Atalanta returned to Sassuolo and are temporary leaders

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Atalanta had to come back this Saturday (2-1) against a fighting Sassuolo that made it complicated for him but in the end was not able to break down the wall. Bergamasco are provisional Serie A leaders with a points advantage over Napoli, who host Bologna on Sunday.

Atalanta continues unbeaten and keeps pace with Napoli in the Italian championship. Their collective football maturity, notable for their defensive solidity -something they lack-, their offensive success and the condition of playing only once a week after being left out of Europe last season make them one of the most dangerous teams in ‘calcium’.

This time, at home, he had a hard nut to crack. Sassuolo put Dea on the ropes in front of their home crowd with a fine goal from Greek Georgios Kyriakopoulos, who struck a fine volley with his left foot from the left side of the area. Italian goalkeeper Sportiello did nothing to stop the shot.

immediate reaction

However, Gian Piero Gasperini’s team reacted very quickly through Croatian Mario Pasalic just at the end of the first half, something that gave the ‘Nerazzurri’ a boost and cheered Sassuolo, who saw how the all their efforts in a few seconds. before the break.

La Dea rose in the second half and took advantage of one of Sassuolo’s few defensive imbalances throughout the game to complete the comeback in the 46th minute with a goal from Nigerian Ademola Lookman.

Belardi comes back, hits the crossbar and is injured again

Sassuolo tried it, seeing how their great star, the Italian Domenico Berardi, returned to the green in the second half, ran into the crossbar with a whiplash from the edge of the area and after 25 minutes he had to retire again because injured.

Atalanta managed to increase their lead in the final minutes, but the score remained unchanged. La Dea is the virtual leader while waiting for Napoli’s result against Bologna. Sassuolo is ninth with twelve points.

Source: La Verdad

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