

Going into the weekend, there was just one point separating these mid-table teams. The hosts had won four straight games and were without Mert Muldur. The lengthy injured list for the Toro team now includes Ola Aina, Ivan Ilic, Yann Karamoh, David Zima, and Ronaldo Vieira. Tonny Sanabria's deft volley was blocked in the area, and after a corner, his glancing header removed paint from the upright.
Nemanja Radonjic believed he had scored after being set up by a Sanabria pass, but his strong shot struck the crossbar with Andrea Consigli out of position. Sassuolo scored against the flow of play at the very moment when Toro was in control. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic deflected Domenico Berardi's hard angled shot with one glove as he faced up against Ricardo Rodriguez, but only so that Andrea Pinamonti could tap it in.