Sassuolo 2-1 Torino: Berardi's goal off the bench
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Key numbers
- xG 1.85 v 1.26: Sassuolo created better chances
- Berardi: 1 goal in 18 minutes off the bench
- Comuzzo: 10 defensive actions, most in the match
Level at the break, then a late break
Sassuolo beat Torino 2-1 in a contest that stayed tight. Cristian Volpato put the hosts ahead in the 32nd minute and Pietro Comuzzo levelled in the 45th, so it was 1-1 at the break. Sassuolo had 19 shots to Torino's 10.
Berardi turns a draw into a lead
Berardi came on in the 72nd minute and scored in the 78th, set up by Fedde Leysen. The goal was worth +1.5 FN xPts, the highest of the three, because it turned a draw into a lead. Comuzzo scored and led all players with 10 defensive actions, yet finished on the losing side.
Player of the match
Pietro Comuzzo 8.7Dominant
He scored the equaliser and made 10 defensive actions, including seven tackles, the most of any player.
Comuzzo won seven of his 10 duels and anchored Torino's back line, while his 45th-minute goal sent them in level at the break. Sassuolo's goal in the 78th minute meant his effort brought no points.
Game state
1-01-12-1
Sassuolo ahead 25 min · level 65 min · Torino ahead 0 min
- Domenico Berardi — 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.
32'
Cristian Volpato
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Vasilije Adžić +0.2
+0.8
45'
Pietro Comuzzo
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Alessio Cacciamani +0.2
+0.7
78'
Domenico Berardi
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Fedde Leysen +0.5
+1.5
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +2.3Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Torino
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.6Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
SassuoloTorino
1.85Expected goals (xG)1.26
Timeline
- 23'
Yellow
Gvidas Gineitis
- 32'
Goal
Cristian Volpato league goal #1 assist Vasilije Adžić
- 40'
Yellow
Nemanja Matić
- 45'
Goal
Pietro Comuzzo league goal #1 assist Alessio Cacciamani
- 47'
Yellow
Cristian Volpato
- 60'
Sub
Vasilije Adžić → Kristian Thorstvedt
- 60'
Sub
Cristian Volpato → Benjamín Domínguez
- 61'
Sub
Josh Doig → Rafael Obrador
- 67'
Sub
Eray Cömert → Ardian Ismajli
- 67'
Sub
Gvidas Gineitis → Emirhan İlkhan
- 70'
Yellow
Armand Laurienté
- 72'
Sub
Kieron Bowie → Domenico Berardi
- 73'
Sub
Giovanni Simeone → Sandro Kulenović
- 73'
Sub
Niccolò Fortini → Zakaria Aboukhlal
- 78'
Goal
Domenico Berardi league goal #1 assist Fedde Leysen
- 83'
Sub
Che Adams → Duván Zapata
- 90'
Sub
Nemanja Matić → Luca Lipani
Category leaders
- Key passesVasilije Adžić4
- Duels wonKian Fitz-Jim9/10
- DribblesKian Fitz-Jim5/5
- Defensive actionsPietro Comuzzo10
- ShotsArmand Laurienté5 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAlessio Cacciamani3
#Sassuolo#Torino#Serie A#Berardi#Volpato#Comuzzo
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.