Torino vs Sassuolo

17 March 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

Simone Zaza 77’, 90+2’
Rolando Mandragora 86’

Domenico Berardi 6’, 38’

Match summary

Torino came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Sassuolo, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Sassuolo led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Domenico Berardi put Sassuolo ahead in the 6th minute, set up by Francesco Caputo and Berardi made it 0-2 from a corner in the 38th minute, set up by Jeremy Toljan. In the second half, Simone Zaza pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 77th minute, set up by Antonio Sanabria, Rolando Mandragora equalised in the 86th minute, and Zaza won it with a header in stoppage time, set up by Cristian Ansaldi.

The chances backed that up: Torino created 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sassuolo's 1.41 from 14.

Match stats

23 Shots 12

15 Shots on Target 5

6 Corners 3

1 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.15 xG 1.41

2.15 Non-penalty xG 1.41

6 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Torino Sassuolo

Kick-off

6’

Domenico Berardi
Assist: Francesco Caputo

0-1

38’

Domenico Berardi
Assist: Jeremy Toljan

0-2

Half-time0-2

Simone Zaza
Assist: Antonio Sanabria

1-2

77’

Rolando Mandragora

2-2

86’

Simone Zaza
Assist: Cristian Ansaldi

3-2

90+2’

Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Torino

Antonio Sanabria

Sassuolo

Jeremy Toljan
Gregoire Defrel

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Torino 2.16 xGSassuolo 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sassuolo attacking Torino attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Salvatore Sirigu	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lyanco	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.15	1
Armando Izzo	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Bremer	DEF	59			0	0.00	0.00	0
Cristian Ansaldi	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.65	4
Nicola Murru	MID	49			1	0.04	0.00	0
Rolando Mandragora	MID	90	1		4	0.95	0.03	1
Tomás Rincón	MID	75			2	0.05	0.00	0
Sasa Lukic	MID	49			1	0.02	0.01	1
Andrea Belotti	FWD	90			3	0.06	0.06	1
Antonio Sanabria	FWD	90		1	2	0.16	0.29	2
Simone Verdi	Sub	41			1	0.03	0.00	0
Mergim Vojvoda	Sub	41			1	0.02	0.00	0
Amer Gojak	Sub	31			1	0.01	0.01	1
Simone Zaza	Sub	15	2		2	0.82	0.00	0
Federico Bonazzoli	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Andrea Consigli	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jeremy Toljan	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.14	2
Marlon Santos	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Gianmarco Ferrari	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Rogerio	DEF	90			1	0.03	0.02	1
Pedro Obiang	MID	90			4	0.17	0.45	2
Francesco Magnanelli	MID	64			0	0.00	0.00	0
Domenico Berardi	MID	79	2		4	0.27	0.03	1
Gregoire Defrel	MID	64			1	0.01	0.00	0
Filip Djuricic	MID	64			1	0.38	0.00	0
Francesco Caputo	FWD	90		1	2	0.54	0.20	4
Manuel Locatelli	Sub	26			1	0.02	0.02	1
Jeremie Boga	Sub	26			0	0.00	0.00	0
Hamed Junior Traore	Sub	26			0	0.00	0.15	1
Federico Peluso	Sub	11			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Torino win 37% Avg odds 2.54

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30

Sassuolo win 34% Avg odds 2.84

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Torino D D W L L

Sassuolo W D D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sassuolo 3-3 Torino, 23 Oct 20 Next meeting: Sassuolo 0-1 Torino, 17 Sep 21 All Torino vs Sassuolo meetings

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