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03 October 2020 Sassuolo wins 4-1 with Crotone and temporarily moves to the top of the standings.
The Emilians come from the victory at La Spezia, the Calabrians from the home defeat against Milan.
De Zerbi relies on Defrel, with Berardi and Djuricic behind Caputo.
Messias-Simy in attack for the Calabrians.
Crotone starts well, but on the first attempt Berardi finds the advantage.
The goal starts from a throw by Locatelli, who finds Berardi free on the right, control on the fly at the edge of the area, then exchange with Defrel who returns the ball allowing him to kick in the goal with the left (19 ').
The Calabrians shake up and at 25 'Cigarini beats a free-kick from the edge and with his right kick over the barrier.
Ball on the crossbar.
At 28 'action from Sassuolo developed on the right by Berardi looking for Djuricic in the center.
Ball on the left, Caputo's veil, Muldur reaches the shot but kicks high.
At 40 'Crotone's action closed by a shot from Vulic who tries to place precision but the shot is central.
Crotone does not give up and at 45 '+ 1' reaches the conclusion twice within a minute, first with Cigarini and then with Messias.
At 49 'foul in the area by Bourabia who kicks Cigarini in an attempt to anticipate him, it is a penalty and Simy scores the equalizer.
At 56 'the referee stops the game to evaluate, before Berardi's shot, a touch of Pereira's hand in the area.
Var check and penalty scored by Caputo.
The hosts have the advantage again.
At 63 'Sassuolo again an opportunity: dangerous Berardi enters the area and tries to free the left but is closed by Golemic.
The third goal arrives in the 85th minute: Berardi frees Caputo from the outside who flies towards the Crotone goal, puts Cordaz down and mocked him with a touch below.
At 93 'cross by Berardi, Brown's indecision, the ball remains there, Locatelli takes advantage of it and puts Cordaz on for the Emilian poker.
Sassuolo flies to 7 points, Crotone remains at zero even if the punishment for the Calabrians seems excessive.