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Sassuolo crushes Cittadella in an exciting match
Reggio Emilia, Italy – Sassuolo dominated Cittadella in a lively encounter at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore. The home team, led by a brilliant performance by Thorstvedt and Lauriente, won by a resounding 6-1, leaving Cittadella without options.
The game started at a fast pace. Sassuolo opened the scoring in the 4th minute with a goal from Mulattieri, but Cittadella managed to equalize in the 17th minute thanks to Vita. The VAR disallowed a goal from Lauriente for a previous foul in the 21st minute.
In the second half, Sassuolo took control of the game. Volpato scored the second goal in the 55th minute, and from there, the home team kept pressing. Thorstvedt scored a penalty in the 63rd minute and subsequently, a goal from play in the 83rd minute. Lauriente also scored two goals, one from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute and another from play in the 68th minute, sealing Sassuolo’s resounding victory.
Cittadella tried to react, but was outplayed by Sassuolo’s pace. The away team received four yellow cards, while Sassuolo did not receive any.
Sassuolo had the ball for most of the time, with 58% possession, and generated many chances to score, shooting 19 times, 13 of which were on target. Cittadella had fewer opportunities, with 10 shots, only 3 of them on target.
With this victory, Sassuolo solidifies its place in the top half of the table, while Cittadella remains in the middle of the standings.
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Substitutions cittadella: at minute 58 S. Rabbi came in and J. Desogus went out., at minute 73 L. Pandolfi came in and M. Ravasio went out., at minute 73 C. Cassano came in and S. Branca went out., at minute 81 A. Djibril came in and F. Casolari went out., at minute 81 A. Salvi came in and E. Masciangelo went out.
Substitutions sassuolo: at minute 65 P. Obiang came in and A. Ghion went out., at minute 65 N. Pierini came in and C. Volpato went out., at minute 74 D. Berardi came in and A. Lauriente went out., at minute 84 L. Moro came in and S. Mulattieri went out., at minute 85 L. Lipani came in and D. Boloca went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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