Sassuolo vs Lecce, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AFree-scoring Sassuolo push Lecce deeper into trouble
Entertainers Sassuolo were involved in another high-scoring game on Saturday as they beat Lecce 4-2.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Fabio Lucioni (Lecce).
- 1': Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Nehuén Paz (Lecce).
- 2': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Marco Calderoni (Lecce).
- 5': Offside, Lecce. Nehuén Paz tries a through ball, but Khouma Babacar is caught offside.
- 5': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Lecce 0. Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a through ball.
- 11': Hand ball by Evgen Shakhov (Lecce).
- 14': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 14': Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Marco Calderoni (Lecce).
- 15': Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce).
- 16': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Attempt saved. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 18': Diego Farias (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 22': Foul by Khouma Babacar (Lecce).
- 22': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Khouma Babacar (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Diego Farias (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 25': Foul by Jacopo Petriccione (Lecce).
- 25': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 25': Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Evgen Shakhov (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonin Barak.
- 26': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 27': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Lecce 1. Fabio Lucioni (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Calderoni with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Evgen Shakhov (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Nehuén Paz (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Petriccione with a cross.
- 32': Diego Farias (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo).
- 32': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Jacopo Petriccione (Lecce).
- 34': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Jacopo Petriccione (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mert Müldür.
- 36': Offside, Lecce. Evgen Shakhov tries a through ball, but Diego Farias is caught offside.
- 38': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Antonin Barak.
- 44': Hand ball by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
- 45'+1': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
- 45'+1': Jacopo Petriccione (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 45'+1': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Nehuén Paz.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Lecce 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Lecce 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filip Djuricic replaces Hamed Junior Traore.
- 48': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Nehuén Paz (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacopo Petriccione with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 49': Giulio Donati (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt missed. Diego Farias (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Panagiotis Tachtsidis.
- 51': Foul by Jacopo Petriccione (Lecce).
- 51': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Evgen Shakhov (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 54': Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Giulio Donati (Lecce).
- 55': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Sassuolo. Federico Peluso replaces Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 59': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Boga.
- 61': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Fabio Lucioni.
- 61': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Khouma Babacar.
- 62': Penalty Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Penalty conceded by Nehuén Paz (Lecce) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Nehuén Paz (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Lecce 1. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 64': Penalty Lecce. Khouma Babacar draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Penalty conceded by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 66': VAR Decision: Penalty Lecce.
- 67': Substitution, Lecce. Filippo Falco replaces Jacopo Petriccione.
- 67': Substitution, Lecce. Marco Mancosu replaces Evgen Shakhov.
- 67': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Lecce 2. Marco Mancosu (Lecce) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Filippo Falco (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 71': Federico Peluso (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Marco Mancosu (Lecce).
- 72': Foul by Giulio Donati (Lecce).
- 72': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Filippo Falco (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 75': Offside, Lecce. Diego Farias tries a through ball, but Antonin Barak is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce).
- 76': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 77': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Antonin Barak (Lecce).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Filippo Falco (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Goal! Sassuolo 3, Lecce 2. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 79': Offside, Lecce. Fabio Lucioni tries a through ball, but Khouma Babacar is caught offside.
- 80': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mehdi Bourabia.
- 81': Foul by Diego Farias (Lecce).
- 81': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Fabio Lucioni (Lecce).
- 83': Foul by Filippo Falco (Lecce).
- 83': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Goal! Sassuolo 4, Lecce 2. Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Francesco Magnanelli replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan replaces Mert Müldür.
- 87': Attempt missed. Diego Farias (Lecce) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marco Mancosu with a cross.
- 89': Attempt saved. Antonin Barak (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giulio Donati.
- 90': Foul by Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce).
- 90': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Giulio Donati (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Mancosu.
- 90'+2': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 90'+2': Giulio Donati (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Diego Farias (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 90'+4': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 4, Lecce 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 4, Lecce 2.
Statistics
 LEC |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 253 | Accurate Passes | 558 |
| 301 | Passes | 609 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 22 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 13 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 2 | Marlon  |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 17 | Mert Müldür |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 68 | Mehdi Bourabia |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
Lecce (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gabriel (GK) |
| 6 | Nehuén Paz |
| 5 | Fabio Lucioni |
| 27 | Marco Calderoni |
| 7 | Giulio Donati |
| 30 | Khouma Babacar |
| 77 | Panagiotis Tachtsidis |
| 11 | Yevhen Shakhov |
| 72 | Antonín Barák |
| 4 | Jacopo Petriccione |
| 17 | Diego Farias |
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