Sassuolo edges Cittadella in a thrilling match
Reggio Emilia, Italy – Sassuolo defeated Cittadella 2-1 in a first-round Coppa Italia clash held on Friday at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore.
Sassuolo dominated possession for much of the match, but it was Cittadella who opened the scoring in the 48th minute through a goal by E. Baldini. However, Sassuolo responded with two goals in the second half, one by S. Mulattieri in the 45th minute and another by A. Lauriente in the 58th minute, to take the victory.
The match was marked by intensity and scoring chances from both sides, especially in the second half. Sassuolo, with 54% possession and 15 shots, had more scoring opportunities, but Cittadella also put the opponent’s defense under pressure with 9 shots of their own.
The match referee was Alessandro Prontera, from Italy.
Substitutions cittadella: at minute 65 C. Cassano came in and E. Baldini went out., at minute 72 S. Branca came in and F. Casolari went out., at minute 72 A. Magrassi came in and J. Desogus went out., at minute 79 T. Maistrello came in and S. Rabbi went out., at minute 79 S. Negro came in and N. Pavan went out.
Substitutions sassuolo: at minute 65 C. Volpato came in and N. Bajrami went out., at minute 72 L. Lipani came in and P. Obiang went out., at minute 73 F. Caligara came in and K. Thorstvedt went out., at minute 83 L. Moro came in and S. Mulattieri went out., at minute 83 M. Lovato came in and A. Lauriente went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sassuolo
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Cittadella
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