Atalanta BC 2 - 1 US Sassuolo Calcio — Highlights & Result
Serie A
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(2 months ago)
· MD 1
Highlights
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Atalanta and Sassuolo opened their Serie A matchday 1 fixtures by building on their previous finishes, with Atalanta aiming to improve upon their seventh place from last season and Sassuolo looking to progress from their eleventh-place finish. Giacomo Raspadori put the hosts ahead in the 6th minute with an assist from G. Gaetano. C. Odenthal equalised for the visitors in the 55th minute, before N. Krstovic restored the lead for Atalanta in the 65th minute. Raspadori earned an 8.3 rating for his performance, while Nicola Zalewski picked up a 7.9 rating.
Atalanta arrived on the back of a mixed run that included a 3-2 victory away at Milan. Sassuolo entered the match having lost three consecutive fixtures across all competitions, including a 0-1 defeat away at Parma. The visitors recorded 22 shots with an expected goals total of 2.70, while Atalanta managed 14 shots with 56 percent possession.
Recent meetings between these clubs show that Sassuolo claimed a 2-1 victory here on 1 March 2026, which was their previous win at this ground, while Atalanta had taken a 3-0 home win in February 2024. Across the four recorded encounters since 2023, each side had taken two victories.
Following this result, Sassuolo sit three points behind the league leaders in the early standings. Atalanta will next play at home against Bologna on 31 August, while Sassuolo return to home action against Torino on 29 August.
Atalanta arrived on the back of a mixed run that included a 3-2 victory away at Milan. Sassuolo entered the match having lost three consecutive fixtures across all competitions, including a 0-1 defeat away at Parma. The visitors recorded 22 shots with an expected goals total of 2.70, while Atalanta managed 14 shots with 56 percent possession.
Recent meetings between these clubs show that Sassuolo claimed a 2-1 victory here on 1 March 2026, which was their previous win at this ground, while Atalanta had taken a 3-0 home win in February 2024. Across the four recorded encounters since 2023, each side had taken two victories.
Following this result, Sassuolo sit three points behind the league leaders in the early standings. Atalanta will next play at home against Bologna on 31 August, while Sassuolo return to home action against Torino on 29 August.
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Match stats
Atalanta v Sassuolo
56%
Possession
44%
0.88
Expected goals (xG)
2.70
14
Shots
22
7
Shots on target
8
8
Shots inside the box
12
4
Corners
4
596
Passes
466
91%
Pass accuracy
91%
7
Saves
5
9
Fouls
10
0
Offsides
1
Lineups & player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Giacomo Raspadori · Atalanta
82'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 6' ⚽ G. Raspadori · assist G. Gaetano · Atalanta
- 55' ⚽ C. Odenthal · Sassuolo
- 65' ⚽ N. Krstovic · Atalanta
Atalanta
4-3-3- 29 Marco Carnesecchi 90' 7.6
- 77 Davide Zappacosta 90' 7.0
- 3 Odilon Kossounou 90' 6.5
- 42 Giorgio Scalvini 90' 6.9
- 70 Gianluca Gaetano 🅰️ 90' 7.2
- 13 Éderson (c) 90' 6.3
- 18 Giacomo Raspadori ⚽ 82' 8.3
- 47 Lorenzo Bernasconi 71' 6.3
- 8 Mario Pašalić 60' 6.3
- 59 Nicola Zalewski 60' 7.9
- 9 Gianluca Scamacca 60' 7.2
- 10 Lazar Samardžić · sub 30' 6.9
- 17 Charles De Ketelaere · sub 30' 6.9
- 90 Nikola Krstović · sub ⚽ 30' 7.3
- 23 Sead Kolašinac · sub 19' 6.9
- 99 Eljif Elmas · sub 8' 6.3
Sassuolo
4-3-3- 49 Arijanet Murić 90' 6.9
- 46 Simone Cinquegrano 90' 6.7
- 26 Cas Odenthal ⚽ 90' 7.2
- 3 Josh Doig 90' 7.3
- 50 Darryl Bakola 90' 7.2
- 45 Armand Laurienté 90' 6.6
- 7 Cristian Volpato 88' 7.2
- 9 Kieron Bowie 88' 6.5
- 31 Tommaso Macchioni 74' 5.9
- 18 Nemanja Matić (c) 74' 7.2
- 17 Vasilije Adžić 64' 6.3
- 42 Kristian Thorstvedt · sub 26' 6.9
- 16 Fedde Leysen · sub 16' 7.0
- 25 Benjamín Domínguez · sub 16' 6.5
- 20 Riccardo Ciervo · sub 2' –
- 14 Gabriel Kulla · sub 2' –
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work