A 1-1 draw for Sassuolo yesterday, Thursday 25 August, at Marakana against Red Star Belgrade  in their Europa League play-off match.

After 28 minutes of play, Berardi scored his sixth goal of the season, the deciding goal that sent the black and greens through to the group stage of the Europa League .

Katai scored in the 54th minute, a goal of little value given that Red Star would have needed to score five of them to pass to the next stage. So, at the final whistle, Sassuolo celebrated their qualification to the group stage of the Europa League, an important part of the black and greens’ history.

We congratulate them on this huge achievement at the start of the season.