Roberto De Zerbi said Sassuolo are ‘suffering physically’ but added the Neroverdi ‘will soon go back to being brilliant’ after the 1-0 win over Benevento.
It was a hard-fought win for 10-men Sassuolo, as Lukas Haraslin was sent off after 49 minutes and Benevento pushed for the equaliser.
Domenico Berardi’s penalty after eight minutes decided the match for the home side, together with a great effort from the defence and goalkeeper Andrea Consigli.
Roberto De Zerbi said Sassuolo are ‘suffering physically’ but added the Neroverdi ‘will soon go back to being brilliant’ after the 1-0 win over Benevento.
It was a hard-fought win for 10-men Sassuolo, as Lukas Haraslin was sent off after 49 minutes and Benevento pushed for the equaliser.
Domenico Berardi’s penalty after eight minutes decided the match for the home side, together with a great effort from the defence and goalkeeper Andrea Consigli.
“We are not very well,” De Zerbi told Sky Sport Italia after the match. “We are suffering physically and athletically.
“We are clinging to the top positions with our nails. In the first half we did better than the second. Creating chances against Benevento is never easy.
“There are times when you aren’t brilliant, we will soon go back to being brilliant. We are growing and important players are recovering.
“Being there mentally for us, who are a small team, is crucial. [Fillip] Djuricic did well in the role of first striker due to his characteristics, he’s not in top shape either, just like [Giacomo] Raspadori.
Next up for Sassuolo is a game against Fiorentina in the midweek and De Zerbi said it’s important to recover and ‘improve’ against the Viola.
“We need to improve our game on Wednesday in Florence. If we don’t go back to being the usual us, we will pay in the long run.
“But the players know this too. We are ambitious, we want to improve our position, but we must not forget that three years ago we started with a lot of young players.
“We are still young, including me. I don’t want to put too much pressure on the lads. We must have fun and improve ourselves, aiming for the maximum.