Sassuolo missed the chance to go top of Serie A despite another late comeback as it was held to 3-3 by Torino, which picked up its first point of the season on Friday.
It was a thrilling finale to the match, with four late goals in eight minutes.
Sassuolo was a surprise second heading into the match, two points behind early leader AC Milan, which was playing on Monday.
Sassuolo's goalkeeper Andrea Consigli, and Torino's Lyanco, left, in action during the Serie A soccer match between Sassuolo and Torino, at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Fabrizio ZaniLaPresse via AP)
Torino was rock bottom and without a point from its opening three matches but it was the visitor which took the lead in the first half through Karl Linetty.
Filip Đuričić leveled in the 71st but two goals in as many minutes from Andrea Belotti and Saša Lukić had Torino 3-1 up with 11 minutes remaining.
Sassuolo came back from 3-1 down on Sunday to win against Bologna 4-3 and threatened to do so again when Vlad Chiricheș and Francesco Caputo scored within a minute of each other but it couldn’t find the winner in the remaining five minutes.
Torino's Lyanco, center, in action during the Serie A soccer match between Sassuolo and Torino, at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Fabrizio ZaniLaPresse via AP)
Sassuolo is one of three teams still unbeaten in Serie A — along with Milan and Juventus.
It is only Sassuolo’s eighth season in the Italian top-flight and the team has never finished higher than sixth.
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Torino's Andrea Belotti, left, and Sassuolo's Francesco Magnanelli shake hands during the Serie A soccer match between Sassuolo and Torino, at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Fabrizio ZaniLaPresse via AP)
Torino's Mergim Vojvoda celebrates a goal during the Serie A soccer match between Sassuolo and Torino, at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Fabrizio ZaniLaPresse via AP)
Federico Bernardeschi scored against his former club as Juventus beat Fiorentina 2-0 on Wednesday to set up an Italian Cup final against Inter Milan.
After Fiorentina goalkeeper Bartłomiej Drągowski failed to intercept a cross, Bernardeschi controlled the ball with his chest then volleyed in shortly after the half-hour mark.
Danilo sealed it in stoppage time after being set up by Juan Cuadrado.
Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt, left, and Fiorentina's Nicolas Gonzalez battle for the ball during the Italian Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Marco AlpozziLaPresse via AP)
Aiming to defend its title, Juventus advanced on 3-0 aggregate.
Defending Serie A champion Inter beat city rival AC Milan 3-0 on Tuesday to advance.
Juventus has won the Italian Cup a record 14 times, while Inter has seven trophies in the competition — the last from 2011.
Juventus' Adrien Rabiot, right, and Fiorentina's Jonathan Ikone battle for the ball during the Italian Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Marco AlpozziLaPresse via AP)
The final is scheduled for May 11.
Juventus also had a goal from Adrien Rabiot wiped off for offside following a VAR check.
SALERNITANA SUCCESS
An injury-time winner earned Salernitana a 1-0 win at Udinese in Serie A, keeping the southern club’s hopes of avoiding relegation alive.
Juventus' Dusan Vlahovic, left, and Fiorentina's Alfred Duncan battle for the ball during the Italian Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Marco AlpozziLaPresse via AP)
Having won at Sampdoria on Saturday, it marked the first time this season that Salernitana posted consecutive victories.
Substitute Simone Verdi finished off a counterattack three minutes into stoppage time.
The bottom three clubs — Venezia, Salernitana and Genoa — are now level on points, each six points from safety.
Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt, left, and Fiorentina's Arthur Cabral battle for the ball during the Italian Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Marco AlpozziLaPresse via AP)
The match was postponed four months ago amid a coronavirus outbreak within Salernitana’s squad.
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