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% Ball Possession SASSUOLO and % Ball Possession INTER
Sassuolo 3 – 1 Inter
17′ Simone Zaza                              83′ Mauro Icardi
30′ Nicola Sansone
93′ Domenico Berardi (pen)

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 12th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Inter, 10th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
10	Inter	20	6	8	6	29:26	3	26
12	Sassuolo	20	5	10	5	24:28	-4	25

 

 There is just 1 point difference and only 1 precedent in Serie A at the Mapei Stadium.  It’s a game to forget for Sassuolo because Inter defeated them last season conceding 7 goals.

Sassuolo opening the score in the 17th minute with forward Simone Zaza defeating Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a left footed shot in the top left corner.  The assist is by midfielder Simone Missiroli.  It’s the 8th goal this season by Zaza.

Situation complicating for Inter. Sassuolo increase the score in the 30th minute with forward Nicola Sansone delivering a right footed shot in the top left corner.  The assist is by midfielder Francesco Magnanelli.  The corner is conceded by Inter defender Andrea Ranocchia.  It’s the 3rd goal this season by Sansone.

Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:

SASSUOLO (4-3-3) : Consigli; Vrsaljko, Terranova, Cannavaro, Longhi; Biondini, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone.

Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Roberto Mancini:

INTER (4-2-3-1) : Handanovic; Donkor, Ranocchia, Vidic, Dodò; Guarin, Medel; Kovacic, Palacio, Shaqiri; Podolski.

 

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Stats AFTER  the game. Top scorer for SASSUOLO:  Forward Simone Zaza with 8 goals

Top scorer for INTER:  Forward Mauro Icardi with 10 goals

Sassuolo	Goals	Goals	Inter
Zaza, Simone	8	10	Icardi, Mauro
Berardi, Domenico	5	5	Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel
Taider, Saphir	2	4	Kovacic, Mateo
Sansone, Nicola	3	2	Ranocchia, Andrea
Missiroli, Simone	2	2	Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian

 

Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO:  1 draw, 2 lost

24/01/15	SA	Cagliari – Sassuolo				2:1	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Genoa – Sassuolo				3:3	Round 19
13/01/15	CI	Milan – Sassuolo				2:1	Round 1/8

 

Here are the last 3 games of INTER:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

25/01/15	SA	Inter – Turin				0:1	Round 20
21/01/15	CI	Inter – Sampdoria				2:0	Round 1/8
17/01/15	SA	Empoli – Inter				0:0	Round 19

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for SASSUOLO: Acerbi (1), Floro Flores (1)

2 suspended players for INTER: Juan Jesus (1), D’Ambrosio (1)

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Terranova, Vrsaljko; Brighi, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone
 
Indisponibili: Pegolo, Taider, Peluso, Ariaudo

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-2-3-1): Handanovic; Campagnaro, Ranocchia, Vidic, Dodò; Guarin, Medel; Shaqiri, Kovacic, Podolski; Icardi
 
Unavailable: Nagatomo, Jonathan, D’Ambrosio, Osvaldo

 

Sassuolo official starting formation against Inter

 

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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 21

Sassuolo 2 – 0 Inter,
Sunday 1 February 2015
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy

12:30

Referee: VALERI
Assistants: COSTANZO – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: PASSERI
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: LA PENNA

Goals: 17′ Simone Zaza (S), 30′ Nicola Sansone (S)

Official formations – lineups:

SASSUOLO (4-3-3) : Consigli; Vrsaljko, Terranova, Cannavaro, Longhi; Biondini, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone.

Subs: Pomini, Polito; Bianco, Antei, Gazzola, Brighi, Chibsah, Lodesani, Sereni, Floccari.

Coach: Di Francesco.

INTER (4-2-3-1) : Handanovic; Donkor, Ranocchia, Vidic, Dodò; Guarin, Medel; Kovacic, Palacio, Shaqiri; Podolski.

Subs: Carrizo, Berni; Sciacca, Obi, Dimarco, Kuzmanovic, Hernanes, Brozovic, Puscas, Bonazzoli, Icardi.

Coach.: Mancini.

Match Stats