In the 2019-2020 Serie A TIM Matchday 25 of at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Atalanta win 4-1 over Sassuolo in the return to the pitch after the forced suspension of the league.
Before the start, there was a very intense moment with a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of Covid-19 and the song “Rinascerò, Rinascerai” (I’ll be born, you’ll be born) that Roby Facchinetti – an Italian and Bergamasco singer – wanted to dedicate to Bergamo was broadcasted on the big screen.
The Nerazzurri started off well and broke the deadlock in the 16th minute with Djimsiti who, after Caldara had knocked the ball down for him, found the winning deflection from a corner. On 20 Gomez beat Consigli, but the goal was then disallowed after a VAR review with the referee Chiffi who had previously detected a deflection off Gosens’s hand. They eventually doubled their lead on 31 with Zapata diving into the net after Gosens had knocked down a long Gomez pass for him. After that, another goal was disallowed, this time for Pašalić, who had been caught offside and after Zapata’s header had gone off the bar, the third goal arrived: the last touch, after an incursion by Gosens is from Bourabia who sent the ball into his own net. Before the break, Gollini was very good at denying Berardi’s and Caputo’s close-range attempts.
In the second half, Zapata bagged a brace on 21, netting the fourth for Atalanta, who scored the header from Gomez’s free-kick. Being in the lead, the Nerazzurri managed the second half. During stoppage time Bourabia shortened the gap and 4-1 was the final scoreline.
ATALANTA-SASSUOLO 4-1
Goals: 16 1st half Djimsiti (A), 31 1st half Zapata (A), 37 1st half Bourabia (S) own goal, 21 2nd half Zapata (A), 47 2nd half Bourabia (S)
Atalanta: Gollini, Caldara, Palomino, Djimsiti (Toloi 42 2nd half), Hateboer, de Roon, Freuler (Malinovskyi 35, 2nd half), Gosens (Castagne 24, 2nd half), Pašalić, Gomez (Colley 43, 2nd half), Zapata (Muriel 24, 2nd half). Bench: Rossi, Sportiello, Toloi, Šutalo, Tameze, Bellanova, Colley. Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
Sassuolo: Consigli, Toljan (Muldur 1, 2nd half), Marlon (Magnani 24, 2nd half), Peluso, Kyriakopoulos, Locatelli (Obiuang 32, 2nd half), Bourabia, Berardi (Djuricic 16, 2nd half), Defrel, Boga (Haraslin 16, 2nd half), Caputo. Bench: Pegolo, Magnanelli, Rogerio, Raspadori, Chiriches, Traore, Ferrari. Coach: Roberto De Zerbi.
Referee: Daniele Chiffi from Padova.
Assistants: Filippo Valeriani from Ravenna and Enrico Caliari from Legnago.
Fourth official: Marco Serra from Turin.
V.A.R.: Rosario Abisso from Palermo.
A.V.A.R.: Alessio Tolfo from Pordenone.
Notes: Gasperini (A) sent off on 27 2nd half, Pašalić (A), Djimsiti (A), Muriel (A), Toloi (A), Toljan (S), Peluso (S) booked.
