A team that plays relentlessly attacking football under Roberto De Zerbi has been piling up some extraordinary results
They were playing Chumbawamba on repeat in Reggio Emilia again on Wednesday night. Sassuolo have used the late-90s anthem Tubthumping as their goal music ever since they moved into the Mapei Stadium in 2013. The song, with its “I get knocked down, but I get up again” chorus, was intended by the English band as a celebration of “the resilience of ordinary people”. This week, even more than usual, it felt like a fitting choice. Tubthumping played over and over as Sassuolo came from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 against Juventus in the second half.
Resilient? Yes, you could say that of a team which never abandoned its playing principles despite conceding twice in the opening 12 minutes to opponents who sat 30 points ahead of them in the table. Ordinary? Sassuolo have the 12th-highest wage bill out of 20 teams in Serie A. You won’t find many top-flight footballers who fit the “everyman” label better than Francesco Caputo – the man who put them in front.
Siamo emozionati.
Ciccio Caputo saluta SOS Fanta e ringrazia tutti i fantallenatori che l’hanno preso al fantacalcio
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