Atalanta vs Sassuolo 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Atalanta 1, Sassuolo 0. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross.
- 25': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Atalanta 2, Sassuolo 0. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 44': Goal! Atalanta 2, Sassuolo 1. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mert Müldür.
- 60': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 60': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Francesco Magnanelli.
- 61': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 67': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filip Djuricic replaces Hamed Traore.
- 69': Substitution, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Robin Gosens.
- 69': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 74': Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Gregoire Defrel.
- 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Maxime Lopez replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 84': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 84': Substitution, Atalanta. Roberto Piccoli replaces Duván Zapata.
- 90'+1': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 7,353
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +14 | Internazionale | 11 | 24 | 3 |
| +7 | AS Roma | 11 | 24 | 3 |
| +8 | AC Milan | 11 | 22 | 1 |
| +6 | Napoli | 11 | 22 | 3 |
Statistics
SAS |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 52.2 | Possession | 47.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 400 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 498 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 18 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 21 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 9 | Clearances | 17 |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 28 | Merih Demiral |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
Sassuolo (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 5 | Kaan Ayhan |
| 4 | Francesco Magnanelli |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 17 | Mert Müldür |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
| 92 | Grégoire Defrel |
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