Fiorentina vs Sassuolo, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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Sassuolo make Fiorentina pay for mistakes
Sassuolo made Fiorentina pay dearly for mistakes at both ends of the field as they handed the troubled Tuscans a 3-1 home defeat in Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
- 4': Rogerio (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Foul by Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina).
- 6': Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Dalbert (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 9': Foul by Dalbert (Fiorentina).
- 9': Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt saved. Rogerio (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 10': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Bartlomiej Dragowski.
- 11': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 11': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Federico Ceccherini.
- 15': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina).
- 15': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
- 16': Dalbert (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
- 18': Attempt saved. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 19': Offside, Sassuolo. Rogerio tries a through ball, but Gregoire Defrel is caught offside.
- 20': Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 20': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina).
- 20': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
- 22': Penalty Sassuolo. Filip Djuricic draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 22': Penalty conceded by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 24': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Sassuolo 1. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 26': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
- 26': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina).
- 29': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Hand ball by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 35': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 35': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Sassuolo 2. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filip Djuricic with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Franck Ribéry.
- 38': Offside, Sassuolo. Rogerio tries a through ball, but Hamed Junior Traore is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Franck Ribéry.
- 41': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
- 41': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
- 44': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Pol Lirola (Fiorentina).
- 45': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Sassuolo 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, Sassuolo 2.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi replaces Hamed Junior Traore.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Georgios Kyriakopoulos replaces Rogerio.
- 47': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Dalbert (Fiorentina).
- 48': Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 50': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina).
- 50': Federico Ceccherini (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Substitution, Fiorentina. Patrick Cutrone replaces Pol Lirola.
- 55': Dalbert (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 56': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal with a headed pass.
- 57': Offside, Fiorentina. Federico Chiesa tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt saved. Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 60': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mert Müldür.
- 61': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Sassuolo 3. Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mehdi Bourabia replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 62': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 62': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
- 63': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
- 63': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces Franck Ribéry.
- 64': Substitution, Fiorentina. Igor Julio replaces Federico Ceccherini.
- 64': Substitution, Fiorentina. Joseph Alfred Duncan replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 65': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
- 66': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Filip Djuricic.
- 66': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Domenico Berardi.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal with a cross.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 68': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
- 69': Attempt saved. Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross.
- 69': Offside, Fiorentina. Germán Pezzella tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
- 70': Offside, Sassuolo. Francesco Magnanelli tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 72': Igor Julio (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina).
- 73': Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Fiorentina. Marco Benassi replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
- 77': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 77': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Offside, Fiorentina. Erick Pulgar tries a through ball, but Igor Julio is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt missed. Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dalbert.
- 80': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 80': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Francesco Caputo replaces Gregoire Defrel.
- 81': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
- 81': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Erick Pulgar.
- 82': Foul by Marco Benassi (Fiorentina).
- 82': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo).
- 83': Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
- 83': Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, Sassuolo. Andrea Ghion replaces Filip Djuricic.
- 88': Attempt saved. Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Sottil.
- 90': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Sassuolo 3. Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Alfred Duncan with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 90'+2': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Francesco Magnanelli.
- 90'+4': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
- 90'+4': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 90'+5': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 1, Sassuolo 3.
- 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 1, Sassuolo 3.
Statistics
 SAS |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 47.9 | Possession | 52.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 417 | Passes | 425 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 8 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 19 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, 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
Fiorentina (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 20 | Germán Pezzella |
| 17 | Federico Ceccherini  |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 8 | Gaetano Castrovilli |
| 18 | Rachid Ghezzal |
| 78 | Erick Pulgar |
| 29 | Dalbert |
| 21 | Pol Lirola |
| 7 | Franck Ribéry |
| 25 | Federico Chiesa |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 56 | Gianluca Pegolo (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 21 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 17 | Mert Müldür |
| 10 | Filip Djuricic |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 4 | Francesco Magnanelli |
| 11 | Grégoire Defrel |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
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