On 1 April, one of the matches of the 30th round of the Italian football championship took place. Sassuolo (Italy) and Udinese (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, 30th round
Sassuolo (Italy) - Udinese (Italy) - 1: 1 (1:1)
Goals: Defrel (41) - F. Thauvin (44). Thauvin (44)
Warnings: L. Lucca (16), J. Bijol (25), Doig (40).
Sassuolo and Udinese played out a 1-1 draw in a Serie A match at the MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore. The score was tied 1-1 in the first half and both teams fought hard for the win. There were several tense moments in the first half, with players from both teams receiving several yellow cards. L. Lucca and J. Bijol of Udinese received penalties, while Sassuolo's J. Doig also got into the referee's notebook. In the 41st minute Sassuolo took the lead when J. Defrel hit the opponents' goal with a header.
However, Udinese responded quickly and F. Thauvin equalised after just three minutes, which left the teams tied at half-time. The second half saw some personnel changes, with both teams making substitutions to try and find the winning goal. Sassuolo brought on U. Racic and N. Bajrami, while Udinese brought on S. Lovric, O. Zarraga, I. Success and K. Ehizibue. Despite a few late chances from both sides, the match ended in a 1-1 draw with neither team able to score the winning goal. Now both teams are looking forward to the next matches to continue their progression in the Serie A standings.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Salernitana vs Sassuolo, Udinese vs Inter.
| Sassuolo | Udinese | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kicks to the goal | 3 |
| 14 | Kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 8 | Penalty kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 1 |
| 7 | Offences | 8 |
| 9 | Corner | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 4 |
| 451 | Total assists | 317 |
| 381 | Accurate assists | 250 |
| 84% | Accuracy of passes | 79% |