On 30 April, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the Italian football championship took place. Sassuolo (Italy) and Empoli (Italy) met.
Сассуоло - Эмполи - 2:1. Чемпионат Италии, 32-й тур. Обзор матча, статистикаItalian Championship, round 32
Sassuolo (Italy) - Empoli (Italy) - 2-1 (0-1)
Goals: Berardi (82), Berardi (90 +6) - N. Cambiagi (11).
Warnings: A. Loriente (26), Lopez (61), Filippo Bandinelli (61)
Sassuolo vs Empoli match review:
Sassuolo picked up a hard-fought win over Empoli in a Serie A match played at the MAPEI - Città del Tricolore stadium. The match started with N. Cambiagi of Empoli opened the scoring in the match, scoring a stunning goal that beat the Sassuolo goalkeeper. On 26 minutes, just before the half time whistle, Sassuolo's A. Lauriente was yellow carded and Empoli took a one goal lead. At the start of the second half, Sassuolo made three substitutions: R. Tressoldi, G.M. Ferrari and A. Pinamonti were replaced by R. Harrui, N. Bajrami and Mateus Henrique. The substitutions seemed to have a positive effect on Sassuolo as D. Berardi, who came on in place of G. Defrel in the 58th minute, began to cause problems for Empoli's defence. In the 61st minute, Sassuolo's M. Lopez and Empoli's F. Bandinelli received yellow cards, signalling an increase in match intensity.
Empoli made three substitutions: A. Grassi, G. Akpro Akpa and G. Fazzini replaced N. Cambiagi, F. Bandinelli and R. Piccoli in the 62nd, 68th and 68th minutes respectively. In the 74th minute, Empoli decided to level the score, but the goal was cancelled out due to an offside infringement. Then, in the 74th minute, A. Pinamonti was given a straight red card, leaving Sassuolo with ten men on the pitch. However, they kept going forward and in the 82nd minute, D. Berardi scored the decisive goal to put Sassuolo ahead. Empoli tried to get back into the game but Sassuolo's defence held firm and in the 77th minute R. Marchizza substituted Rogerio, which helped Sassuolo to victory. The final twist in the match came in the 90th minute when a penalty kick was awarded to Sassuolo, which was calmly converted by D. Berardi, ensuring a 2-1 victory for the home side. In conclusion, it was an entertaining match, which both teams played with great intensity. Sassuolo's substitutions in the second half proved decisive and Empoli's inability to convert their chances cost them the win. Sassuolo will be pleased with the win, allowing them to move up in the standings.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Lazio v Sassuolo and Empoli v Bologna.
Сассуоло - Эмполи - 2:1. Чемпионат Италии, 32-й тур. Обзор матча, статистикаSassuolo v Empoli match statistics:
| Sassuolo | Empoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 13 | Strikes | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 11 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 2 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 12 | Offences | 10 |
| 7 | Corner | 5 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 58% | Possession of the ball | 42% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 488 | Total assists | 361 |
| 430 | Accurate passes | 285 |
| 88% | Accuracy of transmissions | 79% |
