- Domenico Berardi (41' Pen)
- Grégoire Defrel (67')
Serie A upset of Lazio has Sassuolo dreaming of Europe
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Sassuolo underlined their European credentials by surprising Lazio 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico.
The Neroverde, who only arrived in Serie A three years ago, claimed all three points in the capital city thanks to Domenico Berardi's penalty and a second-half rocket from Gregoire Defrel.
Mauricio's 41st-minute foul on Defrel allowed Berardi the opportunity to score from the spot. Later on, in the 67th minute, French forward Defrel rifled Nicola Sansone's assist beyond a helpless Etrit Berisha to rubber-stamp an historic victory.
Eusebio Di Francesco's men are now only six points behind AC Milan, who occupy the final Europa League berth.
Game Information
Olimpico
6:00 PM, 29 February 2016
Roma, Italy
Attendance: 13,995
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +63 | 89 |
| AC Milan | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | +25 | 70 |
| Juventus | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | +21 | 65 |
| Bologna | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | +22 | 64 |
| AS Roma | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +20 | 59 |
| Atalanta | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | +24 | 57 |
| Lazio | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | +8 | 55 |
| Fiorentina | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 50 |
| Napoli | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | +9 | 50 |
| Torino | 35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 47 |
| Monza | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 44 |
| Genoa | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 42 |
| Lecce | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -18 | 36 |
| Cagliari | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -23 | 32 |
| Hellas Verona | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 31 |
| Frosinone | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -20 | 31 |
| Empoli | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -24 | 31 |
| Udinese | 34 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -19 | 29 |
| Sassuolo | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -30 | 26 |
| Salernitana | 34 | 2 | 9 | 23 | -47 | 15 |
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