Sassuolo were reduced to 10 men after 49 minutes but held on to beat Benevento 1-0 after a Domenico Berardi penalty after only eight minutes.
Domenico Berardi opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the eighth minute. A cross from Maxime Lopez struck the hand of Alessandro Tuia and the referee pointed to the penalty spot.
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Berardi smashed it into the top corner and Sassuolo took an early advantage against the newly promoted side.
Sassuolo were reduced to 10 men after 49 minutes but held on to beat Benevento 1-0 after a Domenico Berardi penalty after only eight minutes.
Domenico Berardi opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the eighth minute. A cross from Maxime Lopez struck the hand of Alessandro Tuia and the referee pointed to the penalty spot.
Read the full match report HERE.
Berardi smashed it into the top corner and Sassuolo took an early advantage against the newly promoted side.
Lukas Haraslin was sent off after 49 minutes, as he caught Gaetano Letizia’s ankle with his studs in a very late challenge.
Benevento created chances for the remainder of the second half and Gianluca Lapadula thought he had equalised at the death, but Andrea Consigli was there to save the day with a fabulous save.