Sassuolo vs Atalanta, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta rout Sassuolo with sub Josip Ilicic netting hat trick
Atalanta forward Josip Ilicic came off the bench to score a hat trick in the last 20 minutes in a 6-2 victory over Sassuolo.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Domenico Berardi.
- 5': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 5': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 13': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 15': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Federico Di Francesco.
- 16': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Atalanta).
- 16': Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo).
- 19': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Atalanta 1. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 23': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 24': Delay in match Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) because of an injury.
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Substitution, Sassuolo. Federico Peluso replaces Marlon Santos because of an injury.
- 25': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 26': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 26': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
- 29': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 31': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 31': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Offside, Sassuolo. Rogerio tries a through ball, but Alessandro Matri is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 33': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfred Duncan.
- 36': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
- 38': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 40': Attempt missed. Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a through ball.
- 42': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Atalanta 2. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 43': Attempt saved. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Matri.
- 44': Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Musa Barrow (Atalanta).
- 45': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 45': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 45': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 45': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Offside, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Atalanta 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 0, Atalanta 2.
- 48': Attempt saved. Musa Barrow (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a through ball.
- 51': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Atalanta 2. Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 52': Attempt saved. Rogerio (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
- 52': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 53': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo).
- 53': Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alfred Duncan.
- 54': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Atalanta 3. Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Luis Palomino with a headed pass following a corner.
- 56': Attempt saved. Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 56': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 56': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kevin-Prince Boateng replaces Alessandro Matri.
- 57': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Atalanta 3. Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin-Prince Boateng.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 60': Attempt saved. Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 61': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 62': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Musa Barrow.
- 63': Attempt saved. Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 66': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 66': Offside, Sassuolo. Kevin-Prince Boateng tries a through ball, but Federico Di Francesco is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo).
- 67': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 69': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Atalanta).
- 69': Pol Lirola (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Rogerio (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 69': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo).
- 69': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo).
- 70': Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 71': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mehdi Bourabia replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 73': Attempt missed. Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pol Lirola.
- 74': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Atalanta 4. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Tolói with a through ball.
- 75': Delay in match (Atalanta). Video Review.
- 75': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field stands.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin-Prince Boateng.
- 77': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 77': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Rogerio.
- 80': Foul by Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo).
- 80': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 81': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Gianluca Mancini.
- 86': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Atalanta 5. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a through ball.
- 89': Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 89': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pol Lirola.
- 90': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Pessina replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 90': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo).
- 90': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Atalanta).
- 90'+2': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Atalanta 6. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic following a fast break.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 2, Atalanta 6.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Sassuolo 2, Atalanta 6.
Statistics
 ATA |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 57.4 | Possession | 42.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 449 | Accurate Passes | 310 |
| 528 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 19 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 19 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 18 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 12,233
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 12,233
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 38 | +54 | 87 |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | +22 | 76 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 38 | +28 | 73 |
| 4 | Como | 38 | +36 | 71 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 2 | Marlon |
| 23 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 21 | Pol Lirola |
| 12 | Stefano Sensi  |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 10 | Alessandro Matri |
| 34 | Federico Di Francesco |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 99 | Musa Barrow |
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