Sassuolo 3-0 Cesena: Bakola leads from midfield
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Key numbers
- 18 shots to 9: Sassuolo had the edge
- Murić made five saves for the clean sheet
- 13' opener, about 77 minutes in front
Twice the shots, but not a stroll
Sassuolo beat Cesena 3-0 in the Coppa Italia Round of 64. They had 18 shots to nine, yet Cesena still found five efforts on target, and Arijanet Murić needed five saves to keep the clean sheet.
An early goal set the terms
Cristian Volpato's goal in the 13th minute was worth +0.5 FN xPts, the largest value of the match. Vasilije Adžić made it 2-0 in the 45th minute, and Sassuolo spent about 77 minutes in front. Luca Lipani's goal in the 75th minute came at 2-0, so its FN xPts value was close to zero.
Player of the match
Darryl Bakola 8.8Dominant
He won 12 of 18 duels, made four key passes and provided one assist.
Bakola won the ball back with five tackles and a dominant duel record, then turned it forward with four key passes. His assist for Luca Lipani in the 75th minute capped a display that helped Sassuolo hold the lead they took in the 13th.
Game state
1-02-03-0
Sassuolo ahead 77 min · level 13 min · Cesena ahead 0 min
- Luca Lipani — off the bench 18 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
13'
Cristian Volpato
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Simone Cinquegrano +0.2
+0.5
45'
Vasilije Adžić
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Josh Doig +0.1
+0.3
75'
Luca Lipani
Goal · assist Darryl Bakola
0.0
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for Cesena is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
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Match stats
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The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Timeline
- 5'
Sub
Matteo Piacentini → Mihajlo Ilić
- 13'
Goal
Cristian Volpato competition goal #1 assist Simone Cinquegrano
- 45'
Goal
Vasilije Adžić competition goal #1 assist Josh Doig
- 46'
Sub
Maat Daniel Caprini → Antonio Fiori
- 64'
Yellow
Antonio David
- 66'
Sub
Kieron Bowie → Andrea Ghion
- 66'
Sub
Nemanja Matić → Benjamín Domínguez
- 68'
Sub
Matteo Guidi → Luca Schirone
- 68'
Sub
Riccardo Pagano → Matteo Francesconi
- 72'
Yellow
Luca Schirone
- 72'
Sub
Vasilije Adžić → Luca Lipani
- 75'
Goal
Luca Lipani competition goal #1 assist Darryl Bakola
- 82'
Sub
Simone Cinquegrano → Filippo Missori
- 82'
Sub
Tommaso Macchioni → Alessandro Di Bitonto
- 83'
Sub
Cristian Shpendi → Alessandro Debenedetti
Category leaders
- Key passesCristian Volpato5
- Duels wonDarryl Bakola12/18
- DribblesArmand Laurienté3/3
- Defensive actionsAntonio David10
- ShotsKieron Bowie3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonMihajlo Ilić3
#Sassuolo#Cesena#Coppa Italia#Darryl Bakola#Cristian Volpato#Arijanet Murić
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.