BERGAMO. Atalanta was in the end too good for Sassuolo with the goal of Mario Pasalic (22′), Teun Koopmeiners (58′) and Mitchel Bakker (75′). Atalanta made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

Andrea Pinamonti didn’t convert a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Sassuolo to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Alessandro Prontera who had the assistance of Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini. The 4th official was Francesco Cosso. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.25 degrees Celsius or 55.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Atalanta had a superior ball possession 56% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match​.

Atalanta shot 28 times, 13 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Atalanta has 45 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Sassuolo will stays with 20 points like Hellas Verona to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away with Inter on the 21st of January with a 16-6 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (12 draws).

Sassuolo will host Napoli on the 21st of January with a 13-2 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (7 draws).

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: Marco Carnesecchi (8.7), Giorgio Scalvini (7.5), Berat Djimsiti  (7.7), Sead Kolasinac (7.0), Emil Holm (7.5), Mario Pasalic (8.8), Éderson (6.8), Davide Zappacosta (8.4), Teun Koopmeiners (8.2), Aleksei Miranchuk (7.5) and Charles De Ketelaere (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Gianluca Scamacca (6.4), Juan Musso, Rafael Tolói, Isak Hien (6.8), El Bilal Touré (7.0), Mitchel Bakker (7.9), Michel Ndary Adopo, Francesco Rossi, Hans Hateboer, Marten de Roon and Matteo Ruggeri.

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: Aleksei Miranchuk for Gianluca Scamacca (74′), Emil Holm for Mitchel Bakker (74′), Sead Kolasinac for Isak Hien (82′), Charles De Ketelaere for El Bilal Touré (82′) and Teun Koopmeiners for Michel Ndary Adopo (90′).

Player of the match: Mario Pasalic​

The most impressive player for Atalanta was Mario Pasalic.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 54 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli (8.1), Marcus Pedersen (6.3), Ruan (7.5), Mattia Viti (6.7), Josh Doig (7.0), Luca Lipani (6.7), Matheus Henrique (7.3), Nedim Bajrami (7.0), Kristian Thorstvedt (6.6), Armand Laurienté (7.0) and Andrea Pinamonti (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Filippo Missori, Marash Kumbulla , Uroš Račić, Samuele Mulattieri (7.0), Gian Marco Ferrari (6.8), Emil Konradsen Ceide, Samu Castillejo, Cristian Volpato (6.8), Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno, Grégoire Defrel (7.0) and Daniel Boloca (6.4).

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 5 changes: Luca Lipani for Daniel Boloca (61′), Nedim Bajrami for Grégoire Defrel (60′), Kristian Thorstvedt for Cristian Volpato (72′), Andrea Pinamonti for Samuele Mulattieri (72′) and Armand Laurienté for Gian Marco Ferrari (84′).

Player of the match: Andrea Consigli​

The most impressive player for Sassuolo was the goalkeeper: Andrea Consigli. His rating is 8.06. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Hellas Verona – Juventus – 2-2
• Napoli – Genoa – 1-1
• Atalanta – Sassuolo – 3-0