In the match of the 19th round of the Italian Premier League, Sassuolo defeated Fiorentina by a minimal margin, who missed a penalty. For them, Sassuolo’s victory was the first in a long time: the last time they felt the joy of victory was on 26 November last year.
After Sassuolo beat Empoli 4-3 in November, they remained six games without a win. While five out of six games were lost. The neroverdi immediately managed to impose themselves, taking the lead in the 9th minute against the fourth team in the standings. Norwegian Marcus Pedersen bursts into the penalty area from the left and passes to the center, from where Andrea Pinamonti puts the ball between the posts with his first touch.
Even though Fiorentina played more of the ball in the first half, they only managed one shot. Sassuolo, on the other hand, tried five times.
The Sassuolo men are still precise in the 48th minute. The ball from the corner remained open in front of the goal. After some confusion, Kristian Thorstvedt was the first to reach it and put it into the net. Sassuolo’s men celebrated, but prematurely: after several minutes of VAR control, the referees decided that Matheus Henrique, who was never an active player, was offside, so the goal did not count.
The referee’s decision was incomprehensible for the players, especially for those of Sassuolo. But there was nothing to be done, the game went on. The incident seems to have woken up the Fiorentina men who resumed the match. The increased pressure paid off in the 64th minute, when the visitors earned a penalty when Sassuolo captain Gian Marco Ferrari played with his hand in the penalty area. Giacomo Bonaventura got behind the ball and shot into the bottom right corner, but glove Andrea Consigli blocked.
Fiorentina continues to press, in the 66th minute a very balanced equalizer is reached. The Sassuolo men manage to clear the corner kick, but the ball ends up on the foot of Alfred Duncan, who was on the edge of the penalty area, the Ghanaian midfielder hits the crossbar with an opponent’s rebound. The ball remained open in front of the goal and Lucas Martinez Quarta scored from a pass. But that goal didn’t count either, because Martinez Quarta was offside.
The last twenty minutes of the meeting brought no change. Sassuolo wins 1-0 and rises to 14th place in the standings with 19 points, while Fiorentina remains fourth with 33 points. Their closest pursuers, Bologna, remain one point behind them, while third-placed Milan, who have a match to spare, are three points ahead.
He also received a winning bonus Monzawhich was better than 3:2 Frosinost. Monza rises to tenth place with 25 points, Frosinone maintains 15th position with 19 points. Lecce and Ragnar Klavan’s former home club Cagliari played a 1:1 draw, which means that Cagliari increased their points to 15 and rose to 17th place, i.e. just above the danger zone. Verona, the closest pursuers, is one point behind them. Lecce is in 13th position with 21 points.
Results:
Sassuolo – Fiorentina 1:0 (1:0)
9. Andrea Pinamonti
Penalty scores: 64. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina)
Frosinone – Monza 2:3 (0:2)
56. Abdou Harroui, 76. pen. Matias Soule – 18. Dany Mota, 45. Valentin Carboni, 55. ov. Matias Soule
Elimination: 76. (Frosinone reserve goalkeeper)
Lecce – Cagliari 1:1 (1:0)
31. Valentin Gendrey – 68. Gaetano Oristanio
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