Serie A | Salernitana 2-2 Sassuolo | Late equaliser breaks Neroverdi hearts

Sassuolo fought arduous on the highway in a tense relegation duel with strugglers Salernitana however have been left heartbroken after a late Granata equaliser, forcing the 2 sides to share some extent apiece.

The Neroverdi have been unable to search out their footing throughout the marketing campaign, a scenario that pressured out coach Alessio Dionisi, and their kind hasn’t improved in latest weeks, with the staff securing only one win of their final 11 Serie A matches.

Salernitana appear destined for relegation to Serie B as the ultimate eight weeks of the season method, with the Campania outfit failing to discover a rhythm during the last eight months. The Granata have secured only one win within the league since late November, their solely different success this time period.

Sassuolo sweat as Salernitana imagine

It didn’t take lengthy for Sassuolo to take management of proceedings on the Stadio Arechi following Salernitana’s kick off, with play shortly swinging within the Neroverdi’s path. After preliminary struggles breaking by way of the ultimate third, issues started to alter within the build-up to half time.

The Granata thought they have been making use of stress and tried to whip a ball into the field, however the intercepted cross kickstarted a Neroverdi counterattack.

Nedim Bajrami took management of the ball in his half and sprinted all the best way down the pitch earlier than laying it off to Armand Lauriente, who made no mistake as he positioned the ball into the underside nook.

Within the 44^th minute, Salernitana tried to play the ball out from the again however a wayward cross from Benoit Costil failed to search out Lorenzo Pirola, permitting Andrea Pinamonti to nick the ball. He handed it throughout an empty field to Bajrami, who handed it residence to double the guests’ lead.

Salernitana appeared a bit extra spirited after the half time break and have been awarded a penalty within the 50^th minute after a fast passage of play noticed each Niccolo Pierozzi and Loum Tchaouna introduced down within the field. Antonio Candreva and comfortably dispatched the spot kick, making it 2-1.

The aim gave a lift in perception given to the hosts and their ahead ventures have been ultimately rewarded within the 91^st minute, when a slick ball throughout the field from Alessandro Zanoli was completely met by Giulio Maggiore, who blasted the ball into the again of the online to make it 2-2.

The aim got here as a painful blow to Sassuolo, who in the end misplaced out on two important factors of their determined bid to keep away from the drop to Serie B. For Sassuolo, it was a resilient response, giving their followers one thing to smile about after a tricky marketing campaign.

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