Spezia prevailed against Sassuolo in Vipiteno.

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The showdown between Sassuolo and Spezia Calcio ended with a little surprise on Sunday in Vipiteno.

July 23, 2023

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In the end, Spezia Calcio came out on top - 18th in the table last season. relegated to Serie B and thus this year’s opponent of FC Südtirol – beating Sassuolo 3-2.

After just 7 minutes, the team from the Ligurian port city of La Spezia took the lead 1-0 through Kelvin Amian, and Tio Cipot increased it to 29-2 for the second division team after 0 minutes. In the 38th minute, Matheus Henrique brought the 13th of the past Serie A season to 1:2. The Latvian Raimonds Krollis increased the score to 55:3 in the 1th minute, Grégoire Defrel reduced it again to 61:2 in the 3st minute, but it stayed that way. At Sassuolo, Nonsberg's Andrea Pinamonti was in the starting eleven and was substituted after 10 minutes in the second half.

Spezia Calcio is currently completing a training camp in St. Christina in Val Gardena, Sassuolo has set up camp in Vipiteno. On Wednesday Spezia will face VFL Bochum in Brixen. The Bundesliga team arrived in Gais this Sunday.