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| 45' | And there's the half-time whistle! Sassuolo head in with a 2-0 lead, thanks to great strikes from Zaza and Sansone. |
| 44' | Handanovic gets down well to smother the ball at Sansone's feet, but Valeri had already blown up for offside. |
| 41' | Dodo puts in a dangerous cross from the left, but it evades the entire Sassuolo penalty box. |
| 38' | Guarin tries to find the net from outside of the area, but the ball ends up behind Consigli's goal. |
| 33' | Majestic defending from Vidic to dispossess the onrushing Zaza. |
| 30' | Sassuolo make it 2-0! Sansone jinks in from the left, letting fly with an unstoppable strike that leaves Handanovic no chance. |
| 29' | Sansone wins a corner from Ranocchia. |
| 27' | Nice play from Inter. Podolski finds Kovacic on the edge of the area, but the Croatian can't quite get his shot away. |
| 22' | Chance for Inter. Kovacic does well to burst into the box and looks for Podolski at the far post. Again, the ball is inches too long. |
| 21' | Shaqiri sets Podolski free in behind Sassuolo, but the ball is just too long and Consigli manages to get there first. |
| 19' | Inter try to respond straight away through Shaqiri, who cuts in from the left and shoots for goal. Goal kick. |
| 17' | Sassuolo take the lead. Receiving a pass from Missiroli, Zaza controls well and unleashes an unstoppable shot past Handanovic. |
| 14' | Vrsalyko crosses in from the right, but Handanovic is there to put Zaza's header behind for a corner. |
| 12' | Zaza talks himself into a cheap yellow card. Second booking of the day for Sassuolo. |
| 10' | Donkor collects a pass from Shaqiri, reaching the touchline and crossing for Podolski - Vrsalyko gets there first to clear the danger. |
| 10' | Missiroli commits yet another foul, upending Kovacic. The Sassuolo man picks up the first booking of the match. |
| 8' | Biondini puts a great cross in from the right, but Sansone can't get his effort on target. |
| 7' | Shaqiri with some threatening play in the Sassuolo half. The Inter No. 91 is upended by Missiroli, who gets a ticking-off from the referee. |
| 5' | Inter win another corner and work another chance. Vidic directs the ball goalwards, forcing Consigli into a smart diving save. |
| 5' | From the resulting corner, the loose ball drops to Donkor and the young defender is so close to a first Nerazzurri goal. |
| 4' | Inter push forward looking for the break through straight away - Shaqiri swings a cross in and wins his side a corner. |
| 1' | The Nerazzurri get things underway here at the Mapei Stadium. Sassuolo v Inter is the lunchtime kick-off of Week 21 of Serie A 2014/15. |
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| 51' | It's all over here at the Mapei Stadium after six minutes' added time. 3-1 is the final score. |
| 51' | Ranocchia has a shot from an Inter free-kick, but the ball goes over the bar. |
| 48' | The Sassuolo No. 25 slots it past Handanovic to make it 3-1. |
| 48' | Berardi makes no mistake from the penalty spot, slotting past Handanovic. |
| 47' | Red card for Donkor. The Nerazzurri defender picks up a second yellow card for a foul on Zaza - penalty to Sassuolo. |
| 46' | It's an agitated final period here - Medel gets a booking of his own. |
| 45' | There'll be six minutes of added time. |
| 44' | Second yellow for Sansone after a poor tackle on Guarin. |
| 43' | Sassuolo break, but Ranocchia is there to challenge Zaza. |
| 40' | Berardi picks up a booking for a late challenge on Inter captain Ranocchia. |
| 39' | Sansone also gets booked. |
| 39' | Icardi picks up a booking for being a little too insistent in his attempts to retrieve the ball from the net. |
| 38' | GOOOOOOOAL!!!!! Mauro Icardi steals onto a Magnanelli backpass, jinking the ball past Consigli to slot home for 2-1! |
| 36' | Last change for Sassuolo - the injured Terranova makes way for Brighi. |
| 34' | Double chance for Inter! Consigli pulls off a wonder save from Puscas' effort, before getting up to deny Icardi on the rebound. |
| 33' | Last change from Mancini, as Puscas comes on to replace Palacio. |
| 33' | Donkor picks up a yellow card for a foul on Sassuolo man Berardi. |
| 31' | Brozovic's cross sets up a gilt-edged opportunity for Dodo, whose header is somehow kept out by Consigli. |
| 30' | Sassuolo make a change of their own, with Missiroli making way for Antei. |
| 25' | Brozovic comes on to make his Inter debut, with Nemanja Vidic the man taking his leave. |
| 23' | Shaqiri with some more dangerous attacking play - the Swiss forward can't quite find Icardi at the far post. |
| 21' | Vidic picks up a booking. |
| 20' | Shaqiri smashes a shot off the base of the post with Consigli beaten. |
| 18' | Shaqiri again threatens down the right. However, his cross fails to find a man in black and blue. |
| 16' | First change for Sassuolo: Gazzola takes the place of Longhi. |
| 14' | Some pinball in the Neroverde area finishes with Shaqiri's cross being deflected behind for a corner. |
| 13' | Dodo and Palacio combine in the Sassuolo area, but Terranova breaks the play up and dispels the danger. |
| 11' | Mancini shuffles his pack, bringing on Icardi for Podolski in the Nerazzurri's first substitution of the match. |
| 9' | Excellent cross from Guarin: Shaqiri gathers at the far post and tries to find a team-mate, but Terranova steps in to clear. |
| 7' | Dodo crosses in from the left, but Cannavaro thinks fastest to clear the danger. |
| 3' | Long ball for Podolski from Guarin, but the German can't quite latch on to the pass. Goal kick. |
| 1' | Sassuolo get us back underway here at the Mapei Stadium. Neither coach has made any changes to their sides at half time. |