Domenico Berardi starred as Sassuolo stunned AC Milan 2-0 at the Mapei Stadium, with Fikayo Tomori’s red card compounding a miserable afternoon for the Rossoneri in the top-four race.

Sassuolo produced one of their standout performances of the season to beat AC Milan 2-0 at the Mapei Stadium, dealing a serious blow to the Rossoneri’s Champions League hopes in the process.

The hosts made the perfect start and needed less than five minutes to move in front. A slick passing sequence carved AC Milan open, with Armand Lauriente drifting into space before sliding a precise pass into the box for club icon Domenico Berardi. The veteran forward kept his composure and drilled a low finish into the far corner, handing Sassuolo an early lead and immediately unsettling Massimiliano Allegri’s side.

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AC Milan struggled badly to recover from that setback. Their passing lacked urgency, their movement was flat, and they offered virtually nothing in attack. Matters worsened dramatically midway through the first half when Fikayo Tomori was dismissed after picking up two yellow cards for a pair of clumsy and needless challenges.

Reduced to ten men and having failed to register a single shot on target before the break, AC Milan headed into halftime looking completely out of sorts.

If the first half ended badly for the visitors, the second began in even more disastrous fashion. Sassuolo struck again just two minutes after the restart after Milan carelessly surrendered possession in their own half. Luca Lipani quickly shifted the ball wide to Laurienté, who combined brilliantly with Kristian Thorstvedt before smashing a clinical finish in at the near post to double the advantage.

At 2-0 up and facing a side offering almost no resistance, Sassuolo were able to control proceedings with confidence. Milan’s defensive line looked shaky every time the home side broke forward, while goalkeeper Stefano Turati remained almost entirely untested. Remarkably, an hour into the contest, Sassuolo’s goalkeeper still had not been required to make a meaningful save.

Allegri attempted to change the rhythm with a series of substitutions, but the pattern of the match never truly shifted. Fabio Grosso’s men stayed organised, compact and dangerous on transition, comfortably seeing out a third victory in five league matches.

The result lifts Sassuolo into the top half as they continue an impressive late-season surge, while AC Milan are left facing growing pressure in the Champions League race.