Atalanta visit Sassuolo to continue their climb

Sunday's match at the Mapei between Sassuolo and Atalanta promises to be a competitive clash. The Neroverdi have won four of their last five matches, losing only to Inter, and are chasing a third consecutive victory that would see them overtake Bologna to reach eighth in the league. Atalanta, meanwhile, are unbeaten in nine and have collected 23 points in that run. A fourth straight win (after victories over Cremonese, Lazio and Napoli) would put the Champions League places firmly in their sights.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 12 official meetings in Emilia between the two sides: Sassuolo have won three (most recently 1–0 in Serie A 2022/23), there have been three draws (most recently 1–1 in Serie A 2020/21) and Atalanta have won six (most recently 2–0 away in Serie A 2023/24).

DID YOU KNOW?

Sassuolo are among the teams that have conceded the most goals in the opening 15 minutes of the first half in Serie A 2025/26 (7, level with Cremonese).

Sassuolo are also among the teams that have conceded the most goals in the opening 15 minutes of the second half in Serie A 2025/26 (8, level with Udinese and Fiorentina).

Domenico Berardi is the top scorer in Sassuolo–Atalanta meetings across all competitions, with eight goals. Among players in the current squads, only Charles De Ketelaere comes closest, with three.

Atalanta are unbeaten in their last nine Serie A matches (seven wins, two draws); their last defeat dates back to 28 December 2025 (Atalanta–Inter 0–1).

COACHES and PLAYERS

Nikola Krstović is among the players with the most Serie A goals in 2026 (5, level with Lautaro Martínez and Donyell Malen).

It will be the first official meeting between Fabio Grosso and Raffaele Palladino.

Armand Laurienté is the most substituted player in Serie A 2025/26, having been taken off 21 times.

Domenico Berardi scored against Verona: it was his seventh league goal of the season. It was also his second brace of the campaign, after the one on 9 November 2025 in Atalanta–Sassuolo 1–3. With those two goals, he drew level with Lautaro Martínez in 45th place on the all-time Serie A scoring chart with 129 goals, one behind Graziani and Pascutti.

Andrea Pinamonti scored against Verona: it was the Sassuolo striker’s sixth league goal of the season. He had not scored in back-to-back Serie A matches (against Verona and Udinese in the previous round) since February 2025, in Torino–Genoa 1–1 and Genoa–Venezia 2–0.

Lazar Samardžić scored against Napoli: it was the Serbian midfielder’s second league goal of the season. He had not scored in Serie A since 4 October 2025 (Atalanta–Como 1–1); overall, he had not scored in an official match since 5 November 2025, in Marseille–Atalanta 0–1 in the Champions League.

Mario Pašalić scored against Napoli: it was the Croatian midfielder’s third league goal of the season. He had not scored in Serie A since 10 January, in Atalanta–Torino 2–0.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: Walukiewicz (Sassuolo)

Cautioned: Fadera, Doig, Muric, Matic (Sassuolo)

REFEREE

MARCHETTI (CIPRESSA – POLITI) IV: MUCERA, VAR: NASCA, AVAR: DOVERI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Lazio-Sassuolo

Atalanta-Udinese

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