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Ajax vs Atalanta: match report

Ajax Amsterdam hosted Atalanta at Johan Cruijff Arena on Thursday 22 October 2026, in the Conference League (round 2). Ajax are without 5 players (Anton Gaaei, Steven Berghuis, Caio Henrique and others); Atalanta are missing 7 (Sead Kolašinac, Giacomo Raspadori, Franck Kessié and others). António Nobre is the referee, averaging 4.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 5.0.

Result and scorers

Ajax 2-0 Atalanta. Goals: Tolu Arokodare 87' for Ajax; Abdellah Ouazane 90'+3' for Ajax. Attendance: 51,739.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 45' Yellow card: Sofyan Amrabat (Ajax)
  • 68' Yellow card: Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta)
  • 86' Yellow card: Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta)
  • 87' Goal: Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) 1-0
  • 90'+2' Yellow card: Marc-André ter Stegen (Ajax)
  • 90'+3' Goal: Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) 2-0
Match stats (contains the result)
60.6%Possession39.4%
21Shots16
7Shots on target1
8Corners9
8Fouls8
2Offsides1
1Saves5
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Ajax 4-3-3

Coach: Míchel

  1. 1 Marc ter Stegen GK
  2. 2 Lucas Rosa DEF
  3. 30 Aaron Bouwman DEF
  4. 15 Youri Baas DEF
  5. 5 Owen Wijndal DEF
  6. 4 Sofyan Amrabat MID
  7. 18 Davy Klaassen MID
  8. 24 Jorthy Mokio MID
  9. 8 Julian Brandt MID
  10. 38 Marcos Leonardo FWD
  11. 10 Oscar Gloukh MID

Bench

  • 68 Abdellah Ouazane MID
  • 11 Viktor Tsigankov FWD
  • 99 Tolu Arokodare FWD
  • 36 Dies Janse DEF
  • 22 Joeri Heerkens GK
  • 26 Maarten Paes GK
  • 21 Jofre Torrents DEF
  • 6 Thilo Kehrer DEF
  • 67 Mohamed Abdalla MID
  • 49 Diego Pugno FWD
  • 43 Rayane Bounida FWD

Atalanta 4-2-3-1

Coach: Maurizio Sarri

  1. 29 Marco Carnesecchi GK
  2. 16 Raoul Bellanova MID
  3. 31 Thomas Kristensen DEF
  4. 40 Relja Obrić DEF
  5. 77 Davide Zappacosta MID
  6. 70 Gianluca Gaetano MID
  7. 13 Éderson MID
  8. 99 Eljif Elmas MID
  9. 17 Charles De Ketelaere MID
  10. 59 Nicola Zalewski MID
  11. 9 Gianluca Scamacca FWD

Bench

  • 10 Lazar Samardžić MID
  • 90 Nikola Krstović FWD
  • 8 Mario Pašalić MID
  • 11 Jonathan Rowe FWD
  • 57 Marco Sportiello GK
  • 51 Mattia Sonzogni GK
  • 55 Isaac Isoa DEF
  • 48 Andrea Bonanomi MID
  • 47 Lorenzo Bernasconi MID
  • 46 Sergej Levak MID
  • 41 Javison Idele FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Ajax

  • Anton Gaaei injury, back Late November 2026
  • Steven Berghuis injury, back Back in training
  • Caio Henrique injury, back Day to day
  • Kasper Dolberg injury, out for season
  • Daley Blind injury, back Back in training

Atalanta

  • Sead Kolašinac injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Giacomo Raspadori injury, back Early November 2026
  • Franck Kessié injury, back Early November 2026
  • Giorgio Scalvini injury, back Early November 2026
  • Thomas Pompei injury, back Early November 2026
  • Odilon Kossounou injury, back Early November 2026
  • Kamaldeen Sulemana injury, back Early November 2026
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 9 December 2020: Ajax Amsterdam 0-1 Atalanta
  • Tuesday 27 October 2020: Atalanta 2-2 Ajax Amsterdam