Sassuolo vs Palermo, 2016-17 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Sassuolo

15': Alessandro Matri
24': Antonino Ragusa
66': Alessandro Matri
83': Matteo Politano

FT
4 - 1

Palermo

8': Robin Quaison

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Sassuolo are hosting Palermo at MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Attempt saved. Robin Quaison (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
5': Offside, Palermo. Mato Jajalo tries a through ball, but Ilija Nestorovski is caught offside.
6': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
6': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
7': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
7': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Robin Quaison.
8': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Palermo 1. Robin Quaison (Palermo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilija Nestorovski with a through ball.
11': Foul by Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo).
11': Pol Lirola (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Palermo 1. Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a through ball.
16': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
17': Attempt missed. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
17': Attempt missed. Carlos Embalo (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Henrique.
18': Foul by Timo Letschert (Sassuolo).
18': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Attempt missed. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Rispoli with a cross.
20': Offside, Sassuolo. Timo Letschert tries a through ball, but Alessandro Matri is caught offside.
23': Offside, Palermo. Bruno Henrique tries a through ball, but Andrea Rispoli is caught offside.
24': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Palermo 1. Antonino Ragusa (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
26': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
27': Offside, Palermo. Robin Quaison tries a through ball, but Ilija Nestorovski is caught offside.
28': Federico Ricci (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Edoardo Goldaniga (Palermo).
29': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Andrea Rispoli.
30': Attempt blocked. Alberto Aquilani (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Pol Lirola.
31': Offside, Sassuolo. Antonino Ragusa tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
32': Federico Ricci (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Mato Jajalo (Palermo).
33': Foul by Robin Quaison (Palermo).
33': Timo Letschert (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Robin Quaison (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
37': Foul by Timo Letschert (Sassuolo).
37': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt blocked. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Henrique with a cross.
42': Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Palermo).
45': Carlos Embalo (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Antonino Ragusa (Sassuolo).
45'+1': First Half ends, Sassuolo 2, Palermo 1.
0': Match ends, Sassuolo 4, Palermo 1.
45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 2, Palermo 1.
45': Substitution, Palermo. Michel Morganella replaces Roberto Vitiello.
47': Attempt missed. Alberto Aquilani (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Federico Peluso.
47': Foul by Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo).
47': Michel Morganella (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Federico Peluso (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Carlos Embalo (Palermo).
51': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
51': Giuseppe Pezzella (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Antonino Ragusa (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Palermo).
55': Carlos Embalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo).
56': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
57': Carlos Embalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Federico Peluso (Sassuolo).
58': Attempt missed. Carlos Embalo (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michel Morganella.
59': Offside, Palermo. Michel Morganella tries a through ball, but Ilija Nestorovski is caught offside.
59': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high.
60': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Pezzella (Palermo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
61': Substitution, Palermo. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Carlos Embalo.
62': Foul by Federico Ricci (Sassuolo).
62': Mato Jajalo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt blocked. Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Rispoli with a cross.
64': Attempt saved. Antonino Ragusa (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
64': Attempt saved. Andrea Rispoli (Palermo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
64': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
65': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Federico Ricci.
66': Goal! Sassuolo 3, Palermo 1. Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
67': Foul by Robin Quaison (Palermo).
67': Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Alberto Aquilani (Sassuolo).
68': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mato Jajalo.
69': Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
69': Attempt missed. Mato Jajalo (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti following a set piece situation.
70': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Edoardo Goldaniga.
71': Attempt blocked. Pol Lirola (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
71': Foul by Pol Lirola (Sassuolo).
71': Ilija Nestorovski (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Pol Lirola (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
72': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Michel Morganella.
74': Edoardo Goldaniga (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matteo Politano replaces Domenico Berardi.
78': Substitution, Palermo. Norbert Balogh replaces Robin Quaison.
79': Attempt missed. Antonino Ragusa (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
80': Antonino Ragusa (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Michel Morganella (Palermo).
82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Alfred Duncan replaces Alessandro Matri.
83': Goal! Sassuolo 4, Palermo 1. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
85': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Palermo).
85': Luca Mazzitelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Andrea Rispoli (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Federico Peluso (Sassuolo).
86': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrea Rispoli following a set piece situation.
86': Offside, Palermo. Bruno Henrique tries a through ball, but Andrea Rispoli is caught offside.
87': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Norbert Balogh.
88': Foul by Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo).
88': Norbert Balogh (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Alberto Aquilani (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Norbert Balogh (Palermo).
90'+1': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfred Duncan.
90'+2': Bruno Henrique (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
90'+3': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 4, Palermo 1.

Statistics

PAL		SAS
11	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	2
41.5	Possession	58.5
14	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
273	Accurate Passes	412
363	Passes	523
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
22	Crosses	17
0.1	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	99
15	Accurate Long Balls	49
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	8
15	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
24	Effective Clearances	28
24	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 9,074

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	13	+11	29
2	Atalanta	13	+18	28
3	Internazionale	13	+17	28
4	Fiorentina	13	+17	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
47	Andrea Consigli (GK)
15	Francesco Acerbi
55	Timo Letschert
13	Federico Peluso
20	Pol Lirola
27	Federico Ricci
22	Luca Mazzitelli
21	Alberto Aquilani
10	Alessandro Matri
90	Antonino Ragusa
25	Domenico Berardi

Sassuolo Substitutes:

Cristian Dell'Orco, Luca Antei, Matteo Politano, Gianluca Pegolo, Paolo Cannavaro, Nicholas Pierini, Stefano Sensi, Grégoire Defrel, Emanuele Terranova, Claud Adjapong, Pietro Iemmello, Alfred Duncan.

Palermo (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Josip Posavec (GK)
12	Giancarlo González
6	Edoardo Goldaniga
2	Roberto Vitiello
28	Mato Jajalo
25	Bruno Henrique
97	Giuseppe Pezzella
3	Andrea Rispoli
30	Ilija Nestorovski
21	Robin Quaison
11	Carlos Embaló

Palermo Substitutes:

Accursio Bentivegna, Norbert Balogh, Stefan Silva, Ivaylo Chochev, Alessandro Diamanti, Haitam Aleesami, Andrea Fulignati, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Alessandro Gazzi, Michel Morganella, Simone Lo Faso, Leonardo Marson.

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