Frosinone moved up to fourth spot in the Serie A table by defeating Sassuolo 4-2 at home on Friday night. Italy Under-21 international Antonio Raimondo netted three times in an entertaining encounter, helping Massimiliano Alvini’s team get back to winning ways following their earlier 3-0 loss to Napoli.
Frosinone had begun the 2026-27 season impressively, securing wins against Fiorentina, Venezia, and Como before the defeat to Napoli. Alvini was awarded Serie A Coach of the Month for September, while Raimondo came into the match having earned the league’s Rising Star of the Month accolade.
Sassuolo came in following an inconsistent spell of results, having drawn 1-1 with Milan, lost 2-1 to Monza, beaten Juventus 3-2, and drawn 2-2 with Bologna.
Frosinone vs Sassuolo: first half dominated by goals
Frosinone went ahead within the first 10 minutes after Sassuolo were punished for trying to play out from the back. Goalkeeper Arijanet Muric played the ball to Darryl Bakola inside the box, but the midfielder gave it away, allowing Giacomo Calo to pounce on the loose ball and blast into the roof of the net in a one-on-one situation.
Bakola made up for his error quickly by winning the ball during another Frosinone attack and sending a first-time forward pass to Domenico Berardi. With room to run into, Berardi went around Lorenzo Palmisani before finishing from a narrow angle to pull Sassuolo level.
The home side restored their advantage roughly 10 minutes later when Muric could not gather a cross near the six-yard box. Raimondo reacted fastest to the goalkeeper’s fumble and prodded the ball into the net from close range.
Raimondo scored again after another defensive error from Sassuolo. Cas Odenthal’s misjudged backward header caused trouble for Muric, and the Frosinone striker read the ball’s bounce before capitalizing on the goalkeeper’s failure to handle it. Sassuolo, however, hit back before the break as Kristian Thorstvedt exchanged passes with Sebastiano Esposito and broke through the defence to make it 3-2.
Antonio Raimondo hat-trick lifts Frosinone in Serie A
The end-to-end first half carried on with Muric stopping Raimondo at his near post right after the restart from the centre. Sassuolo also posed a threat early in the second period, but Romano Schmid could not find the top corner after a strong one-handed diving save from the goalkeeper.
Raimondo sealed his hat-trick 10 minutes into the second half. After a corner, Giorgi Kvernadze sent a cross into the area during the following phase of play. Fares Ghedjemis then forced Muric into a save with a header across goal, but the rebound fell to Raimondo, who finished to put Frosinone 4-2 ahead.
The result lifts Frosinone into fourth place with 13 points from their first seven matches since returning to the top flight. Sassuolo stay 11th on eight points, with nine other matches still to be played this season.