Serie A (Week 26) : Sassuolo beats Empoli 3-2
ITALY, Feb. 21, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 26: After their 2-2 draw against Palermo on February 13 and 1-1 draw against Chievo on February 13, the Neroverdi bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Empoli this Sunday.
Grégoire Defrel scored dual goals
Empoli midfielder Piotr Zieliński opened the score in the 36th minute, before seeing Sassuolo catch up in the 41st minute thanks to Domenico Berardi. 1-1 at half time. The Neroverdi eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Defrel ('48, '50).
US Sassuolo Calcio climbed to 7th place with 38 points from 26 games, 5 points behind AC Milan, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of February 21, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 31 | 58 |
| 2 | Napoli | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 33 | 56 |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 26 | 21 | 52 |
| 4 | Inter Milan | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 48 |
| 5 | AS Roma | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| 6 | AC Milan | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 43 |
| 7 | Sassuolo | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Lazio | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Bologna | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Empoli | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 34 |
| 11 | Torino | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Chievo | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 31 |
| 13 | Atalanta | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Genoa | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Udinese | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 27 |
| 16 | Palermo | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 26 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 25 |
| 18 | Frosinone | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 51 | -25 | 22 |
| 19 | Carpi | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 20 |
| 20 | Hellas Verona | 26 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2015-2016
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Overview
US Sassuolo Calcio
- Position: 7 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sampdoria 1-3 Sassuolo (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Chievo 1-1 Sassuolo (13 Feb.)
- Next game:Lazio - Sassuolo (29 Feb.)
Empoli FC
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Empoli 3-0 Carpi (13 Dec.)
- Previous game:Empoli 1-2 Frosinone (13 Feb.)
- Next game:Empoli - AS Roma (27 Feb.)
Sassuolo
3:2
Empoli
3:2 (1:1)
- 21 February 2016
- 15:00
- Sassuolo
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 58 |
| 2 |  Napoli | 56 |
| 3 |  Fiorentina | 52 |
| 4 |  Inter Milan | 48 |
| 5 |  AS Roma | 47 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 19 February 2016 | ||||
 | Bologna | 0-0 | Juventus | |
| Saturday 20 February 2016 | ||||
 | Hellas Verona | 3-1 | Chievo |  |
| Inter Milan | 3-1 | Sampdoria |  |
| Sunday 21 February 2016 | ||||
 | Genoa | 2-1 | Udinese |  |
| Sassuolo | 3-2 | Empoli | |
 | Torino | 0-0 | Carpi |  |
 | Atalanta | 2-3 | Fiorentina | |
 | Frosinone | 18:00 | Lazio |  |
| AS Roma | 20:45 | Palermo |  |
| Monday 22 February 2016 | ||||
| Napoli | 21:00 | AC Milan |  |