The first chance of the match fell to the visitors, but Giovanni Tedesco fired wide when well placed.

Perugia continued the pressure, and Davide Baiocco came close to putting his side in front when he shot over the bar from close range.

Then the home side got their first good chance of the match, when an effort by Maurizio Ganz was headed off the line by Perugia defender Marco Materazzi.

Just before the half time whistle, Atalanta created another good scoring opportunity, when a shot by Damiano Zenoni went wide of the Perugia goal.

In the early stages of the second half Perugia almost went one up, when a shot by Greek striker Zissis Vryzas was well saved by the Atalanta keeper.

Both teams had minor chances during the remainder of the match, in a game which never really sparked to life.