REGGIO NELL’EMILIA. Sassuolo was able to turn the tables against Lazio to win 2-1. It was Lazio to strike first with an early goal of M. Zaccagni at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Raspadori gave the win to Sassuolo in the 69′ minute with a goal. Sassuolo took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
Sassuolo remained with 10 players after K. Ayhan received a red card in the 87′.
The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio nell’Emilia. The referee was Simone Sozza with the assistance of Mauro Vivenzi and Fabrizio Lombardo. The 4th official was Francesco Cosso. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sassuolo had a superior ball possession 59% while Lazio was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sassuolo had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sassuolo won the match.
Sassuolo shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Lazio shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sassuolo received 1 yellow card (D. Berardi). On the opposite side, Lazio received 2 yellow cards (A. Marusic and A. Anderson).
(Sassuolo) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (87′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Sassuolo will have 23 points like Hellas Verona to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Lazio will stay with 25 points like Roma to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will play away with Fiorentina on the 19th of December with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (5 draws).
Lazio will host Genoa on the 17th of December with a 13-11 head to head stats in favor of Lazio (5 draws).
Sassuolo – Formation
Sassuolo
73'
78'
63'
87'
Sassuolo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alessio Dionisi decided to play with the following team: Andrea Consigli , Jeremy Toljan , Vlad Chiricheş , Gian Marco Ferrari , Rogério , Davide Frattesi , Maxime López , Domenico Berardi , Giacomo Raspadori , Hamed Junior Traorè and Gianluca Scamacca .
The home team had on the bench: Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, Grégoire Defrel , Giacomo Satalino, Federico Peluso, Jérémie Boga , Abdou Harroui, Mert Müldür, Francesco Magnanelli, Kaan Ayhan , Edoardo Goldaniga, Matheus Henrique and Gianluca Pegolo.
Sassuolo could not rely on the presence of K. Ayhan (injured) and G. Defrel (injured).
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 5 changes: G. M. Ferrari for K. Ayhan (74′), H. J. Traore for Matheus Henrique (74′), G. Scamacca for J. Boga (80′), D. Berardi for G. Defrel (81′) and G. Raspadori for M. Muldur (89′).
Best player: Giacomo Raspadori
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sassuolo was Giacomo Raspadori.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Lazio – Formation
Lazio
Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Maurizio Sarri played with: Thomas Strakosha , Elseid Hysaj , Luiz Felipe , Francesco Acerbi , Adam Marušić , Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro , Danilo Cataldi , Toma Bašić , Pedro , Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Raúl Moro, Vedat Muriqi , Lucas Leiva , Patric, André Anderson , Ştefan Radu, Manuel Lazzari , Gonzalo Escalante, Denis Vavro, Pepe Reina, Felipe Anderson and Marius Adamonis.
Lazio could not rely on the presence of M. Lazzari (injured).
Substitutions
Lazio made 5 changes: Pedro for F. Anderson (46′), M. Zaccagni for M. Lazzari (65′), J. Akpa Akpro for A. Anderson (71′), E. Hysaj for V. Muriqi (78′) and D. Cataldi for Lucas Leiva (78′).
Best player: Luiz Felipe
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lazio was Luiz Felipe.
His rating is with 73 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Hellas Verona – Atalanta – 1-2
- Inter – Cagliari – 4-0
- Napoli – Empoli – 0-1
- Sassuolo – Lazio – 2-1
- Torino – Bologna – 2-1
