Frosinone just exploded into the Serie A top four after a wild 4-2 victory at home against Sassuolo, and yeah, you guessed it, Italy U21 star Antonio Raimondo absolutely ripped it up with a hat-trick that basically sealed the deal. Talk about a comeback for Frosinone after getting smacked 3-0 by Napoli last time out. This team is for real, pushing their way up the table thanks to some serious goal power.
Sassuolo’s Defense Was A Disasterclass
Man, this game was a rollercoaster of goals, especially in that first half. Frosinone got the gifted lead inside the first ten minutes when Sassuolo tried to play it out from the back, and it blew up in their face. Arijanet Muric passed to Darryl Bakola in the Neroverdi area, Bakola got dispossessed, and Giacomo Calo was right there to stick it into the roof of the net. Sassuolo’s Bakola actually made up for it a few minutes later, stealing the ball himself and launching it to Domenico Berardi, who rounded Lorenzo Palmisani and finished into an empty net. Classic back and forth, right?
But then Frosinone found themselves back in front ten minutes later when Muric just totally failed to beat Raimondo to a cross that landed near the six-yard box. The keeper spilled it, and Frosinone’s number 9 poked it home from close range. And it got worse for Sassuolo! Raimondo capitalized on *another* calamity at the back, this time a truly poor backwards header from Cas Odenthal that Muric again failed to deal with. Raimondo read the bounce perfectly, stole the ball, and finished into an empty net. That’s 3-1, and Raimondo’s on a hat-trick already. Sassuolo did manage to pull one back to make it 3-2 before halftime when Kristian Thorstvedt and Sebastiano Esposito played a perfect one-two, taking three Frosinone defenders out of the play, allowing Thorstvedt to race through and finish past Palmisani. What a half, man. Muric even had to be alert to keep Raimondo out at his near post later on. This Sassuolo backline was just a mess.
Frosinone’s Flying Start to the Season
This win wasn’t just some fluke. Frosinone’s season has been on a whole other level, kicking off with big victories over Fiorentina, Venezia, and Como. Head coach Massimiliano Alvini was even named coach of the month for September. And Antonio Raimondo? He was already crowned the Serie A rising star of the month for September *before* this game even started. So yeah, the hat-trick against Sassuolo? It’s not just a flash in the pan. This kid is delivering on all the hype, and then some. Frosinone is playing with fire and passion, totally shaking up the Serie A table early in the 2026-27 campaign. They are absolutely buzzing right now, and you gotta love to see it.
Sassuolo, though, their season has been a bit of a mixed bag. They had that 1-1 draw against Milan last weekend, a 2-1 defeat against Monza the week before, but also a massive 3-2 victory over Juventus, and a 2-2 draw against Bologna. They’re clearly capable of flashes of brilliance, but those defensive lapses against Frosinone show they’ve got some serious work to do.
Frosinone just pushed themselves into the Serie A top four, and with Antonio Raimondo playing like this, the league better watch out. Can they keep this momentum going? You just know every Frosinone fan is already buzzing for their next match, ready to see if their team can keep climbing that table. This is what early season Serie A is all about!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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