Atalanta vs Sassuolo, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Atalanta

16': Berat Djimsiti
31': Duván Zapata
37': Mehdi Bourabia (OG)
66': Duván Zapata

FT
4 - 1

Sassuolo

90'+2': Mehdi Bourabia

Free-scoring Atalanta thump Sassuolo to continue where they left off

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Free-scoring Atalanta continued where they left off before the novel coronavirus stoppage by thumping Sassuolo 4-1 in Serie A on Sunday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt blocked. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
3': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
4': Offside, Sassuolo. Andrea Consigli tries a through ball, but Jeremie Boga is caught offside.
5': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
5': Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Offside, Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
7': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
9': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
15': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
15': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mehdi Bourabia.
16': Goal! Atalanta 1, Sassuolo 0. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Caldara with a headed pass following a corner.
19': Hand ball by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
19': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
21': VAR Decision: No Goal Atalanta 1-0 Sassuolo.
23': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
23': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
23': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
25': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Dangerous play by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
25': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
29': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
29': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Goal! Atalanta 2, Sassuolo 0. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a headed pass.
34': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
34': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
35': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mario Pasalic with a cross.
36': Offside, Atalanta. Duván Zapata tries a through ball, but Robin Gosens is caught offside.
37': Own Goal by Mehdi Bourabia, Sassuolo. Atalanta 3, Sassuolo 0.
38': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
38': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
40': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
44': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross.
45': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a through ball.
45'+2': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Foul by Federico Peluso (Sassuolo).
45'+2': Federico Peluso (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Mattia Caldara (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Atalanta 3, Sassuolo 0.
45': Second Half begins Atalanta 3, Sassuolo 0.
45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mert Müldür replaces Jeremy Toljan.
48': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
48': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Attempt missed. Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel with a cross.
50': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
50': Attempt blocked. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
51': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
51': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
52': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
54': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
54': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
55': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt saved. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Consigli with a through ball.
56': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
60': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
60': Substitution, Sassuolo. Lukas Haraslin replaces Jeremie Boga.
61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filip Djuricic replaces Domenico Berardi.
63': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
63': Lukas Haraslin (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
65': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
65': Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Goal! Atalanta 4, Sassuolo 0. 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.
68': Attempt blocked. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
69': Substitution, Atalanta. Timothy Castagne replaces Robin Gosens.
69': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Duván Zapata.
69': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Remo Freuler.
69': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Marlon Santos.
70': VAR Decision: No Penalty Sassuolo.
74': Hand ball by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
74': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
74': Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Attempt saved. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
76': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang replaces Manuel Locatelli.
78': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
78': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
79': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
79': Lukas Haraslin (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Atalanta).
80': Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt missed. Lukas Haraslin (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
82': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
82': Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Mattia Caldara (Atalanta).
86': Substitution, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói replaces Berat Djimsiti.
88': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
88': Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Atalanta. Ebrima Colley replaces Alejandro Gómez.
89': Attempt missed. Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
90': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
90'+1': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
90'+1': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Goal! Atalanta 4, Sassuolo 1. Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mattia Caldara.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Atalanta 4, Sassuolo 1.
0': Match ends, Atalanta 4, Sassuolo 1.

Statistics

SAS		ATA
6	Fouls	23
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	4
53.6	Possession	46.4
14	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
445	Accurate Passes	362
528	Passes	445
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	9
7	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.5
52	Long Balls	41
32	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	14
14	Effective Clearances	11
14	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	34	+49	79
2	Napoli	34	+19	69
3	AC Milan	34	+21	67
4	Juventus	34	+28	64

Full Table

Line-Ups

Atalanta (3-5-2)

No.	Name
95	Pierluigi Gollini (GK)
3	Mattia Caldara
6	José Palomino
19	Berat Djimsiti
11	Remo Freuler
15	Marten de Roon
88	Mario Pasalic
8	Robin Gosens
33	Hans Hateboer
91	Duván Zapata
10	Alejandro Gómez

Atalanta Substitutes:

Rafael Tolói, Adrien Tamèze, Marco Sportiello, Ebrima Colley, Francesco Rossi, Bosko Sutalo, Timothy Castagne, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Luis Muriel, Raoul Bellanova.

Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
47	Andrea Consigli (GK)
13	Federico Peluso
2	Marlon
77	Georgios Kyriakopoulos
22	Jeremy Toljan
11	Grégoire Defrel
73	Manuel Locatelli
68	Mehdi Bourabia
9	Francesco Caputo
7	Jérémie Boga
25	Domenico Berardi

Sassuolo Substitutes:

Filip Djuricic, Mert Müldür, Gianluca Pegolo, Giacomo Raspadori, Hamed Traoré, Giangiacomo Magnani, Francesco Magnanelli, Rogério, Vlad Chiriches, Lukás Haraslín, Gian Marco Ferrari, Pedro Obiang.

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