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Sassuolo Stuns Atalanta in Bergamo with Decisive Victory
In a match played at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Sassuolo surprised Atalanta with a solid and effective performance. Despite Atalanta’s clear possession, reaching 68%, Sassuolo knew how to take advantage of their opportunities and capitalize on the home team’s defensive errors.
Domenico Berardi opened the scoring for Sassuolo from the penalty spot in the 29th minute, following a foul inside the area. While Atalanta tried to react, they encountered a well-organized defense and a Sassuolo team that was dangerous on the counter-attack. The situation became even more complicated for Atalanta when Andrea Pinamonti extended Sassuolo’s lead in the 47th minute, assisted by Berardi.
Atalanta, with the dominance of the ball, attempted to reduce the deficit and generated 14 shots, but only two managed to be on target. Sassuolo, on the other hand, was more precise, and in the 66th minute, Berardi scored his second goal of the match with an assist from Kristian Thorstvedt, sealing the match. The match was marked by two yellow cards for Sassuolo, one to Muric and another to Cande. Sassuolo took a well-deserved victory that will undoubtedly strengthen their confidence for future matches. Atalanta will need to analyze the reasons for their lack of effectiveness despite dominating possession. The final score was Atalanta 0, Sassuolo 3.
Substitutions atalanta: at minute 46 O. Kossounou came in and B. Djimsiti went out., at minute 46 Ederson came in and C. De Ketelaere went out., at minute 58 N. Krstovic came in and G. Scamacca went out., at minute 78 A. Lookman came in and K. Sulemana went out., at minute 84 D. Zappacosta came in and N. Zalewski went out.
Substitutions sassuolo: at minute 60 A. Fadera came in and A. Lauriente went out., at minute 81 F. Cande came in and J. Doig went out., at minute 90 D. Berardi came in and W. Cheddira went out., at minute 90 I. Kone came in and E. Iannoni went out., at minute 90 A. Pinamonti came in and N. Pierini went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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