BERGAMO. Atalanta found a way to reverse the score against Sassuolo to win 2-1. It was Sassuolo to strike first with a goal of G. Kyriakopoulos at the 41′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Lookman gave the win to Atalanta in the 46′ minute.
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 Matteo Marcenaro who had the assistance of Alessandro Costanzo and Matteo Passeri. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Atalanta was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sassuolo that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match.
Atalanta shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Sassuolo shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Atalanta received 1 yellow card (G. Scalvini). On the other side, Sassuolo received 4 yellow cards (G. Kyriakopoulos, A. Pinamonti, K. Thorstvedt and G. M. Ferrari).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Atalanta will have 24 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo will stay with 12 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will host Inter on the 13th of November with a 12-6 head to head in favor of Inter (12 draws).
Sassuolo will host Hellas Verona on the 24th of October with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Sassuolo (4 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 Sportiello , Caleb Okoli , Merih Demiral , Giorgio Scalvini , Brandon Soppy , Marten de Roon , Teun Koopmeiners , Joakim Mæhle , Mario Pašalić , Ademola Lookman and Luis Muriel .
The home team had on the bench: Berat Djimsiti, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Francesco Rossi, Éderson , Nadir Zortea , Tommaso Bertini, Matteo Ruggeri , Rasmus Winther Højlund and Jérémie Boga .
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: M. Pasalic for Ederson (66′), L. Muriel for R. Hojlund (69′), A. Lookman for J. Boga (68′), J. Maehle for M. Ruggeri (81′) and B. Soppy for N. Zortea (81′).
Best player: Brandon Soppy
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Brandon Soppy even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
Sassuolo – Formation
Sassuolo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli , Jeremy Toljan , Martin Erlić , Gian Marco Ferrari , Rogério , Davide Frattesi , Maxime López , Kristian Thorstvedt , Luca D’Andrea , Andrea Pinamonti and Giorgos Kyriakopoulos .
They had on the bench: Ruan, Pedro Obiang, Alessandro Russo, Emil Konradsen Ceide, Riccardo Marchizza, Matheus Henrique , Abdou Harroui, Janis Antiste, Domenico Berardi , Agustín Álvarez , Hamed Junior Traorè and Gianluca Pegolo.
Sassuolo could not rely on the presence of A. Alvarez (injured).
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 4 changes: L. D’Andrea for D. Berardi (56′), K. Thorstvedt for H. J. Traore (65′), G. Kyriakopoulos for Matheus Henrique (65′) and D. Berardi for A. Alvarez (79′).
Best player: Davide Frattesi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sassuolo was Davide Frattesi.
His rating is with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.