Serie A, the first advance on Saturday: Sassuolo-Crotone 1-0
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Goals
1-0:
at 19 'pt the unblocked Berardi who receives the ball in the area and is free to kick towards the bottom right corner.
The formations:
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
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Councils, Muldur, Chiriches, Ferrari, Toljan, Bourabia, Locatelli, Berardi, Defrel, Djuricic, Caputo.
Herdsman De Zerbi.
Disqualified.
none Be wary: none Unavailable: Boga, Magnanelli, Rogerio, Raspadori, Romagna, Marlon.
Crotone (3-5-2)
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Cordaz, Magallan, Marrone, Golemic.
Pereira, Molina, Cigarini, Vulic, Reca, Messias, Simy.
Stroppa coach.
Disqualified: none. Beware: none.
Unavailable: Cuomo, Gigliotti, Eduardo, Benali, Riviére.
Referee: Pezzuto from Lecce.
"Believe it, never give up and I am convinced that the results will come".
Giovanni Stroppa is happier the one who shows up in the press room on the eve of the away match in Reggio Emilia where Crotone will face Sassuolo.
"The condition of the team - explains the coach - improves and under the physical aspect we are equal to the others. It will take time to complete the ideas, strengths and impact on the match. We must improve on the dribble to make the opponents run empty. ".
Waiting for Benali and Riviére, who will be available from next week, the coach sees the glass half full in what he himself defines "our pre-season".
"The physical aspect - he says - is ok. We need to improve some automatism in the insertion of foreigners. We give the feeling of being there, but on the occasions that may arise we must be much better in the ability to manage the ball. Compared to the first match with Genoa, against Milan we did better but we didn't shoot on goal and this bothers me. Sassuolo is an extraordinary team, very well done with different game ideas than other Serie A teams thanks to De Zerbi. We have to be good at trying to earn these moments. "
Looking to the future Stroppa also thinks positive for the composition of the team: "By taking Pereira and Reca we have done something important, Rispoli is added value. At the end of the transfer market we will be competitive, we will reach our goal. We are sorry that this situation has given us a a little limping. But we will be ready after the break with all the personnel ".