Italian Serie A

Atalanta vs Sassuolo 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

  • 45'+1': Mario Pasalic
  • 46': Ademola Lookman
FT
2 - 1
  • 41': Georgios Kyriakopoulos

Atalanta claim comeback win over Sassuolo to top Serie A

Atalanta went top of the Serie A standings after Mario Pasalic and Ademola Lookman scored to secure a 2-1 home win over Sassuolo on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 16': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Goal! Atalanta 0, Sassuolo 1. Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luca D'Andrea with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Atalanta 1, Sassuolo 1. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Soppy.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Atalanta 1, Sassuolo 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 1, Sassuolo 1.
  • 46': Goal! Atalanta 2, Sassuolo 1. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brandon Soppy.
  • 56': Substitution, Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi replaces Luca D'Andrea.
  • 65': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matheus Henrique replaces Giorgos Kyriakopoulos.
  • 65': Substitution, Sassuolo. Hamed Traorè replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 65': Substitution, Atalanta. Éderson replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Rasmus Højlund replaces Luis Muriel.
  • 69': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Agustín Álvarez Martínez replaces Domenico Berardi because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Joakim Maehle.
  • 82': Substitution, Atalanta. Nadir Zortea replaces Brandon Soppy.
  • 83': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 17,772

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
Full Table

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
52 Possession 48
11 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
427 Accurate Passes 391
521 Passes 482
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 7
18 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.5
82 Long Balls 47
54 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 15
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 13
11 Effective Clearances 9
11 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
57 Marco Sportiello (GK)
28 Merih Demiral
42 Giorgio Scalvini Yellow Card
5 Memeh Okoli
7 Teun Koopmeiners
15 Marten de Roon
88 Mario Pasalic
3 Joakim Maehle
93 Brandon Soppy
9 Luis Muriel
11 Ademola Lookman

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
13 Gian Marco Ferrari Yellow Card
28 Martin Erlic
6 Rogério
22 Jeremy Toljan
27 Maxime López
42 Kristian Thorstvedt Yellow Card
16 Davide Frattesi
9 Andrea Pinamonti Yellow Card
77 Georgios Kyriakopoulos Yellow Card
35 Luca D'Andrea

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