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47% Ball Possession SASSUOLO and 53% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA
Sassuolo 3 – 1 Hellas Verona
11′ Andrea Pinamonti                            56′ Cyril Ngonge
63′ Domenico Berardi
73′ Domenico Berardi (pen)

👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 20th with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Hellas Verona, 4th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Sassuolo survived the pressure and won the Serie A Week 3 game on Friday 1 September at the Mapei Stadium in Sassuolo, Italy. Sassuolo have lost their first two games.  This is a great home victory claiming  3 points to climb the standing from the last position.  A disappointment for Verona coming from two successes in the first two days of the championship.

Verona remained with six points in the standings. Sassuolo rises to three and also cancels the zero from the points earned. With Domenico Berardi on the pitch it’s a whole different Sassuolo. The neroverdi, after zero in the box of goals scored in two days, make three at Verona and find the first victory of their season. The number 10, combined with various teams during the summer, is the absolute protagonist with a brace that tips the balance in favor of his own team. Verona, after the disadvantage in the first half, had managed to equalize through Ngonge but, almost ironically, that very goal seems to have given the jolt that revived Sassuolo. First defeat in the league for Baroni’s men.

After the break, Sassuolo will go to Frosinone while Hella Verona will host Bologna at the Bentegodi.

Sassuolo with a fast start. In the 11th minute, Andrea Pinamonti defeated Hellas Verona goalkeeper with a headed shot to the center. The asssist is by Jeremy Toljan.

11′ | #SassuoloVerona 1⃣-0⃣

⚽️ ANDREAAAAAAAAAAAAA PINAMONTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII#ForzaSasol 🖤💚 pic.twitter.com/dMS2ESuEhv

— U.S. Sassuolo (@SassuoloUS) September 1, 2023

Hellas Verona equalized for the 1-1 in the 56th minute. Cyril Ngonge defeated Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Marco Faraoni.

56′ | NGONGEEEEEEE!

I gialloblù la pareggiano meritatamente con Cyril!#SassuoloVerona 1-1#DaiVerona #SerieATIM pic.twitter.com/szIdfQB3Tb

— Hellas Verona FC (@HellasVeronaFC) September 1, 2023

Sassuolo took the lead again in the 63rd minute. It is the usual Domenico Berardi to score with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Armand Laurienté.

63′ | #SassuoloVerona 2⃣-1⃣

⚽️ DOMENICOOOOOOOOOOOOO BERARDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII#ForzaSasol 🖤💚 pic.twitter.com/hkvNRvSX6p

— U.S. Sassuolo (@SassuoloUS) September 1, 2023

Domenico Berardi gets an assist from the defender and Sassuolo regain their lead.

Can Verona answer back again? 👀 pic.twitter.com/S3cvLFpJtJ

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 1, 2023

Sassuolo slapped Verona with another goal. Berardi scored a brace in the 72nd minute converting a penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The penalty is conceded by Josh Doig after a foul in the penalty area on Berardi.

72′ | #SassuoloVerona 3⃣-1⃣

⚽️ DOMENICOOOOOOOOOOOOO BERARDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII su rigore!#ForzaSasol 🖤💚 pic.twitter.com/S5CO6LkOzv

— U.S. Sassuolo (@SassuoloUS) September 1, 2023

✅   Stats before the game: Sassuolo have won four of their last six games against Verona in Serie A; however, two of the most recent three have ended in yellow and blue success. An average of 4.4 goals have been scored in the five most recent meetings between these two sides in the league. Sassuolo have defeated Verona eight times in Serie A and have never achieved more victories against a single opponent in the competition – moreover, of the teams they have met more than six times in the top flight only against Empoli (58%, 7/12 ) the neroverdi boast a higher success rate than Verona (50%, 8/16). In the last four matches between Sassuolo and Verona at the MAPEI Stadium in Serie A, a total of 20 goals have been scored (average of five per game): in the same period (starting from 2019/20) only in Inter-Bologna at the Meazza (5.3) more goals were scored on average (minimum four matches). Sassuolo have not won any of their last eight Serie A matches, the longest open streak of winless matches among any sides currently in the competition: excluding the newly promoted and relegated sides, since the beginning of last May, the neroverdi are the team that in the top series has earned fewer points (two) and only Udinese (six) has scored fewer goals than the Emilians (seven, like Verona).

👉 Lineup HELLAS VERONA (3-4-2-1): Montipò – Magnani, Coppola, Dawidowicz – Faraoni, Hongla, Duda, Doig – Ngonge, Folorunsho – Mboula.

👉 Lineup SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli – Toljan, Erlic, Ruan Tressoldi, Vina – Boloca, Thorstvedt, Matheus Henrique – Laurentié, Pinamonti, Berardi.

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📺 Click the video to watch Sassuolo – Hellas Verona highlights on Friday 1 September 2023

🇮🇹    Referee Marco Piccinini from the section of Forlì will be assisted by Filippo Bercigli from the section of Firenze and Pasquale De Meo from the section of Foggia. The Fourth Official will be Giacomo Camplone from the section of Pescara. The VAR will be Federico Dionisi from the section of L’Aquila. The AVAR will be Francesco Meraviglia from the section of Pistoia.

👉 Sassuolo vs Hellas Verona, Match Officials
Serie A Week 3

🗓️ Friday 1 September 2023
🏟️ Mapei Stadium
⏲️ 18:30

🙍 Referee: PICCININI
🚩 Assistants: BERCIGLI – DE MEO
4⃣ Fourth Official: CAMPLONE
🥅 VAR: DIONISI
AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 31, 2023

Photo via twitter.com/sassuolous

Photo via twitter.com/sassuolous

Photo via twitter.com/hellasveronafc

FINALE | #SassuoloVerona 3⃣-1⃣

Grandissima vittoria dei neroverdi al Mapei Stadium!!! 💪✨🙌

Bravi ragazziiiiiii!!!!!!!#ForzaSasol 🖤💚 pic.twitter.com/WeeNhx8OWp

— U.S. Sassuolo (@SassuoloUS) September 1, 2023

Photo via twitter.com/sassuolous

2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 3

Sassuolo 3 – 1 Hellas Verona
Friday 1 September 2022
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy

18:30

Referee: PICCININI
Assistants: BERCIGLI – DE MEO
Fourth Official: CAMPLONE
VAR: DIONISI
AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

Goals: 11′ Andrea Pinamonti (S), 57′ Cyril Ngonge (V), 63′, 73′ (pen) Domenico Berardi (S)

Booked: 29′ Boloca, 42′ Coppola, 45′ Baroni, 45’+5′ Magnani, 71′ Doig

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

Lineup SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Toljan, Erlic, Tressoldi, Vina (65′ Pedersen); Boloca, Matheus Henrique, Thorstvedt (65′ Bajrami); Berardi (78′ Ceide), Pinamonti (78′ Mulattieri), Laurientè (’86’ Racic)

Subs: Pegolo, Cragno, Ferrari, Viti, Volpato, Lipani

Coach: Alessio Dionisi

Lineup HELLAS VERONA (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Magnani, Dawidowicz, Coppola; Faraoni (’86’ Terracciano), Hongla (35′ Serdar), Duda (dal 77′ Djuric), Doig (’86’ Cabal); Folorunsho, Mboula (46′ Bonazzoli); Ngonge

Subs: Berardi, Perilli, Amione, Diao, Patanè, Cisse

Coach: Marco Baroni