Fiorentina estinguishes Sassuolo 5-1 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

FIRENZE. Fiorentina crushes Sassuolo 5-1 with goals of

April 29, 2024

FIRENZE. Fiorentina liquidates Sassuolo 5-1 with goals of Riccardo Sottil (17′), Lucas Martínez Quarta (54′), Nicolás González (58′), Antonín Barák (62′) and Nicolás González (66′). On the opposite side, Sassuolo scored with Kristian Thorstvedt (57′). Fiorentina was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marcenaro with the collaboration of Dario Garzelli and Davide Moro. The 4th official was Alessandro Prontera. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.83 degrees Celsius or 73.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.

Match Statistics

Fiorentina

5 - 1

Sassuolo

! 67 Ball Possession 33

Shots

22 Total 7
10 On Target 2
9 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 2

120 Attack 85
61 Dangerous attack 20
84 Ball safe 83

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 2

Fouls

10 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fiorentina won the match.

Fiorentina shot 22 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fiorentina received 2 yellow cards (Pietro Comuzzo and Lucas Martínez Quarta). Talking about the opposition, Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (Ruan Tressoldi and Kristian Thorstvedt).

Match Timeline

13'

Ruan Tressoldi- Yellow

Riccardo Sottil(goal)Arthur Melo

17'

Lucas Martínez Quarta- Yellow

32'

46'

Nedim Bajrami- sub ->Cristian Volpato

Nicolás González- sub ->Jonathan Ikoné

46'

Samuele Mulattieri- sub ->Mattia Viti

Lucas Martínez Quarta(goal)Arthur Melo

54'

57'

Kristian Thorstvedt(goal)Josh Doig

Nicolás González(goal)Riccardo Sottil

58'

Antonín Barák(goal)Riccardo Sottil

62'

64'

Matheus Henrique- sub ->Pedro Obiang

64'

Filippo Missori- sub ->Ruan Tressoldi

Nicolás González(goal)Antonín Barák

66'

67'

Kristian Thorstvedt- Yellow

Andrea Belotti- sub ->Christian Kouamé

71'

Pietro Comuzzo- sub ->Lucas Martínez Quarta

71'

73'

Emil Konradsen Ceide- sub ->Daniel Boloca

Pietro Comuzzo- Yellow

80'

Maxime López- sub ->Arthur Melo

80'

Gaetano Castrovilli- sub ->Riccardo Sottil

83'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Fiorentina has 50 points like Napoli to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Sassuolo will stays with 26 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Fiorentina will play away with Hellas Verona on the 5th of May with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Fiorentina (6 draws).

Sassuolo will host Inter on the 5th of May with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Inter (2 draws).

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina

Oliver Christensen 53.Denmark

6.7

Luca Ranieri 16.Italy

7.3

Lucas Martínez Quarta 28.Argentina

7.9

71'

32'

54'

Michael Kayode 33.Italy

6.8

Fabiano Parisi 65.Italy

7.8

Arthur Melo 6.Brazil

8.4

80'

Riccardo Sottil 7.Italy

9.9

83'

17'

Jonathan Ikoné 11.France

6.7

46'

Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana

7.5

Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic

8.5

62'

Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast

6.6

71'

Substitutes

Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy

Tommaso Martinelli 30.Italy

Dodô 2.Brazil

Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy

Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia

Davide Faraoni 22.Italy

Pietro Comuzzo 37.Italy

6.7

71'

80'

Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy

Maxime López 8.France

6.7

80'

Gaetano Castrovilli 17.Italy

83'

Gino Infantino 19.Argentina

Nicolás González 10.Argentina

8.5

46'

58', 66'

Lucas Beltrán 9.Argentina

Andrea Belotti 20.Italy

6.7

71'

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

The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Oliver Christensen (6.7), Michael Kayode (6.8), Lucas Martínez Quarta (7.9), Luca Ranieri (7.3), Fabiano Parisi (7.8), Arthur Melo (8.4), Alfred Duncan (7.5), Jonathan Ikoné (6.7), Antonín Barák (8.5), Riccardo Sottil (9.9) and Christian Kouamé (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Andrea Belotti (6.7), Dodô, Giacomo Bonaventura, Nicolás González (8.5), Gaetano Castrovilli, Gino Infantino, Davide Faraoni, Tommaso Martinelli, Pietro Comuzzo (6.7), Pietro Terracciano, Nikola Milenković, Cristiano Biraghi , Maxime López (6.7) and Lucas Beltrán.

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: Jonathan Ikoné for Nicolás González (46′), Christian Kouamé for Andrea Belotti (71′), Arthur Melo for Maxime López (80′), Riccardo Sottil for Gaetano Castrovilli (83′) and Lucas Martínez Quarta for Pietro Comuzzo (71′).

Player of the match: Riccardo Sottil

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fiorentina was Riccardo Sottil.

His rating is 9.9 with 1 goal, 46 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo

Andrea Consigli 47.Italy

6.6

Gian Marco Ferrari 13.Italy

6.0

Mattia Viti 21.Italy

6.4

46'

Marash Kumbulla 19.Albania

5.7

Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil

6.1

64'

13'

Cristian Volpato 23.Italy

6.8

46'

Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway

7.8

67'

57'

Grégoire Defrel 92.France

Pedro Obiang 14.Equatorial Guinea

6.3

64'

Daniel Boloca 24.Romania

6.4

73'

Josh Doig 43.Scotland

6.7

Andrea Pinamonti 9.Italy

6.7

Substitutes

Gianluca Pegolo 25.Italy

Alessio Cragno 28.Italy

Martin Erlić 5.Croatia

Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany

Filippo Missori 2.Italy

6.8

64'

Marcus Pedersen 3.Norway

Matheus Henrique 7.Brazil

6.4

64'

Nedim Bajrami 11.Albania

6.3

46'

Uroš Račić 6.Serbia

Luca Lipani 35.Italy

Samuele Mulattieri 8.Italy

6.6

46'

Emil Konradsen Ceide 15.Norway

6.8

73'

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

Davide Ballardini played with: Grégoire Defrel, Andrea Consigli (6.6), Ruan Tressoldi (6.1), Marash Kumbulla (5.7), Gian Marco Ferrari (6.0), Mattia Viti (6.4), Cristian Volpato (6.8), Daniel Boloca (6.4), Pedro Obiang (6.3), Josh Doig (6.7) and Kristian Thorstvedt (7.8), Andrea Pinamonti (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Filippo Missori (6.8), Marcus Pedersen, Uroš Račić, Samuele Mulattieri (6.6), Emil Konradsen Ceide (6.8), Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno, Luca Lipani, Jeremy Toljan, Martin Erlić, Matheus Henrique (6.4) and Nedim Bajrami (6.3).

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 5 changes: Mattia Viti for Samuele Mulattieri (46′), Cristian Volpato for Nedim Bajrami (46′), Pedro Obiang for Matheus Henrique (64′), Ruan Tressoldi for Filippo Missori (64′) and Daniel Boloca for Emil Konradsen Ceide (73′).