The story
Sassuolo beat Cagliari 3-0 at Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore in Serie A, matchday 21.
The goals came from Manuel Locatelli (9'), Khouma Babacar (45+4', pen) and Alessandro Matri (87').
It was 2-0 at half-time.
Cagliari had 57% of the ball and 10 shots to Sassuolo's 15.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 9' Manuel Locatelli Goal · Sassuolo 1-0
- 45+4' Khouma Babacar Penalty · Sassuolo 2-0
- 87' Alessandro Matri Goal · Sassuolo 3-0 Assist: Alfred Duncan
Line-ups
Sassuolo
- Andrea ConsigliGoalkeeper
- Pol LirolaDefender
- RogérioDefender
- Giangiacomo MagnaniDefender
- Federico PelusoDefender
- Manuel LocatelliMidfielder
- Mehdi BourabiaMidfielder
- Francesco Magnanellioff 75'Midfielder
- Domenico BerardiForward
- Filip Djuricicoff 65'Forward
- Khouma Babacaroff 70'Forward
Cagliari
- Alessio CragnoGoalkeeper
- Charalabos Lykogiannisoff 46'Defender
- Luca CeppitelliDefender
- Fabio PisacaneDefender
- Darijo Srnaoff 77'Defender
- Nicolò BarellaMidfielder
- Paolo FaragòMidfielder
- Luca Cigarinioff 64'Midfielder
- Artur IonitaMidfielder
- Leonardo PavolettiForward
- João PedroForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (5)
- 9' ⚽ Manuel Locatelli
- 14' 🟨 Nicolò Barella
- 25' 🟨 Federico Peluso
- 45+4' ⚽ Khouma Babacar (pen)
- 87' ⚽ Alessandro Matriassist Alfred Duncan
Head to head
2Sassuolo wins1Draws3Cagliari wins

