The opening weekend of the Serie A season includes some eye-catching games and these Sassuolo vs. Atalanta predictions feature two teams that could be in the race for Europe in the months ahead. Atalanta sealed a Europa League spot last season, while Sassuolo missed out.
Sassuolo vs. Atalanta odds
1 – A draw – 11/4
2 – Atalanta over 1.5 total goals – 17/20
3 – Total goals scored over 2.5 – 8/13
4 – Both teams to score – 11/20
5 – A 2-2 draw – 11/1
Sassuolo and Atalanta both head into the new Serie A campaign on the back of some strong results in pre-season.
Alessio Dionisi’s Sassuolo lost just one of their four summer matches and secured a dominant 5-2 Coppa Italia first round win over Cosenza last weekend. Atalanta won their first three matches during the off-season, including a victory over Premier League side Bournemouth. That was backed up by a draw against Juventus in Cesena, as they prepared for the new campaign.
Those results hint at this game being full of goals, with Atalanta the third highest scoring team in Serie A last season. They have also scored 16 goals in six matches over the summer months.
But despite Atalanta’s ability to outscore almost any team in the Italian top-flight, Sassuolo will be confident of holding them, based on their recent record of results. Dionisi’s charges have won their last two league games against Atalanta and are unbeaten on home soil in this fixture since 2019.
That historic positivity will give the hosts extra motivation and their own solid preseason will give the home fans optimism of avoiding defeat to a team that can tear teams apart when in full flight.
With Atalanta looking strong again, and Sassuolo in a more settled place at this stage than they were last summer, this tie has the makings of an opening day thriller.
Red cards could also be something to watch out for if the contest turns into a battle. Luis Muriel and Joakim Maehle were both sent off in a 2-1 Serie A loss for Atalanta away at Sassuolo back in February.
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Sassuolo vs. Atalanta first five matches
Sassuolo first five matches
Atalanta first five matches
Sassuolo vs. Atalanta line-ups
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1): Consigli; Toljan, Erlic, Viti, Vina; Lopez, Henrique; Defrel, Bajrami, Lauriente; Pinamonti
Atalanta (3-5-2): Musso; Djimsiti, Scalvini, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, de Roon, Koopmeiners, Ederson, Lookman; Toure, Zapata
Sassuolo team news
Agustin Alvarez remains out for the home side, as he recovers from a long-term knee injury. Sassuolo will be looking to Andrea Pinamonti to provide more goals this season, after converting his loan from Inter into a permanent deal in June.
Atalanta team news
Nicolo Cambiaghi is banned due to a suspension carrying over from last season, with Hans Hateboer out with a knee injury. Atalanta are expected to start at least one of their two attacking signings, with El Bilal Toure and Gianluca Scamacca offering a new look to the forward line.