Sassuolo and Fiorentina have shown usable wide connections alongside problems tracking the next receiver. Atalanta's attack has also produced goals through several different partnerships, while Parma's recent resistance has relied heavily on interventions inside the box. These meetings put the quality of the final connection at the centre of the contest.
Fiorentina's Jimenez-to-Njie delivery and Njie's pass for Joao Mario meet Sassuolo's recent problems clearing crosses and following runners. Those home defensive failures appeared before the Lazio dismissal, and Como also found better wide combinations after the interval. Sassuolo retain a reply through Berardi, Lauriente and Esposito, whose goal against Lazio came from a surviving wide connection.
Thorstvedt's suspension removes a supporting runner, with Adzic among the replacement options. Idzes is back in the usable group without a confirmed starting role, while Fiorentina's projected central pairing already played the previous match amid continuing defensive absences. I expect the contest to develop through wide entries and renewed attacks after halftime, which is why I'm siding with more goals in Sassuolo against Fiorentina.
Atalanta can move Parma's outer defenders through De Ketelaere, Zalewski and Krstovic. De Ketelaere and Zalewski supplied each other's goals at Fiorentina, and Zappacosta has separately crossed for Krstovic. Parma's clean sheet against Udinese still involved repeated box entries, blocks and saves.
Bernabe's reported training injury removes a current link between Parma's first pass and the forwards. Nicolussi Caviglia is available again but had no recorded minutes in the last match, while Atalanta must replace Gaetano and Kristensen after both appeared at Fiorentina. The retained home attacking relationships give Atalanta the stronger basis for sustained approaches, so I'm siding with Atalanta to win.
