REGGIO EMILIA. Sassuolo conquers Fiorentina 1-0 after A. Pinamonti scored just 1 goal (9′). Fiorentina was definitely better in terms of ball possession (67%).​

Giacomo Bonaventura didn’t convert a decisive penalty (64′). That would have allowed Fiorentina to draw the match.​

The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Rosario Abisso assisted by Vito Mastrodonato and Alex Cavallina. The 4th official was Giovanni Ayroldi. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.11 degrees Celsius or 44.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Sassuolo

1 - 0

Fiorentina

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 7 Total 9
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 56 Attack 115
  • 17 Dangerous attack 67
  • 77 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 1 Corners 8
  • 5 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 7 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Fiorentina had a superior ball possession 67% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sassuolo was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sassuolo shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fiorentina shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sassuolo received 3 yellow cards (Domenico Berardi, Andrea Pinamonti and Matheus Henrique). Regarding the opposition, Fiorentina received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Ikoné and Lucas Martínez Quarta).

Match Timeline

Andrea Pinamonti(goal)Marcus Pedersen
9'
Matheus Henrique- Yellow
34'
35'
Lucas Martínez Quarta- Yellow
Kristian Thorstvedt(VAR)
48'
52'
Lucas Beltrán- sub ->Arthur
52'
Alfred Duncan- sub ->Rolando Mandragora
Andrea Pinamonti- Yellow
52'
64'
Giacomo Bonaventura- missed penaltyGiacomo Bonaventura
67'
Lucas Martínez Quarta(VAR)
Domenico Berardi - Yellow
69'
74'
Fabiano Parisi- sub ->Josip Brekalo
Ruan Tressoldi- sub ->Armand Laurienté
76'
80'
Antonín Barák- sub ->Giacomo Bonaventura
Nedim Bajrami- sub ->Domenico Berardi
81'
Filippo Missori- sub ->Jeremy Toljan
85'
Samuele Mulattieri- sub ->Andrea Pinamonti
86'
90'
Jonathan Ikoné- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
92
36
Milan
74
36
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
63
35
Roma
60
36
Lazio
59
36
Fiorentina
53
35
Napoli
51
36
Torino
50
36
Genoa
46
36
Monza
45
36
Lecce
37
36
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
33
36
Cagliari
33
36
Frosinone
32
36
Empoli
32
36
Sassuolo
29
36
Salernitana
16
36

After playing this encounter, Sassuolo has 19 points like Frosinone to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Fiorentina will stays with 33 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will play away against Juventus on the 16th of January with a 15-4 head to head in favor of Juventus (3 draws).

Fiorentina will host Udinese on the 14th of January with a 22-13 head to head in favor of Fiorentina (6 draws).

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo
G
Andrea Consigli 47.Italy
8.2
D
Marcus Pedersen 3.Norway
7.9
D
Martin Erlić 5.Croatia
6.4
D
Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany
6.7
85'
D
Gian Marco Ferrari 13.Italy
7.3
M
Matheus Henrique 7.Brazil
6.7
34'
M
Domenico Berardi 10.Italy
6.4
81' 69'
M
Daniel Boloca 24.Romania
7.0
M
Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway
7.1
M
Armand Laurienté 45.France
6.7
76'
F
Andrea Pinamonti 9.Italy
7.5
86' 52' 9'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Pegolo 25.Italy
G
Alessio Cragno 28.Italy
D
Filippo Missori 2.Italy
6.8
85'
D
Mattia Viti 21.Italy
D
Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil
6.7
76'
M
Nedim Bajrami 11.Albania
6.4
81'
M
Samu Castillejo 20.Spain
M
Cristian Volpato 23.Italy
M
Luca Lipani 35.Italy
F
Agustín Álvarez 19.Uruguay
F
Samuele Mulattieri 8.Italy
6.8
86'
F
Emil Konradsen Ceide 15.Norway

Sassuolo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Alessio Dionisi decided to play with the following team: Andrea Consigli (8.2), Jeremy Toljan (6.7), Martin Erlic (6.4), Gian Marco Ferrari (7.3), Marcus Pedersen (7.9), Daniel Boloca (7.0), Matheus Henrique (6.7), Domenico Berardi (6.4), Kristian Thorstvedt (7.1), Armand Laurienté (6.7) and Andrea Pinamonti (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Filippo Missori (6.8), Samuele Mulattieri (6.8), Nedim Bajrami (6.4), Emil Konradsen Ceide, Samu Castillejo, Mattia Viti, Cristian Volpato, Alessio Cragno, Luca Lipani, Ruan (6.7), Agustín Álvarez and Gianluca Pegolo.

Sassuolo could not rely on the presence of Nedim Bajrami (injured) and Filippo Missori (injured).

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 4 changes: Domenico Berardi for Nedim Bajrami (81′), Armand Laurienté for Ruan (76′), Andrea Pinamonti for Samuele Mulattieri (86′) and Jeremy Toljan for Filippo Missori (85′).

Player of the match: Andrea Consigli​

The most impressive player for Sassuolo was the goalkeeper: Andrea Consigli. His rating is 8.16. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 2 saves.

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina
G
Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy
6.4
D
Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia
7.5
D
Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy
7.3
D
Lucas Martínez Quarta 28.Argentina
7.7
35'
D
Michael Kayode 33.Italy
6.7
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
6.4
52'
M
Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy
6.8
80'
M
Arthur Melo 6.Brazil
7.0
52'
M
Jonathan Ikoné 11.France
7.0
90'
M
Josip Brekalo 77.Croatia
6.3
74'
F
M'Bala Nzola 18.Angola
6.7
Substitutes
G
Tommaso Martinelli 30.Italy
G
Tommaso Vannucchi 40.Italy
G
Oliver Christensen 53.Denmark
D
Yerry Mina 26.Colombia
D
Fabiano Parisi 65.Italy
6.7
74'
D
Niccolò Pierozzi 70.Italy
D
Luca Ranieri 16.Italy
M
Maxime López 8.France
M
Gino Infantino 19.Argentina
M
Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic
7.0
80'
M
Lorenzo Amatucci 73.Italy
M
Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana
7.3
52'
F
Lucas Beltrán 9.Argentina
7.0
52'

Also Fiorentina adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Vincenzo Italiano played with: Pietro Terracciano (6.4), Michael Kayode (6.7), Nikola Milenković (7.5), Lucas Martínez Quarta (7.7), Cristiano Biraghi (7.3), Rolando Mandragora (6.4), Arthur (7.0), Jonathan Ikoné (7.0), Giacomo Bonaventura (6.8), Josip Brekalo (6.3) and M’Bala Nzola (6.7).

They had on the bench: Lucas Beltrán (7.0), Luca Ranieri, Alfred Duncan (7.3), Maxime López, Gino Infantino, Yerry Mina, Tommaso Martinelli, Tommaso Vannucchi, Oliver Christensen, Fabiano Parisi (6.7), Niccolò Pierozzi, Antonín Barák (7.0) and Lorenzo Amatucci.

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 4 changes: Arthur for Lucas Beltrán (52′), Rolando Mandragora for Alfred Duncan (52′), Josip Brekalo for Fabiano Parisi (74′) and Giacomo Bonaventura for Antonín Barák (80′).

Player of the match: Lucas Martínez Quarta​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fiorentina was Lucas Martínez Quarta.

His rating is 7.7 with 70 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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