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Sassuolo Edges Past Cittadella in Thrilling Serie B Match
Cittadella, Italy – Sassuolo secured a 2-1 victory over Cittadella in a captivating Serie B encounter at the Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato. The match, officiated by Marco Monaldi, was a tense affair that went down to the wire.
Sassuolo controlled possession (59%) and created more scoring opportunities (17 shots, 6 on target). They took the lead in the 15th minute through Simone Mulattieri, assisted by Cesare Volpato. Domenico Berardi doubled Sassuolo’s advantage before halftime (46th minute), once again assisted by Volpato. Cittadella pulled one back in stoppage time through Simone Tronchin (90th minute).
Despite the defeat, Cittadella put up a strong fight, registering 13 shots (3 on target). The match saw a total of four yellow cards, three for Cittadella and one for Sassuolo. The victory keeps Sassuolo in a strong position in the league table.
Substitutions sassuolo: at minute 22 A. Ghion came in and L. Mazzitelli went out., at minute 72 S. Verdi came in and C. Volpato went out., at minute 72 L. Moro came in and S. Mulattieri went out., at minute 72 L. Lipani came in and N. Pierini went out., at minute 88 T. Muharemovic came in and D. Berardi went out.
Substitutions cittadella: at minute 59 J. Desogus came in and S. Rabbi went out., at minute 59 L. Pandolfi came in and O. Okwonkwo went out., at minute 70 A. Tessiore came in and R. Palmieri went out., at minute 70 S. Tronchin came in and A. Vita went out., at minute 90 D. Voltan came in and A. Salvi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cittadella
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Sassuolo
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