Fiorentina manages to draw 2-2 with Sassuolo after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

FIRENZE. Fiorentina recovers against Sassuolo with a goal on the G. Scamacca 32' and a goal on the D. Frattesi 37'.

December 20, 2021

FIRENZE. Fiorentina finds its way back against Sassuolo with a goal on the G. Scamacca 32′ and a goal on the D. Frattesi 37′. Fiorentina was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Serra with the assistance of Emanuele Prenna and Marco Trinchieri. The 4th official was Livio Marinelli. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.

Match Statistics

Fiorentina

2 - 2

Sassuolo

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

20 Total 8
5 On Target 4
15 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 2

113 Attack 71
62 Dangerous attack 40
71 Ball safe 77

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

7 Total 14
3 Yellow Cards 5
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fiorentina had a strong ball possession 57% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Fiorentina to win the match.

Fiorentina shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Sassuolo shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fiorentina received 3 yellow cards (C. Biraghi, L. Martinez Quarta and V. Italiano). Talking about the opposition, Sassuolo received 5 yellow cards (J. Toljan, V. Chiriches, H. J. Traore, G. Scamacca and D. Frattesi).

C. Biraghi (Fiorentina) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (68′).

Match Timeline

27'

Jeremy Toljan- Yellow

32'

37'

Cristiano Biraghi - Yellow

44'

46'

Alfred Duncan- sub ->Y. Maleh

46'

51'

54'

56'

57'

Matheus Henrique- sub ->H. J. Traore

Lucas Martínez Quarta- Yellow

58'

59'

61'

66'

Grégoire Defrel- sub ->G. Scamacca

66'

Cristiano Biraghi (yellowred)

68'

71'

78'

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Fiorentina will have 31 points like Roma and Juventus to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Sassuolo will have 24 points like Bologna to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Fiorentina will play away with Hellas Verona on the 22nd of December with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Fiorentina (4 draws).

Sassuolo will host Bologna on the 22nd of December with a 5-5 head to head.

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina

Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy

6.4

Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy

6.1

68'

Álvaro Odriozola 29.Spain

6.4

Lucas Martínez Quarta 2.Argentina

7.1

58'

Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia

6.9

Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy

7.6

78'

Lucas Torreira 18.Uruguay

8.8

61'

Youssef Maleh 14.Morocco

6.1

46'

José Callejón 7.Spain

7.1

46'

Dušan Vlahović 9.Serbia

8.1

88'

51'

Nicolás González 22.Argentina

7.0

Substitutes

A. Rosati 25.Italy

Matija Nastasic 55.Serbia

Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy

Aleksa Terzic 17.Serbia

6.4

78'

Igor 98.Brazil

88'

Sofyan Amrabat 34.Morocco

6.7

78'

Gaetano Castrovilli 10.Italy

Marco Benassi 24.Italy

Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana

6.8

46'

Riccardo Saponara 8.Italy

6.7

46'

Riccardo Sottil 33.Italy

Aleksandr Kokorin 91.Russia

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

The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Pietro Terracciano (6.4), Álvaro Odriozola (6.4), Nikola Milenković (6.9), Lucas Martínez Quarta (7.1), Cristiano Biraghi (6.1), Giacomo Bonaventura (7.6), Lucas Torreira (8.8), Youssef Maleh (6.1), José Callejón (7.1), Dušan Vlahović (8.1) and Nicolás González (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Sofyan Amrabat (6.7), Matija Nastasić, Gaetano Castrovilli, Antonio Rosati, Marco Benassi, Alfred Duncan (6.8), Lorenzo Venuti, Aleksa Terzić (6.4), Riccardo Sottil, Aleksandr Kokorin, Igor Júlio and Riccardo Saponara (6.7).

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: J. Callejon for R. Saponara (46′), Y. Maleh for A. Duncan (46′), G. Bonaventura for S. Amrabat (78′), R. Saponara for A. Terzic (78′) and D. Vlahovic for Igor (88′).

Best player: Lucas Torreira

The player that probably impressed the most for Fiorentina was Lucas Torreira.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 40 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo

Andrea Consigli 47.Italy

7.8

Vlad Chiricheș 21.Romania

6.6

54'

Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany

7.7

78'

27'

Gian Marco Ferrari 31.Italy

6.4

Georgios Kyriakopoulos 77.Greece

7.4

Maxime López 8.France

6.5

Davide Frattesi 16.Italy

7.6

78'

71'

37'

Hamed Junior Traorè 23.Ivory Coast

6.3

57'

56'

Domenico Berardi 25.Italy

6.4

Giacomo Raspadori 18.Italy

7.5

66'

Gianluca Scamacca 91.Italy

7.3

66'

59'

32'

Substitutes

Giacomo Satalino 24.Italy

Gianluca Pegolo 56.Italy

Rogério 6.Brazil

Mert Müldür 17.Turkey

6.6

78'

Edoardo Goldaniga 3.Italy

F. Peluso 13.Italy

Matheus Henrique 97.Brazil

6.6

57'

Abdou Harroui 20.Morocco

6.7

78'

F. Magnanelli 4.Italy

Grégoire Defrel 92.France

6.2

66'

Jérémie Boga 7.Ivory Coast

6.1

66'

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

Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli (7.8), Jeremy Toljan (7.7), Vlad Chiricheş (6.6), Gian Marco Ferrari (6.4), Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (7.4), Davide Frattesi (7.6), Maxime López (6.5), Domenico Berardi (6.4), Giacomo Raspadori (7.5), Hamed Junior Traorè (6.3) and Gianluca Scamacca (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matheus Henrique (6.6), Rogério, Grégoire Defrel (6.2), Mert Müldür (6.6), Edoardo Goldaniga, Giacomo Satalino, Jérémie Boga (6.1), Federico Peluso, Abdou Harroui (6.7), Gianluca Pegolo and Francesco Magnanelli.

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 5 changes: H. J. Traore for Matheus Henrique (57′), G. Scamacca for G. Defrel (66′), G. Raspadori for J. Boga (66′), J. Toljan for M. Muldur (78′) and D. Frattesi for A. Harroui (78′).