Sassuolo beats Fiorentina 3-1 at the Mapei Stadium thanks to an amazing Domenico Berardi who scores a brace in 3 minutes from the spot, 57 ‘and 60’, and Maxime Lopez, 75 ‘, who overturned the goal of the first half of Giacomo Bonaventura at 31 ‘. In the standings the neroverde team rises to 46 points, while the Tuscans stop at 30. Today’s brace brings Berardi to 101 goals in Serie A.
The visiting team got off to a good start, Castrovilli engaged Councils in the 7th minute. Ten minutes later Biraghi finds space on the left, the diagonal is rejected by the goalkeeper, the ball is on the feet of Ribery who wastes kicking in the arms of Consiglio.
At 22 ‘the neroverde reaction with a shot from Traore, Dragowski is saved with his fists. At 24 ‘on a Caceres corner, the Emilian goalkeeper blocks. At 31 ‘Viola restart with Ribery who serves Bonaventura at the limit, the former Milan takes the ball to the left and with a powerful shot insulted the Councils with a shot under the crossbar.
Sassuolo’s reaction arrives in the 38th minute when Traore enters the area and tries a cross-shot with the ball that crosses the area without finding the winning deviation. A minute later Djuricic’s low shot from the edge, ball wide. At 43 ‘great action by Castrovilli who concentrates and leaves a stone from the edge that is printed on the pole.
The second half saw a penalty for Sassuolo in the 57th minute for a clear knockdown by Dragowski on Berardi served vertically by Obiang. From 11 meters the black-green striker bags under the crossbar, a hundredth goal in Serie A for him. After 3 minutes a new penalty for Sassuolo for a foul by Pezzella on Raspadori. Berardi again from the spot, goalkeeper displaced and goal number 101.
At 71 ‘punishment from the edge for Sassuolo, Berardi’s parable flies over the crossbar. Fiorentina’s reaction is Eysseric’s high shot from outside the box. At 75 ‘comes the third goal of the Emilians with Maxime Lopez who leaves a low shot at the edge of the pole unstoppable for the goalkeeper.
At 84 ‘an opportunity wasted by Berardi who all alone in front of the goalkeeper misses the head impact on a cross by Kyriakopoulos, missing the opportunity to score a hat-trick. On the opposite front, a providential intervention by Chiriches who takes the ball away from Vlahovic at the last goal. In recovery, the Romanian defender is still careful in anticipating Vlahovic. After 4 minutes of recovery the referee blows the whistle to end the hostilities.