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47% Ball Possession SASSUOLO and 53% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Sassuolo 1 – 3 Fiorentina 
67′ Domenico Berardi 30′ Mohamed Salah
. 32′ Khouma Babacar
. 62′ Khouma Babacar
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 10th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Fiorentina, 5th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +10
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fiorentina | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 32:22 | 10 | 35 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 28:30 | -2 | 29 |
Fiorentina did it again! Sassuolo defeated, crushed. There is only 1 precedent between Sassuolo vs Fiorentina at the Mapei Stadium. The victory last season was thanks to the goal by Rossi. Sassuolo having a good moment with their forwards Simone Zaza scoring 8 goals and Domenico Berardi with 6 goals while Fiorentina missing forward Giuseppe Rossi for injury. Fiorentina stopping Sassuolo and losing for the second time at the Mapei.
It’s a boost to the morale of the team. Fiorentina practically crushing Sassuolo. A great match and the debut by Egiptian Mohamed Salah with a goal to delight his new fans. Salah defeating Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli in the 30th minute with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by forward Khouma Babacar.
Photo: facebook.com/ACFFiorentina
A dreamed debut by Egiptian forward Mohamed Salah with Fiorentina by scoring a goal against Sassuolo.
Fiorentina increasing the score in the 32nd minute with forward Khouma Babacar defeating goalkeeper Consigli with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. Super moment for Salah providing the assist.
Sassuolo overwhelmed! Fiorentina crushing Sassuolo following a corner coneded by midfielder Davide Biondini in the 62nd minute. It is Babacar to defeat goalkeeper Consigli with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder David Pizarro. Babacar scoring his 7th goal this season.
The honor goal for Sassuolo in the 67th minute by forward Domenico Berardi defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu with a headed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by midfieler Francesco Magnanelli. It’s the 7th goal this season by Berardi.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Longhi; Brighi, Magnanelli, Biondini; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Tătărușanu; Richards, Savić, G. Rodríguez, Alonso; Kurtić, Pizarro, M. Fernández; Diamanti, Babacar, Salah.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Forward Simone Zaza with 8 goals
Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Khouma Babacar with 7 goals
| Sassuolo | Goals | Goals | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaza, Simone | 8 | 7 | Babacar, Khouma |
| Berardi, Domenico | 7 | 4 | Rodriguez, Gonzalo |
| Sansone, Nicola | 3 | 4 | Cuadrado, Juan |
| Acerbi, Francesco | 3 | 2 | Gomez, Mario |
| Taider, Saphir | 2 | 2 | Fernandez, Matias |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 08/02/15 | SA | Sampdoria – Sassuolo | 1:1 | Round 22 | |||
| 01/02/15 | SA | Sassuolo – Inter | 3:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 24/01/15 | SA | Cagliari – Sassuolo | 2:1 | Round 20 |
Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 08/02/15 | SA | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 3:2 | Round 22 | |||
| 03/02/15 | CI | Roma – Fiorentina | 0:2 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 31/01/15 | SA | Genoa – Fiorentina | 1:1 | Round 21 |
Egiptian fan supporting new Fiorentina player Mohamed Salah by displaying banners and the flag.
Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio
Sassuolo official lineup against Fiorentina
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 23
Sassuolo 1 – 3 Fiorentina
Saturday 14 February 2015
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy
18:00
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: GALLONI – BARBIRATI
Fourth Official: FAVERANI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: MARIANI
Goals: 30′ Mohamed Salah (F), 32′ Khouma Babacar (F), 62′ Khouma Babacar (F), 67′ Domenico Berardi (S)
Official formations – lineups:
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Longhi (80′ Missiroli); Biondini, Magnanelli, Brighi (63′ Floccari); Berardi, Zaza, Sansone (74′ Floro Flores).
Subs not used: Polito, Pomini, Antei, Bianco, Donis, Chibsah, Caselli, Lazarevic.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco
FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Tatarusanu; Richards, Savic, G. Rodriguez, Alonso; Kurtic, Pizarro, M. Fernandez (68′ Aquilani); Diamanti, Babacar (72′ Gilardino), Salah (82′ Ilicic).
Subs not used: Rosati, Tomovic, Pasqual, Vargas, Badelj, Joaquin, B. Valero, M. Gomez, Rosi,
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
Match Stats
| Sassuolo | Match Stats | Fiorentina |
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 15(6) | Shots (on goal) | 15(10) |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 47% | Ball Possession | 53% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |