Sassuolo mocks Empoli, Verona hooks up with Spezia

Five goals in two games that could be worth a lot in the salvation race.

Sassuolo beats Empoli in extremis, Verona draws in a comeback against Cremonese. This is the outcome of the two salvation challenges on Sunday afternoon, which move a lot in the lower reaches of the Serie A standings. In fact, the draw allows the Gialloblù to join Spezia in third-last place, on which instead the Tuscans retain an unreassuring lead of 5 points.

In Reggio Emilia it ends 2-1 for Sassuolo, despite the fact that Empoli had long cherished a victory that would have relaunched its salvation ambitions. In fact, the guests had taken the lead in the 11th minute thanks to a solo strike by Cambiaghi, only to see Caputo’s double cancelled out by the Var. However, with Pinamonti red-faced, the neroverdi turned the game around in the final minute: thanks to Berardi, relentless in the 82nd minute on Matheus Henrique’s feed and then able to convert the winning penalty in the 96th minute.

In Cremona, on the other hand, it ended 1-1, after the hosts had taken the lead with Okereke as early as the 9th minute by taking advantage of a defensive blunder by Verona. In ten from the 62nd minute for the expulsion of Quagliata, Cremonese, however, was caught up in the 75th minute by Verdi, excellently served by Magnani.