In how many consecutive games have we scored against Sassuolo?

15

After not scoring in their first three Serie A games against Sassuolo, Atalanta have found the back of the net in all of their last 15 matches against the Neroverdi, scoring an average of 2.7 goals per game (40 in total). Here are the highlights from one of the matches with the most goals, Atalanta’s 5-1 win in January 2021:

How many home games have we won against Sassuolo?

5

Atalanta have won all of their last five home matches against Sassuolo in Serie A, having scored at least two goals in each of those matches, for a total of 16 goals. The last match without a win for the black-and-blue’s dates back to the 2016/17 season when it ended 1-1 at the then-Atleti Azzurri d’Italia with goals from Cristante and Pellegrini.

Sassuolo are the team against which Malinovskyi has provided the most assists in Serie A.

False

False. Ruslan has provided two assists against Sassuolo (both for Gosens) in Serie A. He did better against Udinese, setting up three goals. Since arriving at Atalanta in the summer of 2019, Malinovskyi is the Atalantino who has made the most winning passes on a par with Muriel, both with 20. Here is the assist for Gosens in last season’s home win:

Which side has the most players from the opposing team in its squad?

Atalanta

The only former Atalantino playing for Sassuolo is Andrea Consigli, who made his Serie A debut with Atalanta, making 153 appearances between 2008 and 2014. Playing in Bergamo are Jerémié Boga, who made his debut in Italy’s top-flight with Sassuolo amassing 98 appearances and 18 goals, and Merih Demiral, who also played his first Serie A game with the Neroverdi, making 14 appearances.

How many matches took place in Bergamo out of 18 Serie A games between the two?

8

Nine matches at home and nine away for Atalanta against Sassuolo, as is the natural course of events, with one special feature, as Atalanta played the last two home matches of the 2018/19 campaign at the Mapei Stadium, including Week 38 game against Sassuolo. A match that every Atalantino surely remembers, as we punched our first historic Champions League ticket with that 3-1 victory.