"The man with the moustache held his teammate in a headlock and stared down the TV camera lens. Berardi! he yelled, jabbing a finger at the back of his colleague's bonce. BE-RAR-DI! It felt like that moment in a kids' movie when the big brother drags his meek sibling back into frame after beating up the school bully. Mess with him again and see what happens. Only, Tarik Muharemovic is nine years younger than Domenico Berardi."
"Berardi had just scored the final goal of Sassuolo's 3-0 win away to Atalanta. An astonishing result, on the face of it. Atalanta won the Europa League a year ago and have qualified for the Champions League in four of the past six seasons. Sassuolo played last season in Serie B. That is not the whole picture. Atalanta also changed manager in the summer, Gian Piero Gasperini leaving after nine years to take over at Roma, with whom he now sits top of Serie A."
"He had opened the scoring with a first-half penalty, after Andrea Pinamonti was brought down by Atalanta's goalkeeper, Marco Carnesecchi. Berardi then set up Pinamonti for Sassuolo's second just after the interval, driving down the right flank before cutting back inside, shedding both opponents who attempted to track him and squaring the ball for his teammate to finish. The final goal arrived at the end of a lovely team move, Sassuolo navigating out from the back."
Domenico Berardi produced a commanding display as Sassuolo beat Atalanta 3-0 away. Berardi opened the scoring from a first-half penalty after Andrea Pinamonti was fouled, then set up Pinamonti for the second with a powerful run and precise square pass. He participated in the buildup to the third goal as Sassuolo constructed a composed move out from the back. Atalanta arrived as recent Europa League winners and frequent Champions League qualifiers, but they changed manager over the summer and Ivan Juric has struggled to replace Gian Piero Gasperini. Sassuolo's collective movement and Berardi's leadership unsettled Atalanta's otherwise strong defence.
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