Only the truth test was missing at Sassuolo, unbeaten and second in the standings behind Milan after six days: the test with a big one, given that before Naples the Emilian team had faced only teams that are today on the right side of the ranking.
Exam passed with full marks on the day in which three undisputed owners were missing such as Caputo, Berardi, Djuricic (but with a Locatelli increasingly protagonist and the novelty Maxime Lopez), with a performance also of quality, confirming that there is no nothing causal in this exploit of the neroverdi.
"The absences can only be made up for with the game, but it is not said that you will win", said the coach Roberto De Zerbi after the San Paolo coup, the first time that the Emilians come out with three deserved points from the Naples field .
The technician seems to be the added value of this group.
The perfect harmony between the coach and the club managed by Giovanni Carnevali with the precious support of the sports director Giovanni Rossi, has allowed the team to grow.
Perfectionist, lover of tactics, careful in managing with surprising but often effective choices, De Zerbi was the extra man in this first part of the year.
And when he claims that results are achieved through play, it is not just a slogan, but it is the DNA of Sassuolo, often appreciated for rarely trivial performances.
It would seem that now the difficulty begins, especially when you have to measure your ambitions against other big names.