Sassuolo vs Fiorentina 2-4

Fiorentina came from behind to win 4-2 at Sassuolo. Franco Mastantuono put them ahead for good with a 79th-minute goal, and Víctor Valdepeñas Talavera made it safe in the third minute of stoppage time.

Sassuolo opened the scoring in the 25th minute when Armand Lauriente finished from Sebastiano Esposito. Fiorentina levelled in first-half stoppage time through Mateo Pellegrino after Alieu Njie’s assist. The sides went in at 1-1.

Fiorentina then moved in front on 50 minutes through Alieu Njie, set up by Marco Brescianini, before Lauriente struck again in the 65th minute for his second of the match, assisted by Nemanja Matić, to make it 2-2. Fiorentina made two changes on 63 minutes and two more on 77, while Sassuolo also made two changes on 77 minutes. Pedro Goncalves, who had come on in the 77th minute, set up Mastantuono seven minutes later. Talavera, who came on in the 89th minute, then finished from Cher Ndour to make it 4-2.

Sassuolo had 58% of the possession and 559 passes to Fiorentina's 403, but Fiorentina had more shots, 15 to 6, more on target, 6 to 2, and a higher xG of 1.6 to 0.8. Sassuolo won 5 corners to 3 and had 4 offsides, while Fiorentina had 14 fouls to 12. Both sides had their goalkeeper beaten only by the chances they conceded.

The bookings were Ibrahim Sulemana for Sassuolo in the 40th minute, and for Fiorentina Radu Drăguşin on 42 minutes, Alieu Njie on 44 and Wilfried Gnonto in the 90th minute. There were no red cards.