1. How many games have we been unbeaten against Sassuolo?
15
Atalanta are on a 15-game unbeaten run against Sassuolo in Serie A (1o wins, 5 draws). It’s the longest unbeaten run for the Nerazzurri against one single opponent in one single competition. Last time Atalanta lost to Sassuolo was on 6 April 2014 (Atalanta 0-2 Sassuolo).
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Sassuolo 1-4 Atalanta: photo gallery
2) 29/12/2018, Sassuolo 2-6 Atalanta. It was Iličić’s first hat-trick for the Nerazzurri.
False
Iličić‘s hat-trick in Sassuolo v Atalanta on 29 December 2018 was his third one for the Nerazzurri. The Slovenian had already got one at Verona against Hellas (18/3/2018) and the other one again at Verona but against Chievo (21/10/2018). After his hat-trick in December 2018, Iličić bagged another hat-trick in Torino v Atalanta (25/10/2020) and even four goals in Valencia v Atalanta (10/3/2020) in the Champions League.
3) Which team has more former players?
Equal
Jerémié Boga performs for Atalanta after joining the Nerazzurri during the January transfer window and Merih Demiral, who made his Serie A debut for the Neroverdi. As for the Emilian side, they have two former Atalanta players in the squad, Andrea Consigli and Federico Peluso.
4) Whose favourite victim are Sassuolo?
Zapata‘s
Duván Zapata has scored nine goals against Sassuolo in Serie A. The Colombian hasn’t scored more against any other team. Pessina has found the net twice against Sassuolo in Serie A, in Atalanta’s and Verona’s shirts. Considering all the teams who are currently playing in Serie A, the Neroverdi are his favourite victim but not the absolute one. In fact, he scored 4 goals in three matches against Pordenone when he wore the Monza shirt.
In this Atalanta v Sassuolo both players found the net:
5) 14/9/2015, Sassuolo 2-2 Atalanta. That was Pinilla’s only brace for the Nerazzuri.
False
Mauricio Pinilla scored 13 goals in 39 matches in the Nerazzurri’s shirt (5 of which were bicycle kick goals). Besides the brace against Sassuolo, the Chilean had already bagged a brace at Cesena on 29 April 2015, which was decisive for Atalanta’s safety that season.
