Match highlights
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Empoli vs Sassuolo highlights
How the goals came
4' an own goal opens the scoring for Empoli → 12' Andrea Pinamonti equalises for Sassuolo → 22' Matheus Henrique puts Sassuolo ahead → 30' Jacopo Fazzini equalises for Empoli → 66' Domenico Berardi puts Sassuolo ahead → 86' an own goal equalises for Empoli → 90+2' Domenico Berardi puts Sassuolo ahead (the winner). Full time: 3-4, Sassuolo win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 7 goals came after half-time. Sassuolo came from 1 down to win. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
4' Own goal (Empoli) 1-0
Empoli versus Sassuolo on Matchday 13 of Serie A, played on 26 November 2023, came to life in the 4th minute with an own goal. It handed the home side a 1-0 lead, but this was only the opening act of a match that would finish 3-4. Seven goals in all would follow from this early breakthrough.
12' Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) 1-1
Having fallen behind to an own goal, Sassuolo drew level in the 12th minute through Andrea Pinamonti. The visitors needed only eight minutes to restore parity at 1-1 and reset the contest.
22' Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) 1-2
In the 22nd minute, Matheus Henrique put Sassuolo 1-2 ahead, completing the turnaround. The visitors, who had trailed early on, had flipped the match before the midpoint of the first half.
30' Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) 2-2
Empoli answered the turnaround in the 30th minute, when Jacopo Fazzini levelled at 2-2. After seeing their early lead overturned, the home side were back on terms before half-time.
66' Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) 2-3
Level at 2-2 at the break, the match swung again in the 66th minute when Domenico Berardi scored. His goal put Sassuolo 2-3 in front, the third change of lead in the contest.
86' Own goal (Empoli) 3-3
With time running out, an own goal in the 86th minute brought Empoli level at 3-3. It was the second own goal of the match, and it gave the home side their third equaliser of the afternoon and a chance to take something from the game.
90'+2 Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) 3-4
With the score at 3-3, Domenico Berardi struck again in the 90+2nd minute, his second goal of the match, to put Sassuolo 3-4 ahead in stoppage time. It proved to be the winner, sealing an away victory in a seven-goal contest. Empoli, who had equalised in the 86th minute, were left with nothing.
