Sassuolo got off to a flying start when Federico Peluso 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.
Alfred Duncan put the game beyond the reach of the home side as his 57th minute strike secured all the maximum points for the Black and Greens.
The win takes Sussuolo to 14th spot with 39 points after 34 games.
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