Frosinone 4-2 Sassuolo: Raimondo's Treble Decides Wild Serie A Clash
Frosinone secured a dramatic 4-2 victory over Sassuolo in a match that delivered seven goals, a disallowed strike and a flurry of second-half substitutions. The game, played on October 16, 2026, swung repeatedly before Antonio Raimondo's hat-trick settled the contest in the home side's favour.
The scoring opened in the 9th minute when Giacomo Calò put Frosinone ahead. Sassuolo responded six minutes later through Domenico Berardi, who levelled at 1-1. Frosinone thought they had restored their lead in the 17th minute when Giorgi Kvernadze found the net, but the goal was cancelled following a VAR review. The home side did not have to wait long for another breakthrough, however, as Antonio Raimondo struck in the 26th minute to make it 2-1. Raimondo doubled his tally just four minutes later, scoring again in the 30th minute to put Frosinone 3-1 up. Sassuolo pulled one back in the 37th minute through Kristian Thorstvedt, reducing the deficit to 3-2 before half-time. Raimondo completed his hat-trick in the 57th minute, restoring Frosinone's two-goal cushion at 4-2.
The match also featured a series of substitutions and one booking. Sassuolo made their first change in the 58th minute, with Kristian Thorstvedt, the scorer of their second goal, coming off. Further Sassuolo substitutions followed in the 67th minute (Sebastiano Esposito) and the 68th minute, when Josh Doig and Nemanja Matić were both withdrawn. Frosinone responded with a double change in the 74th minute, as Ilario Monterisi and Giorgi Kvernadze, the player whose goal was disallowed, made way. In the 80th minute, Anthony Oyono and Giacomo Calò, the opening scorer, were replaced. Sassuolo's Kieron Bowie received a yellow card in the 82nd minute, and Armand Lauriente was substituted a minute later. Frosinone's Antonio Raimondo, the hat-trick hero, was withdrawn in the 90th minute.
The pivotal moment came in the 17th minute when Kvernadze's goal was ruled out by VAR, which could have given Frosinone a 2-1 lead at that stage. Instead, Raimondo's quickfire double in the 26th and 30th minutes established a commanding advantage that Sassuolo could not overturn. Thorstvedt's goal in the 37th minute briefly gave the visitors hope, but Raimondo's third in the 57th minute effectively ended the contest. The substitutions that followed did little to alter the flow, and Bowie's late yellow card was the only other notable incident. For those analysing Frosinone vs Sassuolo prediction, H2H stats and recent form, this result underlines Frosinone's attacking potency and Sassuolo's defensive vulnerabilities.
