Raimondo nets treble as Frosinone edge Sassuolo 4-2

Raimondo refused to stay in one lane

The striker kept changing where he stood throughout the game. Sometimes he dragged the centre-backs out of shape and opened a lane for the next pass; other times he peeled off the blind side and reached the ball just as the defender had turned to face it. Sassuolo struggled to cover that movement with a single marker or by dropping their line a little deeper.

Three goals tell only part of the story, since much of his value came before the shot. The real trouble for the defence was whether to chase Raimondo or guard the middle of the pitch. When the first run was not picked out, Frosinone’s other attackers filled whatever space had opened up, which kept the hosts threatening even when the initial move went nowhere.

Sassuolo stayed in the fight but left too much open

Sassuolo’s two goals away from home prove they were far from passive. Plenty of players pushed forward, creating chances and keeping the contest alive, but the cover behind them came and went. Each time they lost the ball, Frosinone reached the next line before the visitors could reset their midfield.

There is a fine line between attacking with purpose and simply leaving gaps. Going for the win meant committing numbers forward, yet the closest players still had to delay the first counter. Sassuolo regularly asked their back four to handle pace and space at once, and that became more difficult as Raimondo grew in confidence.

Raimondo finishes the round with seven league goals

Raimondo heads into the next round as Serie A’s top scorer, with seven goals to his name. The job now is not to repeat a hat-trick but to keep affecting games when opponents shut down the central runs and force a different Frosinone player to finish the move.

For Frosinone, the 4-2 result points to a repeatable idea: shift the striker before the final pass and keep a second runner close by. Sassuolo, meanwhile, need to start their review the moment possession changes hands. Six goals made the game entertaining, but the hosts came out on top because their attacking movement had more order underneath the chaos.