Serie A: Domenico nets his 100th Serie A goal to help Sassuolo win

Domenico Berardi scored two times, to scale 100th goal for Serie A as well, helping Sassuolo beat Spezia 4-1 to stay alive in their hunt for a Europa League spot. Sassuolo climbed to 10th spot and stay only five points from the Europa League spots in the midst of a six-match unbeaten run. Berardi was charged first with a penalty in the beginning session then reestablished Sassuolo's lead after the break to score another goal dodging defenders left and right.

Each of Berardi's 100 goals has accompanied Sassuolo. The striker could play a critical part for Italy in the following week's World Cup season finisher against North Macedonia. Kaan Ayhan and Gianluca Scamacca likewise scored for Sassuolo, while Daniele Verde had a brief balancer for Spezia, who stayed fifteenth.