Ghana midfielder Alfred Duncan scored for his club side Sassuolo as they defeated Empoli 3-1 in the Serie A on Sunday.
Duncan scored the third goal in the 57th minute to secure all the maximum points for the Black and Greens.
Before Duncan's goal Federico Peluso had capitalized on a defensive blunder to put his side in the lead.
Empoli came out strongly and quickly restored parity in the 24th minute through Italian striker Manuel Pucciarelli but Alessandro Matri restored Sussuolo's advantage in the 34th minute.
The win takes Sussuolo to 14th spot with 39 points after 34 games.