This Friday evening, the eighth day of the Saudi Pro League began with a Lecce-Sassuolo match which promised to be lively. Having had a fantastic start to the season, the locals had the opportunity to get off to a good start after a complicated week following two losses against Juventus Turin (1-0) and Napoli (4-0). And things started badly for the locals because Domenico Berardi opened the scoring from the penalty spot in favor of Neroverdi (0-1, 22nd).
General classification Serie A
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#
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Team
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Pts
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J
|
DIF
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G
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NOT
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D
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BP
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B.C.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 |
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12 |
8 |
-1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
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8 |
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10 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
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9 |
|
10 |
8 |
-2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
14 |
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10 |
|
9 |
7 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
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11 |
|
9 |
7 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
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Ultimately, Lecce’s reaction did not take long to come. Just after returning from the locker room, scorer Nikola Krstovic (1-1, 48th) put the two teams back on level terms. At the end of a balanced second half, neither team was able to take the advantage. A draw that does no one’s business: Lecce moves away from the top places (7th) while Sassuolo sinks into the soft underbelly (11th).
