Salernitana 3-0 win over Sassuolo

After a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Bologna on Friday, Hellas Verona moved to within four points of the Granata, giving them a chance to escape the relegation zone in the remaining weeks of this campaign. This increased the pressure on Paulo Sousa's team to perform well against Sassuolo, a team in the middle of the standings. In their afternoon match against Sassuolo, Salernitana went out to a fast start, scoring after only nine minutes.

The defender managed to push it past Andrea Consigli with a diving header of his own, giving the home team an early 1-0 lead. Norbert Gyomber did well to guide his header to Lorenzo Pirola after a corner. 11 minutes later, Boulaye Dia helped the Granata increase their advantage. Erik Botheim headed the ball down to the Senegalese striker in the middle of the penalty area, where he was able to smash it past Consigli to make it 2-0 after 20 minutes for Sousa's team.