Italian winger Domenico Berardi scored a brace in Sassuolo’s 3-0 win over Verona on Friday evening with a result that sends the Neroverdi up into eighth place in Serie A.
Verona arguably started the stronger of the two sides, as they sought just their third Serie A victory.
After about a quarter of an hour, Amin Sarr was quick to pounce on a loose rebound but the shot was blocked, before five minutes later, Verona January signing Kieron Bowie had a shot cleared off the line after a nice piece of play inside the Neroverdi box.
However, that was about it as far as Veronese optimism was concerned.
Sassuolo 3-0 Verona – Neroverdi put Gialloblu to the sword
In the 40th minute, nice interplay between Lauriente and Pinamonti, led the Italian to taking a shot that took a deflection and went in.
A few minutes later, Sassuolo were given a penalty after Cheikh Niasse committed a foul inside his box. Montipo ended up guessing correctly to deny Berardi from the spot but the Italian pounced on the rebound to give Grosso’s side a healthy lead headed into half-time.
Berardi put the game beyond any doubt around the hour mark, after a quick break in which the Italian converted a simple one-on-one against Montipo.
Things went from bad to worse for the Gialloblu in the closing stages when Al Musrati was shown a second yellow card with five minutes to go, taking the visitors down to 10 men and eliminating any chance of a dramatic comeback.
The match finished with a comfortable three points for the team in green and black, led by a spirited display from their captain.
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