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 68.
Giacomo Raspadori
Atalanta · 82'
Produced 1.14× and cost 0.39× their position's average
- 1 goal 3.2×
- 0.32 xG 1.1×
- 1 shot on target 1.1×
- 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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Krstović | Forward | 30 | 68 |
| Giacomo Raspadori ★ | Forward | 82 | 62 |
| Marco Carnesecchi | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Davide Zappacosta | Midfielder | 90 | 57 |
| Nicola Zalewski | Midfielder | 60 | 52 |
| Gianluca Scamacca | Forward | 60 | 47 |
| Lazar Samardžić | Midfielder | 30 | 45 |
| Gianluca Gaetano | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Charles De Ketelaere | Midfielder | 30 | 37 |
| Odilon Kossounou | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Éderson | Midfielder | 90 | 35 |
| Lorenzo Bernasconi | Midfielder | 71 | 33 |
| Giorgio Scalvini | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Mario Pašalić | Midfielder | 60 | 21 |
| Sead Kolasinac | Defender | 19 | no rating |
| Eljif Elmas | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Thorstvedt | Midfielder | 26 | 68 |
| Kieron Bowie | Forward | 88 | 66 |
| Nemanja Matić | Midfielder | 74 | 59 |
| Josh Doig | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Cristian Volpato | Midfielder | 88 | 52 |
| Darryl Bakola | Midfielder | 90 | 49 |
| Simone Cinquegrano | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Armand Laurienté | Forward | 90 | 48 |
| Tommaso Macchioni | Defender | 74 | 48 |
| Cas Odenthal | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Arijanet Murić | Goalkeeper | 90 | 31 |
| Vasilije Adžić | Midfielder | 64 | 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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