§ Serie A · 2026-27 · Matchday 1

Atalanta 2–1 Sassuolo

  • Raspadori 6'
  • Krstović 65'
  • Odenthal 55'

23 August 2026

The match in data

Atalanta got the better of Sassuolo, 2–1, on 23 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Serie A.

Player of the match: Giacomo Raspadori (Atalanta), rated 62, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.32 xG. Raspadori produced 1.1 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Sassuolo, the highest-rated player was Kristian Thorstvedt, with 61.

62
Player of the match

Giacomo Raspadori

Atalanta · 82'

Produced 1.14× and cost 0.39× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 0.32 xG 1.4×
  • 1 shot on target 1.3×
Took away
  • 2 shots off target, worth 0.22 1.2×
  • 1 time dribbled past 2.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Atalanta
PlayerPositionMinRating
Nikola Krstović Forward 30 67
Giacomo Raspadori ★ Forward 82 62
Marco Carnesecchi Goalkeeper 90 58
Davide Zappacosta Midfielder 90 55
Nicola Zalewski Midfielder 60 54
Gianluca Scamacca Forward 60 49
Gianluca Gaetano Midfielder 90 48
Lazar Samardžić Midfielder 30 43
Charles De Ketelaere Midfielder 30 42
Éderson Midfielder 90 39
Lorenzo Bernasconi Midfielder 71 35
Odilon Kossounou Defender 90 34
Giorgio Scalvini Defender 90 30
Mario Pašalić Midfielder 60 24
Sead Kolasinac Defender 19 no rating
Eljif Elmas Midfielder 8 no rating
Sassuolo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Nemanja Matić Midfielder 74 61
Kristian Thorstvedt Midfielder 26 61
Josh Doig Defender 90 53
Cristian Volpato Midfielder 88 53
Darryl Bakola Midfielder 90 48
Tommaso Macchioni Defender 74 48
Armand Laurienté Forward 90 47
Cas Odenthal Defender 90 47
Simone Cinquegrano Defender 90 46
Kieron Bowie Forward 88 44
Vasilije Adžić Midfielder 64 32
Arijanet Murić Goalkeeper 90 29
Benja Domínguez Forward 16 no rating
Fedde Leysen Defender 16 no rating
Gabriel Kulla Forward 2 no rating
Riccardo Ciervo Forward 2 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

A 2026-27 Serie A match. With these numbers, how did it end?

Atalanta 2–1 Sassuolo. The side that created more danger did not win.

Sassuolo created 2.54 xG to Atalanta's 0.9 and posted 22 shots compared to 14. Despite generating superior danger, Atalanta claimed a 2–1 victory through clinical finishing.

Which Sassuolo player completed the most dribbles?

Nemanja Matić, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Cristian Volpato 1, Armand Laurienté 1.

Nemanja Matić led Sassuolo in take-ons with 3 completed dribbles in the 2–1 loss to Atalanta, finishing ahead of Cristian Volpato and Armand Laurienté.

Which Atalanta player recovered the most balls?

Odilon Kossounou, with 7 recoveries. Next: Éderson 4, Gianluca Scamacca 3.

Kossounou anchored Atalanta's defensive work with 7 ball recoveries. That put distance between the defender, Éderson (4), and Scamacca (3).

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Atalanta 2–1 Sassuolo, Serie A 2026-27. Player of the match: Giacomo Raspadori, 62
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.