Sassuolo hitman Domenico Berardi has joked that he would like to face AC Milan every week after maintaining his free-scoring form against them with a hat-trick in this afternoon's 3-2 win.

The 20-year-old now has seven goals in his last three meetings with the Rossoneri, having scored all four in a 4-3 win at the Mapei Stadium last season.

"Facing Milan brings me luck, as every time I play against them I seem to score!" Berardi told Sky Sport Italia.

"If we always played against Milan, it'd be great! This is an important season and every week I worked to improve even more."

Two goals inside half an hour put the hosts 2-0 up, before Giacomo Bonaventura reduced the arrears for Milan before the break.

Alex was on hand to equalise early in the second half, but Berardi struck again on 78 minutes - after Bonaventura was sent off for a second yellow card - to snatch the points.

Any hopes of a comeback were dashed late on when Suso was also red carded for Filippo Inzaghi's side.