Chievo v Sassuolo
2016-17 Italian Serie A
Nicola Rigoni - 21'
Lucas Castro - 40'
Grégoire Defrel - 28'
Chievo Verona 2-1 Sassuolo
Chievo continued their fine start to the Serie A season with a 2-1 victory over Sassuolo.
The win made it 10 points from five games thanks to goals from Nicola Rigoni and Lucas Castro.
Rigoni opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a long-range effort following a corner.
It took just seven minutes for the visitors to equalise through Gregoire Defrel but Castro scored what proved to be the winner in the 40th minute with a header from Valter Birsa's cross.
The result lifted Chievo up to fourth place, only two points behind leaders Juventus.
Game Information
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
4:45 AM, 22 September 2016
Verona, Italy
Attendance: 9,000
- Referees:
- Piero Giacomelli
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 37 | 27 | 5 | 5 | +54 | 86 |
| Napoli | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | +21 | 73 |
| AC Milan | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | +19 | 70 |
| AS Roma | 37 | 22 | 4 | 11 | +26 | 70 |
| Como | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | +33 | 68 |
| Juventus | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | +27 | 68 |
| Atalanta | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | +15 | 58 |
| Bologna | 37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | +3 | 55 |
| Lazio | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 51 |
| Udinese | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 50 |
| Sassuolo | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 49 |
| Torino | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 44 |
| Parma | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | -19 | 42 |
| Genoa | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 41 |
| Fiorentina | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | -9 | 41 |
| Cagliari | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 40 |
| Lecce | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -23 | 35 |
| Cremonese | 37 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -22 | 34 |
| Hellas Verona | 37 | 3 | 12 | 22 | -34 | 21 |
| Pisa | 37 | 2 | 12 | 23 | -44 | 18 |
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