REGGIO NELL’EMILIA. Sassuolo topped Fiorentina to win 2-1. A goal from G. Defrel was decisive in the 90min. It was Sassuolo to strike first with a goal of H. J. Traore at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 88′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Defrel gave the win to Sassuolo in the 90′ minute with a goal.
G. Bonaventura received a red card (79′). This red card was one of the reason why Fiorentina lost the match.
The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio nell’Emilia. The referee was Alessandro Prontera who had the assistance of Marco Bresmes and Matteo Bottegoni. The 4th official was Gianpiero Miele. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 16 Total 15
- 6 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 10
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 72 Attack 100
- 33 Dangerous attack 66
- 91 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 10
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sassuolo was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Fiorentina that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fiorentina was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Sassuolo managed to find the solution to win this match.
Sassuolo shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Fiorentina shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Sassuolo received 1 yellow card (M. Lopez). Regarding the opposition, Fiorentina received 1 yellow card (G. Bonaventura).
Also, Fiorentina didn’t finish the match with 11 players after G. Bonaventura (Fiorentina) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (79′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sassuolo will have 36 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Fiorentina will stay with 42 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will play away with Venezia on the 6th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sassuolo (0 draws).
Fiorentina will host Hellas Verona on the 6th of March with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (5 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: Andrea Consigli , Mert Müldür , Vlad Chiricheş , Gian Marco Ferrari , Giorgos Kyriakopoulos , Davide Frattesi , Maxime López , Domenico Berardi , Giacomo Raspadori , Hamed Junior Traorè and Gianluca Scamacca .
The home team had on the bench: Kaan Ayhan, Brian Oddei, Gianluca Pegolo, Giacomo Satalino, Riccardo Ciervo, Matheus Henrique , Ruan, Federico Peluso, Francesco Magnanelli, Emil Konradsen Ceide and Grégoire Defrel .
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 2 changes: H. J. Traore for Matheus Henrique (69′) and G. Scamacca for G. Defrel (79′).
Best player: Domenico Berardi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sassuolo was Domenico Berardi even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Fiorentina – Formation
Fiorentina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Vincenzo Italiano played with: Bartłomiej Drągowski , Álvaro Odriozola , Lucas Martínez Quarta , Igor Júlio , Cristiano Biraghi , Gaetano Castrovilli , Sofyan Amrabat , Youssef Maleh , Jonathan Ikoné , Krzysztof Piątek and Riccardo Sottil .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Aleksa Terzić, Lucas Torreira , Riccardo Saponara , Antonio Rosati, Lorenzo Venuti, Arthur Cabral , José Callejón, Pietro Terracciano, Giacomo Bonaventura , Nicolás González , Alfred Duncan and Filippo Frison.
Substitutions
Fiorentina made 5 changes: Y. Maleh for G. Bonaventura (62′), K. Piatek for A. Cabral (62′), R. Sottil for R. Saponara (62′), S. Amrabat for N. Gonzalez (77′) and J. Ikone for L. Torreira (84′).
Best player: Cristiano Biraghi
The most impressive player for Fiorentina was Cristiano Biraghi.
His rating is with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Empoli – Juventus – 2-3
- Salernitana – Bologna – 1-1
- Sassuolo – Fiorentina – 2-1