goalless until then. Bologna created the better chances by xG, but could not turn them into a goal.

A substitute pair broke the deadlock

Marco Carnesecchi's three saves kept Atalanta in the match, and substitute Lazar Samardžić then scored in the 90th minute from Nicola Zalewski's assist. The goal was worth +1.7 FN xPts, turning a draw into a win.

Player of the match
Eivind Helland 7.7Strong

He made nine defensive actions, five tackles and four interceptions, the most of any player in the match.

Eivind Helland led the FN Score, winning eight of 12 duels and completing 89 of 92 passes. That work helped Bologna stay level until the 90th minute, though it could not stop the late goal.

Game state

1-0
Atalanta ahead 0 min · level 90 min · Bologna ahead 0 min
  • Nicola Zalewski — off the bench 35 min · 0G 1A
  • Lazar Samardžić — off the bench 22 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

90' Lazar Samardžić Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Nicola Zalewski +0.5 +1.7
Atalanta Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
Bologna Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

AtalantaBologna
42%Possession58%
0.15Expected goals (xG)1.05
0.03xG per shot0.07
6Shots16
2Shots on target3
33%Shots on target %19%
3Shots in box10
478Passes683
85%Pass accuracy91%
1Corners2
3Saves1
10Fouls13
1Yellow cards0
0Offsides4

Timeline

  • 55' Sub Charles De Ketelaere → Nicola Zalewski
  • 56' Sub Giacomo Raspadori → Eljif Elmas
  • 60' Sub Jens Odgaard → Riccardo Orsolini
  • 60' Sub Roberto Piccoli → Artem Dovbyk
  • 68' Sub Éderson → Lazar Samardžić
  • 68' Sub Gianluca Scamacca → Nikola Krstović
  • 72' Sub Emil Holm → Nadir Zortea
  • 72' Sub Tommaso Pobega → Mikel Amondarain
  • 73' Yellow Nikola Krstović
  • 78' Sub Sead Kolašinac → Raoul Bellanova
  • 80' Sub → Nikola Moro
  • 90' Goal Lazar Samardžić league goal #1 assist Nicola Zalewski

Category leaders

  • Key passesAbdel Rahim3
  • Duels wonEivind Helland8/12
  • DribblesEljif Elmas2/2
  • Defensive actionsEivind Helland9
  • ShotsRoberto Piccoli3 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonGianluca Scamacca3
#Serie A#Atalanta#Bologna#Lazar Samardžić#Eivind Helland#Marco Carnesecchi

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.