On Sunday evening, the first match of the 23rd round of Serie A took place in Italy. "Sassuolo" hosted "Roma" at their own stadium.
The course of the match was set early on by a goal in the 11th minute from "giallorossi" winger Mohamed Salah, with the assist coming from Miralem Pjanic.
Later, the game was evenly balanced. At the end of it, the hosts had a great opportunity to equalize as their defender Radja Nainggolan was sent off the field for a second yellow card.
However, Domenico Berardi missed from the penalty spot, and in the final moments of the match, "Roma" doubled their lead through newcomer Stephan El Shaarawy.
For now, the winners temporarily rise to fourth place.
Result:
"Sassuolo" 0 - 2 "Roma"
[0-1] 11' Mohamed Salah
87' Radja Nainggolan ("Roma") sent off
88' Domenico Berardi ("Sassuolo") missed penalty
[0-2] 90' Stephan El Shaarawy
