REGGIO NELL’EMILIA. Sassuolo finds its way back against Salernitana with a goal on the C. Ikwuemesi 5′ and a goal on the B. Dia 17′. Sassuolo was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%)​

The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio nell’Emilia on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Davide Ghersini with the support of Alessandro Lo Cicero and Tiziana Trasciatti. The 4th official was Juan Luca Sacchi. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.62 degrees Celsius or 52.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Sassuolo

2 - 2

Salernitana

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 29 Total 9
  • 9 On Target 2
  • 12 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 165 Attack 89
  • 68 Dangerous attack 24
  • 106 Ball safe 101
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 0
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sassuolo had a superior ball possession 64% while Salernitana was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sassuolo had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sassuolo to win the match​.

Sassuolo shot 29 times, 9 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Salernitana shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (Kristian Thorstvedt and Jeremy Toljan). On the other side, Salernitana received 1 yellow card (Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi).

Match Timeline

5'
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi(goal)Pasquale Mazzocchi
17'
Boulaye Dia(goal)Loum Tchaouna
Kristian Thorstvedt(goal)Grégoire Defrel
36'
45'
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi- Yellow
46'
Domagoj Bradarić- sub ->Flavius Daniliuc
Kristian Thorstvedt(goal)Matías Viña
52'
56'
Antonio Candreva- sub ->Loum Tchaouna
56'
Simy- sub ->Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi
60'
Mateusz Łęgowski- sub ->Emil Bohinen
Jeremy Toljan- Yellow
71'
Armand Laurienté- sub ->Grégoire Defrel
72'
Cristian Volpato- sub ->Samu Castillejo
72'
Kristian Thorstvedt- Yellow
80'
Samuele Mulattieri- sub ->Andrea Pinamonti
81'
84'
Agustín Martegani- sub ->Giulio Maggiore

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
93
37
Milan
74
37
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
66
36
Roma
63
37
Lazio
60
37
Fiorentina
54
36
Torino
53
37
Napoli
52
37
Genoa
46
37
Monza
45
37
Lecce
37
37
Cagliari
36
37
Frosinone
35
37
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
34
37
Empoli
33
37
Sassuolo
29
37
Salernitana
16
36

After playing this match, Sassuolo will have 12 points to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Salernitana will have 5 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will play away with Atalanta on the 18th of February with a 17-4 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).

Salernitana will play away agasint Inter on the 18th of February with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (1 draw).

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo
G
Andrea Consigli 47.Italy
6.1
D
Martin Erlić 5.Croatia
6.3
D
Gian Marco Ferrari 13.Italy
7.1
D
M. Viña 17.Uruguay
7.5
D
Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany
6.8
71'
M
Samu Castillejo 20.Spain
7.0
72'
M
Grégoire Defrel 92.France
7.3
72'
M
Domenico Berardi 10.Italy
7.3
M
Daniel Boloca 24.Romania
8.5
M
Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway
8.5
80' 36', 52'
F
Andrea Pinamonti 9.Italy
6.7
81'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Pegolo 25.Italy
G
Alessio Cragno 28.Italy
D
Filippo Missori 2.Italy
D
Marcus Pedersen 3.Norway
D
Mattia Viti 21.Italy
D
Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil
M
Uroš Račić 6.Serbia
M
Cristian Volpato 23.Italy
6.7
72'
M
Luca Lipani 35.Italy
M
Nedim Bajrami 11.Albania
F
Samuele Mulattieri 8.Italy
6.4
81'
F
Emil Konradsen Ceide 15.Norway
F
Armand Laurienté 45.France
7.5
72'

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 (6.1), Jeremy Toljan (6.8), Martin Erlić (6.3), Gian Marco Ferrari (7.1), Matías Viña (7.5), Daniel Boloca (8.5), Kristian Thorstvedt (8.5), Domenico Berardi (7.3), Grégoire Defrel (7.3), Samu Castillejo (7.0) and Andrea Pinamonti (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Nedim Bajrami, Armand Laurienté (7.5), Filippo Missori, Marcus Pedersen, Uroš Račić, Samuele Mulattieri (6.4), Emil Konradsen Ceide, Mattia Viti, Cristian Volpato (6.7), Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno, Luca Lipani and Ruan.

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 3 changes: Andrea Pinamonti for Samuele Mulattieri (81′), Grégoire Defrel for Armand Laurienté (72′) and Samu Castillejo for Cristian Volpato (72′).

Best player: Daniel Boloca​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sassuolo was Daniel Boloca.

His rating is (8.5) with 92 passes (97% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.

Salernitana – Formation

Salernitana
G
Guillermo Ochoa 13.Mexico
8.1
D
Flavius Daniliuc 5.Austria
6.7
46'
D
Federico Fazio 17.Argentina
7.5
D
Pasquale Mazzocchi 30.Italy
7.9
D
Lorenzo Pirola 98.Italy
7.8
M
Emil Bohinen 8.Norway
7.0
60'
M
Lassana Coulibaly 18.Mali
6.7
M
Giulio Maggiore 25.Italy
7.0
84'
F
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi 22.Nigeria
7.1
56' 45' 5'
F
Boulaye Dia 10.Senegal
7.3
17'
F
Loum Tchaouna 33.France
7.1
56'
Substitutes
G
Vincenzo Fiorillo 1.Italy
G
Benoît Costil 56.France
D
Matteo Lovato 66.Italy
D
Domagoj Bradarić 3.Croatia
7.1
46'
D
Norbert Gyömbér 23.Slovakia
M
Junior Sambia 6.France
M
Agustín Martegani 7.Argentina
6.7
84'
M
Grigoris Kastanos 20.Cyprus
M
Mateusz Łęgowski 99.Poland
6.4
60'
M
Antonio Candreva 87.Italy
6.7
56'
F
Simy 9.Nigeria
6.4
56'
F
Erik Botheim 11.Norway
F
Trivante Stewart 19.Jamaica

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

Filippo Inzaghi played with: Guillermo Ochoa (8.1), Flavius Daniliuc  (6.7), Federico Fazio (7.5), Lorenzo Pirola  (7.8), Pasquale Mazzocchi (7.9), Giulio Maggiore (7.0), Emil Bohinen  (7.0), Lassana Coulibaly (6.7), Loum Tchaouna (7.1), Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (7.1) and Boulaye Dia (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Domagoj Bradaric (7.1), Norbert Gyomber, Antonio Candreva (6.7), Vincenzo Fiorillo, Junior Sambia, Agustín Martegani (6.7), Simy (6.4), Erik Botheim, Trivante Stewart, Grigoris Kastanos, Benoît Costil, Matteo Lovato and Mateusz Legowski (6.4).

Substitutions

Salernitana made 5 changes: Flavius Daniliuc  for Domagoj Bradaric (46′), Loum Tchaouna for Antonio Candreva (56′), Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi for Simy (56′), Giulio Maggiore for Agustín Martegani (84′) and Emil Bohinen  for Mateusz Legowski (60′).

Best player: Guillermo Ochoa​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salernitana was the goalkeeper: Guillermo Ochoa. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​