The neroverdi do not close the game after an own goal in the first half by Tonelli and at the end the Pole gives the three points to Andreazzoli
A mockery in the final for Sassuolo, beaten at Mapei Stadium by Empoli for 2-1: neroverdi ahead thanks to an own goal by Tonelli in the first half, blue draw with Pinamonti on a penalty in the 83rd minute and Zurkowski’s winning goal at the end.
Sassuolo closed the first half ahead, but then failed to find the lunge to end the game. Empoli did well not to concede, in a match full of scoring chances and to find, in the final, first the draw, then the goal that is worth the three points, the overtaking on Sassuolo and the left side of the standings. And in the end, the regret is great precisely for the former Dionisi, who Empoli took him to Serie A last year before separating in the summer, not without controversy. Also because a victory, after having conquered Juventus Stadium, would have projected Sassuolo towards great ambitions.
The neroverdi became dangerous already in the first minutes of the game, first with Frattesi and then with Scamacca. The Tuscans responded immediately with two corners in the first quarter of an hour, but without being able to evade the defense of the hosts. At 17 ‘Di Francesco, with a diagonal from the right, put the tips to the test, which he rejects with his fists. At 35 ‘Traorè, masterfully served by Berardi, came face to face with Vicario and kicked him, devouring a sensational opportunity for the advantage. The goal came in the 43rd minute: Frattesi restarted, left ball for Traorè, who went to the bottom and kicked towards the goal, finding Tonelli’s decisive deviation.
The recovery was immediately under the sign of Empoli, in search of the goal with two long shots from Henderson and then with an attempt that Ferrari saved on the line. It was there that Sassuolo understood that the game had to be closed: they tried it with a Traorè percussion that ended with a shot that ended over the post. Sassuolo also devoured another opportunity in the 59th minute with Scamacca who, served on the spot by Lopez, kicked badly and found the opponent’s easy deviation. While Andreazzoli decided to play the Cutrone card, Sassuolo wasted again, first with Defrel, then with Henrique and Boga. And Empoli, so he took advantage of it. At 37 ‘of the second half Chiriches knocked out Cutrone in the area and Pinamonti, from the spot, signed the equalizer. Before the decisive lunge, arrived in full recovery thanks to Zurkowski who was able to realize an initiative by Henderson.
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