Salernitana defeats Sassuolo 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SALERNO. Salernitana was after all too much to handle for Sassuolo.

April 23, 2023

SALERNO. Salernitana was eventually too good for Sassuolo with the goal of L. Pirola (9′), Boulaye Dia (20′) and Lassana Coulibaly (65′).

The match was played at the Stadio Arechi stadium in Salerno on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Giacomo Camplone with the collaboration of Domenico Palermo and Alessandro Cipressa. The 4th official was Daniele Rutella. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.

Match Statistics

Salernitana

3 - 0

Sassuolo

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

13 Total 11
5 On Target 2
5 Off Target 6
3 Shots blocked 3

91 Attack 107
56 Dangerous attack 53
108 Ball safe 86

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 8

Fouls

11 Total 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Salernitana was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Sassuolo that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salernitana was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salernitana won the match.

Salernitana shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sassuolo shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Salernitana received 1 yellow card (Dylan Bronn). Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (Matheus Henrique and Ruan Tressoldi).

Match Timeline

Lorenzo Pirola(goal)Norbert Gyomber

Boulaye Dia(goal)

20'

46'

Andrea Pinamonti- sub ->Davide Frattesi

58'

Lassana Coulibaly(goal)Boulaye Dia

65'

67'

Emil Konradsen Ceide- sub ->Grégoire Defrel

68'

Kristian Thorstvedt- sub ->Maxime López

70'

72'

73'

78'

Matheus Henrique- Yellow

80'

Ruan Tressoldi- Yellow

82'

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Salernitana will have 33 points to remain in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo will stay with 40 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Salernitana will play away with Napoli on the 29th of April with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Napoli (0 draws).

Sassuolo will host Empoli on the 30th of April with a 11-8 head to head record in favor of Sassuolo (3 draws).

Salernitana – Formation

Salernitana

Guillermo Ochoa 13.Mexico

7.2

Norbert Gyömbér 23.Slovakia

7.5

88'

Lorenzo Pirola 98.Italy

7.3

58'

Matteo Lovato 66.Italy

6.6

72'

Domagoj Bradarić 3.Croatia

7.1

Tonny Vilhena 10.Netherlands

6.5

Grigoris Kastanos 20.Cyprus

6.5

Lassana Coulibaly 18.Mali

7.4

65'

Antonio Candreva 87.Italy

7.6

Erik Botheim 11.Norway

7.4

72'

Boulaye Dia 29.Senegal

8.1

20'

Substitutes

Luigi Sepe 33.Italy

Vincenzo Fiorillo 1.Italy

Junior Sambia 6.France

William Troost-Ekong 15.Nigeria

6.4

72'

Dylan Bronn 2.Tunisia

6.4

58'

70'

Flavius Daniliuc 5.Austria

Pasquale Mazzocchi 30.Italy

7.0

72'

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia 41.Italy

Emil Bohinen 8.Norway

6.6

Federico Bonazzoli 9.Italy

Krzysztof Piatek 99.Poland

88'

Salernitana started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa decided to play with the following team: Guillermo Ochoa (7.2), Matteo Lovato (6.6), Norbert Gyömbér (7.5), Lorenzo Pirola (7.3), Grīgorīs Kastanos (6.5), Tonny Vilhena (6.6), Lassana Coulibaly (7.4), Domagoj Bradarić (7.1), Antonio Candreva (7.6), Erik Botheim (7.4) and Boulaye Dia (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Salomon Junior Sambia, William Troost-Ekong (6.4), Dylan Bronn (6.4), Flavius Daniliuc, Emil Bohinen (6.2), Luigi Sepe, Federico Bonazzoli, Krzysztof Piątek, Pasquale Mazzocchi (7.0) and Vincenzo Fiorillo.

Salernitana could not rely on the presence of Dylan Bronn (injured).

Substitutions

Salernitana made 4 changes: L. Pirola for Dylan Bronn (58′), Matteo Lovato for William Troost-Ekong (72′), E. Botheim for Pasquale Mazzocchi (72′) and Norbert Gyomber for Krzysztof Piątek (88′).

Best player: Boulaye Dia

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salernitana was Boulaye Dia.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15.

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo

Andrea Consigli 47.Italy

5.3

Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany

6.2

Gian Marco Ferrari 13.Italy

7.2

Rogério 6.Brazil

6.3

82'

Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil

6.7

80'

Maxime López 27.France

6.2

68'

Matheus Henrique 7.Brazil

6.4

78'

Davide Frattesi 16.Italy

6.6

46'

Grégoire Defrel 92.France

6.6

67'

Armand Laurienté 45.France

7.1

73'

Nedim Bajrami 20.Albania

6.9

Substitutes

Gianluca Pegolo 25.Italy

A. Russo 64.Italy

Filippo Romagna 19.Italy

Nadir Zortea 21.Italy

Martin Erlić 28.Croatia

Riccardo Marchizza 3.Italy

6.4

82'

Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway

6.9

68'

Pedro Obiang 14.Equatorial Guinea

Abdou Harroui 8.Morocco

Andrea Pinamonti 9.Italy

6.4

46'

Agustín Álvarez 11.Uruguay

6.4

73'

Emil Konradsen Ceide 15.Norway

6.8

67'

Sassuolo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli (5.3), Jeremy Toljan (6.2), Ruan (6.7), Gian Marco Ferrari (7.2), Rogério (6.3), Davide Frattesi (6.6), Maxime López (6.2), Matheus Henrique (6.4), Nedim Bajrami (6.9), Grégoire Defrel (6.2) and Armand Laurienté (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Filippo Romagna, Kristian Thorstvedt (6.9), Andrea Pinamonti (6.4), Gianluca Pegolo, Alessandro Russo, Agustín Álvarez (6.4), Emil Konradsen Ceide (6.2), Nadir Zortea, Pedro Mba Obiang Avomo, Martin Erlić, Abdoulrahmane Harroui and Riccardo Marchizza (6.4).

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 6 changes: Davide Frattesi for Andrea Pinamonti (46′), Maxime López for Kristian Thorstvedt (68′), Grégoire Defrel for Emil Konradsen Ceide (68′), Armand Laurienté for Emil Bohinen (73′), Armand Laurienté for Agustín Álvarez Martínez (73′) and Rogério for Riccardo Marchizza (82′).