Serie A Week 32 - 6 Apr 2014 (14.00 UK)
Atalanta - Sassuolo
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia19 host Atleti Azzurri stadium seventh d' Italia , with Atalanta and Sassuolo experienced contrasting form in the final stages of the season .
After spending the first half of the campaign fought in the lower echelons table , Atalanta secured a club record sixth win on the trot in Round 31 , with a 2-0 victory away to Bologna maintain their surprising push for a place in Europe .
Two stunning strike from Giuseppe De Luca and Marcelo Estigarribia before the break is enough to put a big dent in the Rossoblu life expectancy , as Orobici moved to within three points of fifth- placed Inter .
Although it has been a very positive run of results , which saw La Dea was the only club , along with Rome , have won all of their last five games , coach Stefano Colantuono was keen to highlight the threat posed by Neroverdi in their next meeting .
" Our position in the table is very useful , and of course won six games in a row does not happen all the time , " said Colantuono . " Now we have to think about the tough game against Sassuolo , teams need the points . "
In their attempt to extend their winning streak to seven , Atalanta will be without injured Moussa Kone , and Guglielmo Stendardo , who will sit out the match through suspension .
After their 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Roma Scudetto candidate last time , who saw Mattia Destro's goal came from Michel Bastos and either side of the break , Sassuolo has now lost three games in a row and have secured just seven points from a possible 42 since the turn of the year .
Coach Eusebio Di Francesco Neroverdi after losing to Roma insist that it does not get the respect they deserve , after seeing the hosts denied a penalty by referee Nicola Rizzoli in peculiar circumstances .
" It's not responsible , as the referee is there to decide this case , we need honesty as we are tired of being disrespected , " he said boil . " Incidents like this can change the whole season . "
Sassuolo will have to do without the injured Francesco Paolo Bianco and Magnanelli for a trip to Bergamo , although they should be welcomed back Matteo Brighi , Luca Marrone , Thomas Manfredini and Antonio Floro Flores from the treatment room .
Supervise : Giacomo Bonaventura ( Atalanta ) - The blistering form of late season 24 - year-old midfielder has led to suggestions that he could be part of Cesare Prandelli's Italy squad for the World Cup this summer . He has contributed five goals and three assists this term , with a standout performance by far the man of the match display , in which he scored a goal , in a 2-1 away Week 29 win over Inter . One of the rising stars of Italian football , you can expect his stock rise even further on Sunday .
