Sassuolo fights back from 3-1 down to beat Bologna 4-3
MILAN (AP) — High-flying Sassuolo scored three goals in 13 minutes to complete an extraordinary comeback from 3-1 down to win 4-3 at Bologna in Serie A on Sunday.
The victory saw Sassuolo move second in Serie A, two points below early leader AC Milan.
It was also the third successive match that Sassuolo had scored four goals. Sassuolo, Milan and Juventus are the only teams still unbeaten in Serie A.
In Bologna, Roberto Soriano gave the hosts an early lead but Domenico Berardi curled in an equalizer in the 18th minute.
However, Mattias Svanberg restored Bologna’s lead shortly before halftime and, when Riccardo Orsolini’s shot was deflected in on the hour, Sassuolo appeared to be heading for its first defeat.
But Francesco Caputo set up Filip Đuričić in the 64th and scored the equalizer himself six minutes later.
The comeback was complete in the 77th when Bologna defender Takehiro Tomiyasu tried to prevent a ball from going through to Caputo and accidentally sent it into the back of his own net.
POINTLESS TORINO
Torino is still without a point after losing 3-2 at home to Cagliari.
Andrea Belotti converted a penalty to give Torino an early lead after Saša Lukić was brought down by Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno.
João Pedro leveled in the 12th and Giovanni Simeone fired Cagliari in front seven minutes later.
Belotti equalized at the start of the second half but some more poor defending allowed Cagliari to restore its lead when Torino goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu fumbled a cross, allowing Simeone to tap in from close range.
Belotti came agonizingly close to completing a hat trick and snatching a point for Torino at the death but Cragno did well to save his acrobatic effort.
Udinese, which hosts Parma later Sunday, is the other Serie A team still without a point.
Roma was also playing later against Benevento.
OTHER MATCHES
Fiorentina gave up a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Spezia.
The visitors went 2-0 up within four minutes thanks to goals from German Pezzella and Cristiano Biraghi.
But Daniele Verde pulled one back shortly before halftime and Diego Farias netted the equalizer in the 75th.
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