0.00 0-0

The whistle blows and Atalanta kick off!

2.23 0-0

Dino Villa flicks a high ball forward to Leonardo Rocco who takes it down. Leonardo Rocco flicks a high pass forward. Matteo Miccoli controls it well on his chest. Matteo Miccoli makes a probing pass to Maurizio Mazzeo but he's offside!

4.41 0-0

Matteo Di Canio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!

6.56 0-0

Without breaking stride, Oberdan Pisanu plays the ball forward to Nicky Mccann. Nicky Mccann shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!

8.37 0-0

With a delightful solo run, Mariano Bianchessi stretches the opposition's defence. Mariano Bianchessi finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!

10.24 1-0

Ljubisa Crovari knocks the ball forward to Luca Zenoni. Luca Zenoni makes an attacking run forward. Luca Zenoni whips in a cross ball towards Ljubisa Crovari. Ljubisa Crovari gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Ljubisa Crovari scores for Messina!!

14.36 1-0

Oberdan Pisanu makes a probing pass to Mariano Bianchessi. Mariano Bianchessi cuts inside the box! Mariano Bianchessi tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!

15.49 1-0

Joao Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio kicks a strong pass forward to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Raffaele Piangerelli keeps it out!

16.08 1-0

Dino Villa threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Rocco. Leonardo Rocco sees Matteo Miccoli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matteo Miccoli shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!

21.43 1-0

Nicola Sesia flicks the ball to his team mate, Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Raffaele Piangerelli.

24.13 1-0

Ljubisa Crovari sees Nicky Mccann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicky Mccann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pablo Lorenzo.

34.38 1-0

Ljubisa Crovari chips the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Baccin. Salvatore Baccin flicks a high pass forward. Oberdan Pisanu controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Oberdan Pisanu muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!

36.24 2-0

Eusebio Baresi passes the ball forward to Mariano Bianchessi. Mariano Bianchessi makes a probing pass to Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri plays a one-two with Salvatore Baccin and rushes in on goal... Gianni Silvestri shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gianni Silvestri scores for Messina!!

42.45 2-1

Matteo Di Canio flicks a high pass forward. Maurizio Mazzeo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maurizio Mazzeo plays a quick one-two with Matteo Miccoli and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Maurizio Mazzeo provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!

45.00 2-1

The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

45.00 2-1

Messina kick off!

49.29 2-1

Ljubisa Crovari hacks Matteo Di Canio from behind! The referee calls over Ljubisa Crovari and shows him a yellow card! Matteo Di Canio stretches but gets up unharmed.

51.47 2-1

Ljubisa Crovari threads a neat ball through to Mariano Bianchessi. Mariano Bianchessi flicks a high ball forward to Oberdan Pisanu who takes it down. Oberdan Pisanu skips past Joao Barbosa! Oberdan Pisanu shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Dino Villa. Excellent block.

54.38 2-1

Joao Barbosa brings the ball forward. Joao Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicola Sesia. Nicola Sesia plays a scrappy one-two with Matteo Miccoli and advances towards the goal... Nicola Sesia cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!

59.13 2-1

Pablo Lorenzo knocks the ball to his team mate, Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Rocco. Leonardo Rocco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.

60.37 2-1

Messina have made a substitution with Generoso Turrini replacing Nicky Mccann .

65.26 2-2

Seeing a gap ahead, Leonardo Rocco plays the ball forward to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira tries a spectacular long range effort. Nuno Ferreira scores for Atalanta!!

69.44 2-2

Giacomo Iaquinta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli takes a shot at goal but somehow Raffaele Piangerelli manages to keep it out.

73.21 2-2

There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.

75.17 2-2

Leonardo Rocco chips the ball to his team mate, Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!

77.45 2-2

Messina have made a substitution with Pierpaolo Marcon replacing Mariano Bianchessi .

81.38 2-2

Matteo Di Canio threads a neat ball through to Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli knocks in a cross ball towards Maurizio Mazzeo. Maurizio Mazzeo makes a deft header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!

83.00 2-2

Giacomo Iaquinta plays the ball forward to Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio knocks the ball to his team mate, Matteo Miccoli. Matteo Miccoli puts a great ball through. Maurizio Mazzeo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!

84.39 2-2

Generoso Turrini runs straight at the opposition's defence. Generoso Turrini plays a one-two with Oberdan Pisanu and rushes in on goal... Generoso Turrini rockets a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!

85.47 2-2

With vision, Pablo Lorenzo picks a pass forward to Nicola Sesia. Nicola Sesia flicks a high pass forward to Maurizio Mazzeo who brings the ball under control. Maurizio Mazzeo shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!

87.52 3-2

Luca Zenoni passes the ball forward to Ljubisa Crovari. Ljubisa Crovari kicks a strong pass forward to Gianni Silvestri. Gianni Silvestri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!

90.00 3-2

Leonardo Rocco knocks the ball forward to Nicola Sesia. Nicola Sesia makes a probing pass between the defence to Nuno Ferreira. Nuno Ferreira tries a spectacular strike. Raffaele Piangerelli gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!

90.00 3-2

The whistle indicates full-time!