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45% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 55% Ball Possession SASSUOLO
Atalanta 1 – 1 Sassuolo 
32′ Germán Denis 27′ Domenico Berardi
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 13th position with 26 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Sassuolo, 8th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sassuolo | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25:23 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | Atalanta | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21:24 | -3 | 26 |
It’s a special game for Atalanta… It’s the good bye of Argentinian forward German Denis playing his last game in Serie A to return to play in Argentina for the “Independiente” club. Denis played for Atalanta 4 years and a half… Oh gosh… I am sad…
Sassuolo opening the score in the 27th minute. It is forward Domenico Berardi to score defeating Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Sportiello with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Things going now in favor of Atalanta. Referee Gavillucci giving a penalty to Atalanta conceded by Sassuolo defender Francesco Acerbi after a foul on Atalanta midfielder Jasmin Kurtic. Now, … the historical moment… it’s precisely forward German Denis to take the penalty spot to salute the fans.. The last game… and there he goes… Denis with a twist… Incredible, Denis failing to convert the penalty after Sassuolo goalkeeper saves Denis right footed shot.. Yet, destiny wanted a positive good bye for Denis and guess what… what! Well, my friends, goalkeeper not holding the ball and while it was still in the area there it is German Denis to redeem himself by smacking a right footed shot and scoring for the equalizer goal!!! Atalanta fans going wild and giving a loud ovation to Denis! You bet I also applauded Denis! I am his fan… so sad to see him go, but wish him all the best.
Photo: facebook.com/atalantabc
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Edy Reja:
ATALANTA(3-5-2): Sportiello, Masiello, Toloi, Cherubin, Conti; Cigarini, De Roon, Kurtić; Gómez, Denis.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Antei, Acerbi, Longhi; Biondini, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Falcinelli, Defrel.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of ATALANTA: Alejandro Gomez with 5 goals
Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Sergio Floccari with 4 goals
| Atalanta | Goals | Goals | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomez, Alejandro | 5 | 4 | Floccari, Sergio |
| Denis, German | 3 | 3 | Berardi, Domenico |
| Pinilla, Mauricio | 3 | 3 | Acerbi, Francesco |
| Toloi, Rafael | 1 | 3 | Floro Flores, Antonio |
| D’Alessandro, Marco | 1 | 3 | Sansone, Nicola |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 23/01/16 | SA | Frosinone – Atalanta | 0:0 | Round 21 | |||
| 16/01/16 | SA | Atalanta – Inter | 1:1 | Round 20 | |||
| 10/01/16 | SA | Atalanta – Genoa | 0:2 | Round 19 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 2 lost
| 24/01/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Bologna | 0:2 | Round 21 | |||
| 20/01/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Turin | 1:1 | Round 16 | |||
| 16/01/16 | SA | Napoli – Sassuolo | 3:1 | Round 20 |
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hoto: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio
Sassuolo official starting lineup against Atalanta
Photos of the match Atalanta vs Sassuolo courtesy of facebook.com/atalantabc
Atalanta official starting lineup against Sassuolo
Photo: atalanta.it
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 22
Atalanta 1 – 1 Sassuolo
Saturday 30 January 2016
Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium
Bergamo, Italy
18:00
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: PEGORIN – CARBONE
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: SAIA
Goals: 27′ Domenico Berardi (S), 32′ Germán Denis (A)
Official lineups – formations:
ATALANTA(3-5-2): Sportiello, Masiello, Toloi, Cherubin, Conti; Cigarini, De Roon, Kurtić; Gómez, Denis.
Subs: Bassi, Radunović, Borriello, Brivio, Cigarini, D’Alessandro, Diamanti, Djimsiti, Dramè, Estigarribia, Freuler, Gakpé, Migliaccio, Monachello, Raimondi.
Coach: Reja.
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Antei, Acerbi, Longhi; Biondini, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Falcinelli, Defrel.
Subs: Pomini, Pegolo, Peluso, Ariaudo, Gazzola, Cannavaro, Pellegrini, Broh, Politano, Sansone, Trotta.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.
Match Stats
| Atalanta | Match Stats | Sassuolo |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 6(5) | Shots (on goal) | 9 (1) |
| 24 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 45% | Ball Possession | 55% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |