Serie A: Sassuolo manages to draw 2-2 with Spezia after recovering a 0-2 deficit

Saragna|Dec 5, 2021 10:31 GMT

LA SPEZIA. Spezia manages to recover against Sassuolo with 2 goals from G. Raspadori from a goal on the 79' and a goal on the 66'.

LA SPEZIA. Spezia manages to recover against Sassuolo with 2 goals from G. Raspadori from a goal on the 79′ and a goal on the 66′. Sassuolo was far superior when it came to possession ball (66%)

The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Maresca who was helped by Andrea Zingarelli and Francesca Di Monte. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.49 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.

Spezia

2

Sassuolo

2

5 Dec 2021 Full time

Match Statistics

Sassuolo was in firm control of the ball 66% while Spezia was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Sassuolo was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Sassuolo to win the encounter.

Spezia shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Sassuolo shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Spezia received 4 yellow cards (A. Reca, G. Maggiore, J. Sala and P. Hristov). On the opposite side, Sassuolo received 3 yellow cards (D. Frattesi, G. Kyriakopoulos and D. Berardi).

After this match, Spezia will have 11 points to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Sassuolo will have 19 points to stay in the 12th place.

Match Events

2'

2'

A. Reca
5'

5'

G. Maggiore
18'

18'

V. Kovalenko (Goal Disallowed)
27'

27'

J. Sala
35'

35'

R. Manaj
45'

45'

D. Frattesi
46'

46'

G. Raspadori

Matheus Henrique
46'

46'

Giacomo Raspadori

Matheus Henrique
48'

48'

E. Gyasi
66'

66'

G. Raspadori
67'

67'

Daniele Verde

Viktor Kovalenko
67'

67'

Mehdi Bourabia

Jacopo Sala
69'

69'

J. Boga

G. Defrel
75'

75'

G. Kyriakopoulos
76'

76'

P. Hristov

E. Gyasi
79'

79'

G. Raspadori

D. Berardi
85'

85'

D. Berardi
86'

86'

A. Harroui

D. Frattesi
88'

88'

E. Colley

R. Manaj
88'

88'

S. Bastoni

G. Maggiore
90'

90'

P. Hristov

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Spezia will play away with Roma on the 13th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Roma (2 draws).

Roma

2

Spezia

0

13 Dec 2021 Full time

Sassuolo will host Lazio on the 12th of December with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Lazio (3 draws).

Sassuolo

2

Lazio

1

12 Dec 2021 Full time

Spezia: Formation and Lineups

Spezia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Thiago Motta chose to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel (6.8), Kelvin Amian (6.7), Martin Erlić (6.9), Dimitris Nikolaou (6.8), Arkadiusz Reca (6.8), Emmanuel Gyasi (7.1), Viktor Kovalenko (6.4), Jacopo Sala (6.7), Giulio Maggiore (6.4), M’Bala Nzola (6.8) and Rey Manaj (7.4).

Substitutes

Spezia made 5 changes: J. Sala for M. Bourabia (67′), V. Kovalenko for D. Verde (67′), E. Gyasi for P. Hristov (76′), R. Manaj for E. Colley (88′) and G. Maggiore for S. Bastoni (88′).

Top player: Rey Manaj

Probably the most impressive player in Spezia was Rey Manaj.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 26 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 23. He performed 1 cross.

Sassuolo: Formation and Lineups

Sassuolo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the opposite side, Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli (6.1), Mert Müldür (6.4), Kaan Ayhan (6.8), Gian Marco Ferrari (7.0), Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (6.7), Davide Frattesi (6.5), Maxime López (7.4), Matheus Henrique (6.2), Domenico Berardi (7.6), Gianluca Scamacca (7.0) and Grégoire Defrel (6.5).

Substitutes

Sassuolo made 4 changes: Matheus Henrique for G. Raspadori (46′), M. Muldur for J. Toljan (46′), G. Defrel for J. Boga (69′) and D. Frattesi for A. Harroui (86′).

Top player: Giacomo Raspadori

The player who no doubt impressed Sassuolo the most was Giacomo Raspadori.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.