Coppa Italia, Atalanta-Sassuolo: the probable formations

Atalanta-Sassuolo, the probable formations

Ità will be the challenge between Atalanta and Sassuolo to open the 'doubleheader' of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday. The match at the Gewiss Stadium will start at 6 p.m. and will put up for grabs a place in the quarterfinals against AC Milan, which on Wednesday evening settled Cagliari without any particular worries, beating them 4-1.

Gasperini's Atalanta wants to confirm its ambitions of success in the domestic cup by fielding a lineup very close to the typical one, with De Ketelaere and Luis Muriel the attacking pair. Sassuolo, on the other hand, is looking for a victory that would give morale to a team that has not won in the league since Nov. 16 (4-3 at Empoli) and in the last five matches has collected one draw and four defeats.

The two teams have already faced each other this season, on the very first day of the 2023-24 Serie A championship, last Aug. 20 at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia: the Nerazzurri had prevailed, emerging in the final thanks to goals by De Ketelaere at the 83'83' and Zortea at the 93', for the final 2-0.

Probable lineups:

ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Holm, De Roon, Ederson, Zortea; Miranchuk; De Ketelaere, Muriel. All: Gasperini.

SASSUOLO (4-2-3-1): Cragno; Pedersen, Viti, Tressoldi, Missori; Thorstvedt, Henrique; Castillejo, Volpato, Ceide; Mulattieri. All: Dionisi.