Sassuolo coach Alberto Malesani believes it’s only a matter of time before the Neroverdi turn things around despite falling 3-2 to Lazio on Sunday night.

Despite falling to their sixth consecutive defeat, the tactician believes his side played their best match since his arrival in late January.

“A lot of regret because I thought a draw was the least that we deserved,” Malesani told Sky Sport Italia.

“In the second half Lazio slowed down and we took the midfield into our hands. I was hoping to win the match but we were not lucky.

“However the path is right and the work we have done over the past three weeks is showing: today was the best performance of my tenure.

“In the first half we were a bit restricted but then we relaxed and played with personality. I told them after the match that if we play like this we will bear the fruits of our labour in the coming matches.

“[Domenico] Berardi? He wasn’t playing well and he knows that: football in Serie A does not allow you to play with one man down. The players that took the field are the ones that gave a lot in training.

“When he came on he contributed what I wanted to see in other matches.”

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