Match Report
Sassuolo, 1st with 82 points, sat 36 points above Südtirol (10th, 46). Südtirol had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Sassuolo ran at 2.05 scored and 1 conceded, Südtirol at 1.32 and 1.5.
The last-five ledger: Sassuolo 12/15, Südtirol 6/15.
MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,584. On the scoreboard, Südtirol led 2-1 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 5-3.
Goal scorers
Sassuolo: Armand Laurienté (69'), Daniel Boloca (58'), Cristian Volpato (90'), Domenico Berardi (9'), Josh Doig (55') · Südtirol: Raphael Odogwu (3'), Nicola Pietrangeli (64'), Niklas Pyyhtiä (13')