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55% Ball Possession GENOA and 45% Ball Possession SASSUOLO
Genoa – Sassuolo 
. 25′ Lorenzo Pellegrini
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 15th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Sassuolo, 16th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -6
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Genoa | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27:32 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 | Sassuolo | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31:37 | -6 | 24 |
Genoa failing to win the home game against Sassuolo at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. It’s a blow for Genoa because this defeat takes them down from the 15th to the 16th position while Sassuolo jumps from the 16th to the 14th position reaching 27 points.
Sassuolo opening the score in the 25th minute with forward Lorenzo Pellegrini defeating Genoa goalkeeper Eugenio Lamanna with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Click the video to watch the goal by Lorenzo Pellegrini
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Ivan Juric:
GENOA (3-4-3): Lamanna; Izzo, Burdisso, Gentiletti; Edenilson, Hiljemark, Cataldi, Laxalt; Pandev, Simeone, Palladino.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola:, Letschert, Acerbi, Peluso; Aquilani, Pellegrini, Duncan; Berardi, Matri, Ragus.
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Click the video to listen “in Italian” the Radio cronaca of the match Genoa 0 – 1 Sassuolo by Enzo Melillo from Rai Radio 1
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of GENOA: Giovanni Simeone with 10 goals
Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Gregoire Defrel with 6 goals
| Genoa | Goals | Goals | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeone, Giovanni | 10 | 6 | Defrel, Gregoire |
| Ocampos, Lucas | 3 | 5 | Matri, Alessandro |
| Pavoletti, Leonardo | 3 | 4 | Pellegrini, Lorenzo |
| Lazovic, Darko | 2 | 3 | Acerbi, Francesco |
| Rigoni, Luca | 2 | 3 | Ragusa, Antonino |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 29/01/17 | SA | Fiorentina – Genoa | 3:3 | 22 | |||
| 22/01/17 | SA | Genoa – Crotone | 2:2 | 21 | |||
| 18/01/17 | CI | Lazio – Genoa | 4:2 | 1/8 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 2 lost
| 29/01/17 | SA | Sassuolo – Juventus | 0:2 | 22 | |||
| 22/01/17 | SA | Pescara – Sassuolo | 1:3 | 21 | |||
| 18/01/17 | CI | Sassuolo – Cesena | 1:2 | 1/8 |
Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 23
Genoa 0 – 1 Sassuolo
Sunday 5 February 2017
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genova, Italy
15:00
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – CITRO
Fourth Official: DE MEO
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: PASQUA
Goals: 25′ Lorenzo Pellegrini (S)
Official lineups – formations:
GENOA (3-4-3): Lamanna; Izzo, Burdisso, Gentiletti; Edenilson, Hiljemark, Cataldi, Laxalt; Pandev, Simeone, Palladino.
Coach: Ivan Jurić.
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Letschert, Acerbi, Peluso; Aquilani, Pellegrini, Duncan; Berardi, Matri, Ragus.
Subs: Pomini, Pegolo, Antei, Missiroli, Iemmello, Sensi, Politano, Mazzitelli, Ricci, Cannavaro, Dell’Orco, Adjampong.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.