On March 17, one of the matches of the 27th round of the championship of Italy was held. Sassuolo (Italy) and La Spezia (Italy) met.
Championship of Italy, Matchday 27
Sassuolo (Italy) - La Spezia (Italy) - 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Berardi (71)
Warnings: M'Bala Nzola (66), Calvin Amian (70)
The recent Serie A match between Sassuolo and La Spezia at the MAPEI - Città del Tricolore stadium was a tense affair, with the score remaining 0-0 at halftime. However, Sassuolo came out victorious in the second half with a 1-0 win. One of the key moments of the game came on 58 minutes when Sassuolo made the first substitution of the match. K. Thorstvedt came on instead of D. Frattesi, which seemed to give Sassuolo's game a boost. La Spezia responded with two substitutions after just a few minutes: D. Maldini came on in place of S. Zurkowski, and A. Ekdahl replaced S. Esposito. There were several yellow cards in the game: M. Nzola and C. Amian received warnings for La Spezia in the 66th and 70th minutes respectively. However, the most decisive event of the game came in the 71st minute when Sassuolo was awarded a penalty.
Д. Berardi took the lead and converted the penalty, giving Sassuolo a much-needed lead. As the game progressed, both teams made a number of substitutions to try and change the course of the match. Only in the 75th minute, Sassuolo made three substitutions: A. Lorente, A. Pinamonti and Matheus Henrique came on instead of N. Byrami, G. Defrel and A. Harroui respectively. On 80 minutes, La Spezia made two more substitutions: M. Burabia came on instead of D. Verde and E. Gyasi replaced E. Shomurodov. The last change in the game took place in the 86th minute when R. Marchizza replaced D. Berardi for Sassuolo. Although La Spezia had a few good chances at the end of the match, Sassuolo managed to hold on to their lead and win 1-0. Overall, it was a tight and tense match in which both teams gave their all. The victory allowed Sassuolo to climb up the Serie A standings, while La Spezia will be looking to bounce back in the next game.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Sassuolo - Torino, Spezia - Salernitana.
| Sassuolo | Spetsia | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Goals on goal | 1 |
| 15 | Strokes | 10 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 8 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 9 | Violations | 12 |
| 3 | Corner | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 45% | Ball possession | 55% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves by goalkeeper | 5 |
| 400 | Total assists | 478 |
| 329 | Accurate passes | 395 |
| 82% | Accuracy of transmissions | 83% |