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64% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 36% Ball Possession SASSUOLO
Atalanta 1 – 1 Sassuolo 
73′ Bryan Cristante 36′ Lorenzo Pellegrini
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Atalanta | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 51:33 | 18 | 58 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37:48 | -11 | 31 |
Status quo between Atalanta and Sassuolo remaining the same after the 1-1 draw at the Atleti AzzurriD’Italia Stadium. Atalanta having 59 points with a +27 point lead over Sassuolo having 32 points. Sassuolo winning only 9 games this season compared to Atalanta winning 18 games.
Sassuolo making the first forced substitution in the 36th minute. Injured forward Gregoire Defrel is replaced by midfielder Matteo Politano.
Surprise, surprise, it is Sassuolo to open the score silencing Atalanta fans at the Atleti D’Azzurri Stadium in the 36th minute. Midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini defeating Atalanta goalkeeper Berisha with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio/
Atalanta equalizing the score for the 1-1 in the 73rd minute. It is defender Bryan Cristante to defeat Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli from close range with a headed shot in the center. The assist is by Alejandro Gomez.
Photo: facebook.com/atalantabc
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
ATALANTA (3-4-3): Berisha; Masiello, Caldara, Tolói; Conti, Cristante, Freuler, Spinazzola; Kurtić, Petagna, Gómez.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Adjapong, Acerbi, Cannavaro, Dell’Orco; Missiroli, Sensi, Pellegrini; Berardi, Defrel, Ragusa.
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2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 31
Atalanta 1 – 1 Sassuolo
Saturday 8 April 2017
Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium
Bergamo, Italy
15:00
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: ALASSIO – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: LIBERTI
ADD1: MARESCA
ADD2: SACCHI
Goals: 36′ Lorenzo Pellegrini (S), 73′ Bryan Cristante (A)
Official lineups – formations:
ATALANTA (3-4-3): Berisha; Masiello, Caldara, Tolói; Conti, Cristante, Freuler, Spinazzola; Kurtić, Petagna, Gómez.
Subs: D’Alessandro, Gollini, Grassi, Hateboer, Konko, Migliaccio, Mounier, Paloschi, Pešić , Raimondi, Rossi, Zukanović
Coach: Gasperini.
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Adjapong, Acerbi, Cannavaro, Dell’Orco; Missiroli, Sensi, Pellegrini; Berardi, Defrel, Ragusa.
Subs.: Pomini, Antei, Iemmello, Matri, Peluso, Politano, Lirola, Aquilani, Mazzitelli, Ricci, Duncan, Letschert.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.