How minnows compete with soccer's elite

ESPN’s Bill Connelly uses TruMedia’s research tool to explore how relatively small clubs like Atalanta compete with the richest teams in the world…

“Atalanta ranked eighth in ball recoveries (58.3), fifth in possessions won in the middle third (28.3) and seventh in possessions won in the attacking third (5.5). Lazio averaged the seventh-fewest possessions per match at 88.3. (Granted, this was higher than either of the other main competitors in Serie A this year: Juventus was at 84.9, Inter Milan at 86.2.) They had the 12th fewest possessions with 0-2 passes, and they were 13th in average possession time.

Full article: ESPN.com