REGGIO EMILIA. Genoa managed to reverse the scoreline against Sassuolo to win 2-1. It was Sassuolo to strike first with a goal of Andrea Pinamonti at the 28′. Then it was a penalty in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Caleb Ekuban gave the win to Genoa in the 87′ minute. Genoa capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Guida with the collaboration of Luigi Rossi and Federico Fontani. The 4th official was Marco Monaldi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.21 degrees Celsius or 61.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Genoa had a superior ball possession 57% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Genoa was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Genoa won the match.
Sassuolo shot 12 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Genoa shot 14 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (Armand Laurienté and Gian Marco Ferrari). Regarding the opposition, Genoa received 1 yellow card (Mattia Bani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sassuolo stays with 16 points to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Genoa will has 19 points like Frosinone to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will play away with Milan on the 30th of December with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Milan (3 draws).
Genoa will host Inter on the 30th of December with a 21-5 head to head record in favor of Inter (7 draws).
Sassuolo – Formation
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: Domenico Berardi, Andrea Consigli , Marcus Pedersen , Martin Erlic , Gian Marco Ferrari , Jeremy Toljan , Daniel Boloca , Matheus Henrique , Samu Castillejo , Kristian Thorstvedt , Armand Laurienté and Andrea Pinamonti .
The home team had on the bench: Filippo Missori, Samuele Mulattieri , Nedim Bajrami , Emil Konradsen Ceide, Cristian Volpato , Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno, L. Lipani and Ruan .
Sassuolo could not rely on the presence of Ruan (injured) and Cristian Volpato (injured).
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 4 changes: Gian Marco Ferrari for Ruan (46′), Samu Castillejo for Nedim Bajrami (60′), Kristian Thorstvedt for Cristian Volpato (60′) and Andrea Pinamonti for Samuele Mulattieri (84′).
Player of the match: Andrea Pinamonti
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sassuolo was Andrea Pinamonti.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11.
Genoa – Formation
Genoa started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Alberto Gilardino played with: Josep Martínez , Radu Drăgușin , Mattia Bani , Koni De Winter , Stefano Sabelli , Morten Frendrup , Milan Badelj , Johan Vásquez , Ruslan Malinovskyi , Caleb Ekuban , Albert Guðmundsson .
These were the players on the bench: Morten Thorsby , Aarón Martín , Kevin Strootman , Alessandro Vogliacco, Nicola Leali, Filip Jagiełło, Alan Matturro, Silvan Hefti, George Pușcaș, Daniele Sommariva, Seydou Fini, Ridgeciano Haps and Pablo Galdames.
Substitutions
Genoa made 4 changes: Mattia Bani for Morten Thorsby (60′), Milan Badelj for Kevin Strootman (74′), Johan Vásquez for Aarón Martín (60′) and Ruslan Malinovskyi for Alessandro Vogliacco (90′).
Player of the match: Albert Guðmundsson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genoa was Albert Guðmundsson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.