Sassuolo Domenico Berardi celebrates after scoring his facet’s second aim through the Italian Serie A soccer match between Sassuolo and Juventus on the Mapei Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Credit score: AP/Massimo Paolone
AC Milan’s Rafael Leao celebrates with coach Stefano Pioli after scoring his facet’s opening aim through the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona on the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Credit score: AP/Luca Bruno
AC Milan’s Rafael Leao scores his facet’s opening aim through the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona on the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Credit score: AP/Luca Bruno
MILAN — Juventus fell to its first lack of the season after three obtrusive errors contributed to a 4-2 defeat at struggling Sassuolo in Serie A on Saturday, together with a weird late personal aim.
Bianconeri goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny first gifted the house facet the lead when he didn’t make a routine save on a shot from Armand Laurienté within the thirteenth minute. One other mistake from Szczęsny gave Sassuolo a 3-2 lead within the 82nd and Juventus then added a comical personal aim in harm time.
Szczęsny left his aim to take a free kick close to the nook flag, passing the ball throughout the pitch to Gatti as Juventus tried to launch a ultimate assault in the hunt for an equalizer. Nonetheless, the defender got here underneath fast strain and handed the ball again towards the aim — seemingly forgetting that his goalkeeper was not there — and it bobbled into the empty internet.
It was Juve’s first lack of the fledgling marketing campaign after three wins and a draw. On Tuesday it performs Lecce, which is the one facet nonetheless undefeated within the Italian league together with Inter Milan.
Sassuolo had solely three factors from its opening 4 matches however took the lead when Laurienté’s shot went straight at Szczęsny however the energy behind the strike noticed the ball bounce off the goalkeeper’s gloves and off the turf earlier than going into the again of the web.
Juventus leveled within the twenty first when Federico Chiesa whipped in a cross from the left however, underneath strain from United States midfielder Weston McKennie, Matías Nicolás Viña prodded the ball into his personal internet.
Domenico Berardi restored Sassuolo’s lead shortly earlier than halftime when he swept a end into the underside left nook however the dwelling facet’s hopes of getting a powerful win appeared to evaporate when Chiesa’s effort was deflected in with 12 minutes remaining.
AC Milan’s Rafael Leao celebrates with coach Stefano Pioli after scoring his facet’s opening aim through the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona on the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Credit score: AP/Luca Bruno
Nonetheless, Sassoulo went forward once more 4 minutes later after Szczęsny palmed Laurienté’s fierce strike straight at Pinamonti, who headed within the rebound for his fourth aim in three matches.
If that wasn’t dangerous sufficient, Gatti added the worst howler of the day proper on the finish.
LEÃO SCORES AGAIN
Rafael Leão seems again to his greatest and the AC Milan ahead helped the Rossoneri bounce again from a disappointing week with a 1-0 win over Hellas Verona in Serie A.
AC Milan’s Rafael Leao scores his facet’s opening aim through the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona on the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Credit score: AP/Luca Bruno
Leão scored the one aim of the delayed match within the eighth minute to assist his group get again to successful methods. Milan was humiliated 5-1 by Inter Milan within the metropolis derby final weekend earlier than being held 0-0 by Newcastle of their Champions League opener on Tuesday.
It was the third straight league match wherein Leão scored. The 24-year-old ahead had a blended marketing campaign final season as he appeared distracted by off-the-field points along with his contract, which he renewed in June.
A mistake by the Verona protection allowed Olivier Giroud to win the ball again in midfield and he despatched it by to Leão, who used his spectacular tempo to surge between two opposition gamers and slot into the underside proper nook.
The match nearly didn’t go forward, nevertheless, because the San Siro pitch was waterlogged following heavy rain and hail within the hour earlier than kickoff. It eased off and the water drained rapidly so the match was capable of get underway 25 minutes late.
Christian Pulisic went near doubling Milan’s lead within the 72nd when he raced into the suitable facet of the realm and left Verona defender Paweł Dawidowicz scrambling because the U.S. worldwide turned and curled in a shot, which Lorenzo Montipò managed to palm out from underneath the bar.
Milan moved stage on factors with league chief Inter, which performs at Empoli on Sunday.
LIMPING LAZIO
Lazio continued to drop factors within the league because it was held 1-1 by Monza.
Ciro Motionless gave Lazio an early lead from the penalty spot however Roberto Gagliardini equalised for Monza, which additionally had two objectives dominated out for offside.
Motionless hit the put up within the second half.
Lazio has simply 4 factors from 5 matches. It additionally drew 1-1 at dwelling to Atletico Madrid within the Champions League on Tuesday following a stoppage-time equaliser from goalkeeper Ivan Provedel.