Sassuolo vs Udinese, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ASassuolo held by Udinese, miss chance to top Serie A
Surprise package Sassuolo missed the chance to go top of Serie A as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Udinese on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese).
- 4': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Rogerio (Sassuolo).
- 5': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Rodrigo Becão (Udinese).
- 7': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo).
- 8': Juan Musso (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese).
- 9': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese).
- 11': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Offside, Sassuolo. Marlon Santos tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 15': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Bram Nuytinck (Udinese).
- 16': Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Bram Nuytinck (Udinese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 22': Hand ball by Marvin Zeegelaar (Udinese).
- 22': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 22': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 23': Stefano Okaka (Udinese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignacio Pussetto.
- 30': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Rogerio.
- 31': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo).
- 31': Rodrigo Becão (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Rogerio (Sassuolo).
- 36': Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese).
- 37': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 39': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 41': Foul by Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo).
- 41': Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Offside, Udinese. Rodrigo de Paul tries a through ball, but Samir is caught offside.
- 43': Andrea Consigli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Stefano Okaka (Udinese).
- 43': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese).
- 45'+1': Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Udinese 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 0, Udinese 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mert Müldür replaces Hamed Junior Traore.
- 47': Offside, Udinese. Juan Musso tries a through ball, but Stefano Okaka is caught offside.
- 48': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
- 49': Foul by Samir (Udinese).
- 49': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Rogerio (Sassuolo).
- 52': Rodrigo Becão (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 53': Tolgay Arslan (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 58': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Bram Nuytinck (Udinese) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Samir.
- 60': Attempt missed. Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Lopez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 62': Offside, Udinese. Samir tries a through ball, but Ignacio Pussetto is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo).
- 64': Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 65': Substitution, Udinese. Gerard Deulofeu replaces Ignacio Pussetto.
- 65': Foul by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
- 65': Marvin Zeegelaar (Udinese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Rogerio.
- 69': Offside, Udinese. Marvin Zeegelaar tries a through ball, but Stefano Okaka is caught offside.
- 71': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Rodrigo de Paul.
- 73': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Roberto Pereyra.
- 75': Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Udinese).
- 75': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 79': Foul by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
- 79': Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Substitution, Udinese. Kevin Lasagna replaces Stefano Okaka.
- 86': Foul by Tolgay Arslan (Udinese).
- 86': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Udinese).
- 90'+1': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 90'+1': Samir (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang replaces Maxime Lopez.
- 90'+2': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
- 90'+2': Roberto Pereyra (Udinese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Offside, Udinese. Rodrigo de Paul tries a through ball, but Samir is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Marvin Zeegelaar.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Udinese 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 0, Udinese 0.
Statistics
 UDI |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.6 | Possession | 62.4 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 514 |
| 330 | Passes | 576 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 10 | Clearances | 14 |
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 | 31 | +45 | 72 |
| 2 | Napoli | 31 | +17 | 65 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 31 | +23 | 63 |
| 4 | Como | 31 | +31 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 2 | Marlon |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari  |
| 5 | Kaan Ayhan |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 8 | Maxime López |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
| 9 | Francesco Caputo |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
Udinese (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 17 | Bram Nuytinck |
| 3 | Samir |
| 50 | Rodrigo Becão |
| 90 | Marvin Zeegelaar |
| 19 | Jens Stryger Larsen |
| 22 | Tolgay Arslan |
| 37 | Roberto Pereyra |
| 10 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 7 | Stefano Okaka |
| 23 | Ignacio Pussetto |
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