Atalanta put three past Sassuolo to strengthen their grip on fourth place, with goals from Mario Pasalic, Teun Koopmeiners and Mitchel Bakker securing the points for the Bergamasci.
Atalanta
Carnesecchi: The goalkeeper’s fantastic double penalty save just before halftime helped his side preserve their lead. 8/10.
Scalvini: His handball did lead to the saved penalty however another classy performance from the young defender. 7/10.
Djimsiti: The experienced Albanian defender consistently provided cover and helped maintain the clean sheet. 7/10.
Kolasinac: Solid defensive performance from the former Arsenal man. 6.5/10.
Holm: Provided constant width, his ball led to the first goal and assisted Koopmeimers for Atalanta’s second goal. 7.5/10
Pasalic: Scored the first goal thanks to his instinctive positioning and was a threat to the Sassuolo goal all night. 7.5/10.
Ederson: A good combative performance in the heart of Atalanta’s midfield. The Brazilian demonstrated why he has been linked to bigger clubs. 7/10.
Zappacosta: The wingback provided a constant supply of high-level balls into the box and was a threat to the opposition’s goal. 7/10.
Koopmeiners: Scored his 7th of the season with a well-taken placed finish in the second half. 7/10.
Miranchuk: His shot rebounded for the first goal and his persistent running stretched the Sassuolo defence. 7/10.
De Ketelaere: The young Belgian demonstrated clever link play throughout creating many chances for his teammates. 7/10.
Substitutions:
Bakker: Scored the third goal with his first touch. 7/10.
Scamacca: Missed a sitter in injury time to extend the home side’s lead. 5.5/10.
Toure: N/A
Hien: N/A
Adopo: N/A
Sassuolo
Consigli: Despite doing poorly for the first goal and conceding three, the experienced stopped making a lot of good saves. 7/10.
Pedersen: Struggled to deal with Zappacosta, a deflection of him resulted in Atalanta’s third goal. 5.5/10
Tressoldi: The weaker of the two centre-backs for the visitors. 5/10.
Viti: Blocked a lot of Atlanta efforts and made some important tackles. 6.5/10.
Doig: Some good defensive work but Holm did get the better of the young Scottish defender. 6/10.
Henrique: Had his close-range effort saved in the first half but didn’t provide much more. 6/10.
Lipani: Did not get into the game and substituted on the hour mark. 5/10.
Laurienté: Not his most effective performance on the left-hand side. 5.5/10
Thorstvedt: Good performance, used his engine and clever running to stretch the Atalanta backline. 6.5/10.
Bajrami: Made several positive runs to try and get out at Atalanta without much success. 6/10.
Pinamonti: Worked hard throughout but ultimately did not score from the spot despite having two attempts. 5/10.
Substitutions:
Mulattieri: Should’ve scored a header late on. 6/10.
Boloca: N/A
Defrel: N/A
Volpato: N/A
Ferrari: N/A
