Sassuolo and Sampdoria could not be separated at the Stadio Citta del Tricolore on Sunday afternoon in Serie A after a 0-0 draw.
It was a dull affair with neither team able to break the deadlock, whilst there was also a shortage of real clear-cut chances with Emiliano Viviano the more active goalkeeper.
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Sassuolo
Andrea Consigli – 6 – Concentrated
The Sassuolo goalkeeper wasn’t too busy but when he was called into action he showed some good saves and reactions.
Federico Peluso – 6 – Effective
The full-back dealt with Manolo Gabbiadini well and also got forward on certain occasions.
Luca Antei – 6 – Comfortable
With Samp only playing one forward the defender was the extra man and dealt with any balls into the box effectively.
Francesco Acerbi – 6 – Solid
The centre-back struggled with Stefano Okaka’s strength at first but soon got to grips with him and kept the powerful striker quiet.
Sime Vrsaljko – 6 – Adventurous
The Croat bombed forward countless times but was caught out by Eder a few times at the other end.
Francesco Magnanelli – 6 – Controlling
Captain Magnanelli sprayed the ball about whilst roaming around the centre of the pitch and also had a great effort thwarted by Viviano.
Saphir Taider – 5 – Inaccurate
The Algerian midfielder had a few shots that sailed over the bar and also gave the ball away a few too many times.
Matteo Brighi – 6 – Tireless
The midfielder worked his socks off but missed his teams best chance in the second half when he should have at least hit the target.
Simone Zaza – 5 – Quiet
Zaza could not get it going today despite being in decent form in the early season. It just wasn’t working for him.
Nicola Sansone – 5 – Uninvolved
The striker was quiet but did lay the ball off to substitute Sergio Floccari who had a great chance at the end.
Antonio Floro Flores – 7 – Lively
Probably his team’s best player, the forward got into good positions and had plenty of shots but could not find the net with any of them.
Substitutes
Sergio Floccari – 6 – Impactful
The striker came off the bench and seemingly improved the team’s performance, had a good effort saved by Viviano.
Davide Biondini – N/A
Raman Chibsah – N/A
Sampdoria
Emiliano Viviano – 7 – Impressive
The goalkeeper was by far the busier and made some decent saves especially from Magnanelli’s effort.
Vasco Regini – 6 – Reserved
The left-back didn’t venture forward too much and found it hard against Antonio Floro Flores.
Daniele Gastaldello – 6 – Strong
The captain marked Zaza out of the game and made some crunching tackles to keep Sassuolo out.
Matias Silvestre – 6 – Solid
Made some good tackles and his positional sense was impressive.
Luca De Silvestri – 6 – Hardworking
The full-back made a load of his trademark forward runs whilst also doing his job in defence.
Roberto Soriano – 5 – Complacent
The midfielder gave the ball away sometimes, but also could have made better decisions whilst on the ball.
Angelo Palombo – 6 – Accurate
The midfielder recorded an impressive 91% pass success rate albeit the passes weren’t creating any chances.
Pedro Obiang – 6 – Playmaker
The Spaniard made some decent passes up to Stefano Okaka, one led to their best chance of the match.
Manolo Gabbiadini – 5 – Frustrated
The forward had a really quiet game without creating any chances or having any efforts on goal.
Stefano Okaka – 6 – Powerful
The huge striker shrugged off his marker a few times but in the final third was usually wasteful. Played a nice lay-off pass for the Eder chance.
Eder – 5 – Wasteful
As well as having a good effort going wide of the post, he had a chance where he was one on one and completely fluffed it up.
Substitutes
Luca Rizzo – N/A
Gianluca Sansone – N/A
Gonzalo Bergessio – N/A
