Hellas Verona narrowly beat Atalanta 1-0 at the Stadio Bentegodi on Sunday afternoon in Serie A.
Javier Saviola scored the all important goal, knocking it in from close range.
Here are our player ratings! If you don’t agree, leave a comment below!
Hellas Verona
Francesco Benussi – 6.5 – Alert
Was always on the ball and reacted well when called into action.
Davide Brivio – 6 – Reserved
Always an option on the left hand side but didn’t get too far forward.
Vangelis Moras – 7 – Solid
Very resolute in defence, especially in defence and made two cracking tackles on German Denis.
Frederik Sorensen – 6 – Mixed
Found aerial battles with Pinilla a bit difficult but overall did well defensively.
Jacopo Sala – 7.5 – Tireless
Got up and down the wing all game and put in some good crosses for his team-mates whilst also contributing in defence.
Rafael Marquez – 6 – Experienced
Showed composure on the ball in a calm performance from the veteran after two abysmal performances in Turin.
Emil Hallfredson – 6 – Inaccurate
An average performance from the Icelandic international but he could not find the final ball.
Panagiotis Tachtsidis – 6.5 – Intelligent
The midfielder played some very good through balls whilst also keeping it simple when needed too.
Lazaros Christodoulopolous – 7 – Decisive
Energetic performance from the winger and it was his run down the right wing and pass that set up Saviola for the winning goal.
Luca Toni – 7 – Target
Although a bit wasteful in front of goal, his team play was priceless.
Javier Saviola – 7 – Goal
Scored the winning goal with a neat finish from close range but could have had another later in the second half but he skied his effort.
Substitutes
Rafael Marques – 6 – Assured
Came on at half-time and gave his team a bit of calmness.
Ivan Martic – N/A
Artur Ionita – N/A
Atalanta
Marco Sportiello – 7 – Resilient
Made some great saves to keep the scoreline respectable.
Gianpaolo Bellini – 6 – Adventurous
Got up and down the wing well to help with attack but didn’t create many chances.
Guglielmo Stendardo – 6 – Challenged
Was finding it hard to deal with Luca Toni physically but did a good job.
Giuseppe Biava – 6 – Aerial threat
Was good defensively and nearly snatched a winner at the death when he headed just wide.
Cristiano Del Grosso – 6 – Energetic
Showed some great energy to help in both attack and defence but he could have made better decisions in the final third.
Davide Zappacosta – 6.5 – Dangerous
Beat his marker on a few occasions and generally put in some dangerous crosses.
Luca Cigarini – 5.5 – Slow
For the all important goal, he was beaten too easily by Christodoulopolous.
Carlos Carmona – 5.5 – Exposed
Was bypassed on a few occasions by Tachtsidis but was generally good in possession.
Maximiliano Moralez – 7 – Lively
Was the only player that looked like he could make something happen but couldn’t unlock the Verona defence.
German Denis – 5.5 – Quiet
Did not play his usual game and Atalanta missed that.
Mauricio Pinilla – 6.5 – Powerful
Showed some great strength at times to give himself a chance to score but his finishing wasn’t great.
Substitutes
Daniele Baselli – 6.5 – Creative
Came off the bench and showed a bit of creativity and tried to make chances but to no avail.
Marco D’Alessandro – 6 – No Impact
Didn’t really have any influence on the match.
Alejandro Gomez – N/A
