Fiorentina overturn Sassuolo lead to win 4-2

Fiorentina won 4-2 away to Sassuolo, overturning an early deficit after the hosts twice drew level. Armand Laurienté scored twice, but Fiorentina’s stronger shooting output ultimately settled the game.

Laurienté strikes first, but Fiorentina respond

Sassuolo took the lead in the 25th minute when Armand Laurienté made it 1-0, assisted by Sebastiano Esposito. Fiorentina equalised in the 45th minute through Mateo Pellegrino, whose goal made it 1-1 at half-time after an assist from Alieu Njie.

Fiorentina completed the initial turnaround five minutes after the interval. Njie scored in the 50th minute, with Marco Brescianini supplying the assist, to put the visitors 2-1 ahead. Sassuolo again recovered when Laurienté scored his second goal in the 65th minute, assisted by Nemanja Matić, for 2-2.

The decisive change came in the closing stages. Franco Mastantuono restored Fiorentina’s lead in the 79th minute, making it 3-2 after Pedro Goncalves’s assist. Víctor Valdepeñas Talavera then scored in the 90th minute, assisted by Cher Ndour, to complete the 4-2 win.

Fiorentina’s finishing outweighed Sassuolo possession

Sassuolo had 58% possession and completed 495 accurate passes compared with Fiorentina’s 331. However, Fiorentina led total shots 15-7, shots on goal 6-2 and expected goals 1.6-0.8. The numbers show how the visitors created the clearer chances despite having less of the ball.

Ibrahim Sulemana, Radu Drăguşin and Njie were booked before half-time, while Wilfried Gnonto received a yellow card in the 90th minute. Njie was also Fiorentina’s standout performer, rating 8.4 with one goal and one assist.

Both teams now have eight points

Sassuolo went into the game ranked #15 with 8 points, while Fiorentina were #17 with 5. After the result, both have 8 points from 10 matches, with positions dependent on tie-breakers. Lazio remain provisionally top with 28 points; both teams trail by 20.