Sassuolo 2-3 Empoli: result and report
Serie A · Saturday 24 February 2024
Result
Sassuolo 2-3 Empoli
Serie A · Saturday 24 February 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Sassuolo 2-3 Empoli: match report
Sassuolo were beaten by Empoli 2-3 in Serie A on Saturday 24 February 2024. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Sebastiano Luperto opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Sassuolo's goals came from Andrea Pinamonti (54', penalty) and Gian Marco Ferrari (77'). Empoli scored through Sebastiano Luperto (11'), M'Baye Niang (64', penalty) and Simone Bastoni (90+4').
Discipline: Sassuolo received 1 yellow card; Empoli received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sassuolo were 18th on 20 points from 24 and Empoli 16th on 22 points from 25. Sassuolo went on to finish that season 19th with 30 points, and Empoli 16th with 36.
Sassuolo lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Empoli in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Răzvan Marin of Empoli (8.1), ahead of Gianmarco Ferrari (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Sassuolo wins, 0 draws and 3 for Empoli.
Key events
- 10'Yellow card · Daniel Boloca
- 11'Goal · Sebastiano Luperto
- 54'Yellow card · Ardian Ismajli
- 54'Penalty goal · Andrea Pinamonti
- 56'Yellow card · Matteo Cancellieri
- 64'Penalty goal · M'Baye Niang
- 77'Goal · Gian Marco Ferrari
- 90+4'Goal · Simone Bastoni
- 90+5'Yellow card · Simone Bastoni
Head-to-head
Team news
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Sassuolo line-up (4-2-3-1)
Andrea Consigli, Marcus Pedersen, Ruan, Gianmarco Ferrari, Josh Doig, Matheus Henrique, Daniel Boloca, Cristian Volpato, Kristian Thorstvedt, Armand Laurienté, Andrea Pinamonti
Empoli line-up (3-4-2-1)
Elia Caprile, Ardian Ismajli, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Sebastiano Luperto, Matteo Cancellieri, Răzvan Marin, Youssef Maleh, Liberato Cacace, Viktor Kovalenko, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Alberto Cerri