Serie A | Lecce 0-0 Sassuolo: Stalemate for wasteful sides

Lecce and Sassuolo both wasted golden scoring opportunities in a disappointing stalemate with a distinct lack of quality.

Both teams had a dismal start to the season, but went into the break for international duty with morale-boosting wins. The hosts saw Riccardo Sottil join Filip Marchwinski, Matias Perez and Gaby Jean on the treatment table. The Neroverdi got captain Domenico Berardi back, but were missing Daniel Boloca, Tarek Muharemovic, Yeferson Paz and Edoardo Pieragnolo.

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Ylber Ramadani drilled wide from the edge of the area, while Filippo Romagna’s volley was deflected over by Kialonda Gaspar.

Nikola Stulic came close with a left-foot curler from distance that bent inches wide of the far post and Berisha’s half-volley was charge down by Romagna.

Armand Laurienté got the assist all wrong for Andrea Pinamonti when sent clear down the left after the restart, while Berardi first forced a save from Wladimiro Falcone’s foot at the near post, then drilled the rebound across the face of goal.

Tiago Gabriel made a decisive block on the Thorstvedt angled drive in stoppages, but had even braver defending when throwing his face in the way of a Pierini volley, which left him visibly shaken.