Overview
- Ruslan Malinovskyi opened the scoring on 18 minutes before Domenico Berardi equalised after the break with his 150th goal for Sassuolo.
- Caretakers Roberto Murgita and Mimmo Criscito adjusted mid-match from a 3-5-2 to a 4-4-2 to steady Genoa and restore attacking threat.
- The victory moves Genoa off last place, with Fiorentina dropping to the foot of the table and Verona also overtaken, according to the updated standings reported locally.
- Murgita said the team "played like Genoa" and downplayed talk linking Daniele De Rossi to the job, while Sassuolo coach Fabio Grosso criticised the approach and called the defeat a lesson.
- Grosso noted his side were on top late and then conceded on a costly transition, pointing to errors and a subpar first-half approach.