Dionisi’s adventure on the Sassuolo bench begins in the best possible way, who conquers Bentegodi in the first championship by beating Verona 3-2. A debut to forget at the helm of the Scala team, however, for Di Francesco, forced to the knockout by the goals of Raspadori, Djuricic and Traore and after just over half the match played outnumbered (Veloso expelled). Zaccagni’s brace is not enough for the Gialloblu.
Ready to go and the Scala rearguard risks the omelette after less than 20 seconds, giving Boga the possible advantage ball that the attacker shoots to the side. After another attempt each for Barak and Frattesi on both sides, it is Zaccagni who has the best chance of the match at 24 ‘, wasted kicking high from an excellent position. Verona increases the engine revs and goes a step away from the advantage even in the 31st minute by hitting a crossbar with Kalinic, but on the overturning in front it is Sassuolo who sinks the blow: Djuricic launches Raspadori, very good at controlling and presenting himself face to face with the goalkeeper signing the 1-0 Emilian. Before the break the match for Di Francesco’s team gets even more uphill, forced to outnumber the red team (double yellow card) to Veloso. Zaccagni tries to shake the yellow and blue at the beginning of the second half, but at 51 ‘Sassuolo is doubled with a textbook exchange between Djuricic and Caputo, with the latter offering a chocolate to his partner who transforms into 2-0. Verona does not intend to give up and at 70 ‘finds the episode to return to the game: Zaccagni is knocked down in the area by Toljan earning a penalty, the same number 10 goes from the spot and signs the 2-1 that reopens the match . Veronese hopes that however seem to be definitively extinguished in the 77th minute by the new entry Traore, very good at drawing a right-footed shot from the deadly edge for Pandur. Only in the recovery does Verona find the 3-2 goal again with Zaccagni, who scores his personal double but useless for the result.