Atalanta Dominate Schalke 3-0
According to Football Italia, Atalanta swept Schalke 04 aside in a 3-0 victory decided by Gianluca Scamacca, Lazar Samardzic, and Nikola Krstovic. Charles De Ketelaere returned to the starting XI for the first time since his impressive World Cup campaign for Belgium. The match saw Giorgio Scalvini unlucky not to break the deadlock after eight minutes, as his effort thumped the frame of the goal. Scamacca finished off the assist from new signing Gianluca Gaetano.
The confirmed match result is: Schalke 0-3 Atalanta. Scamacca scored in the 30th minute, Samardzic in the 39th, and Krstovic in the 87th minute. Atalanta's starting lineup included Carnesecchi, Bellanova, Kossounou, Scalvini, Ahanor, Ederson, Gaetano, Samardzic, De Ketelaere, Raspadori, and Scamacca.
Sassuolo Suffer 3-2 Defeat
In another match, Sassuolo visited Germany for their final re-season match and fought in a 3-2 thriller with Augsburg. Andrea Pinamonti converted an early penalty earned by Josh Doig, while Cristian Volpato scored a great solo goal when sprinting forward and dribbling around the goalkeeper. However, Augsburg turned the game around completely, with Fellhauer and Kade confirming the evident problems goalkeeper Arijanet Muric has dealing with crosses. Behrens completed the comeback for the 3-2 German win.
The confirmed match result is: Augsburg 3-2 Sassuolo.