Sassuolo vs Atalanta 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Sassuolo snatch 1-0 win over 9-man Atalanta
A second-half strike by forward Armand Lauriente gave Sassuolo a surprise 1-0 win over nine-man Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday, ending the visitors
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) is shown the red card.
- 33': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Éderson.
- 33': Rogerio (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 43': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Atalanta 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Riccardo Marchizza replaces Rogerio.
- 55': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Atalanta 0. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Marchizza.
- 63': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Rasmus Højlund.
- 66': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Hans Hateboer.
- 67': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nedim Bajrami replaces Matheus Henrique.
- 69': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Agustín Álvarez Martínez replaces Gregoire Defrel.
- 80': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Matteo Ruggeri.
- 84': Nadir Zortea (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 87': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Pedro Obiang because of an injury.
- 90': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) is shown the red card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Atalanta 0.
Game Information
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 12,611
Statistics
 ATA |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.5 | Possession | 53.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 363 | Accurate Passes | 455 |
| 442 | Passes | 527 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 23 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 13 | Clearances | 27 |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 44 | Ruan |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 6 | Rogério  |
| 21 | Nadir Zortea |
| 14 | Pedro Obiang |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 92 | Grégoire Defrel |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi |
Atalanta (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle  |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 11 | Ademola Lookman |
| 17 | Rasmus Højlund |
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