Sassuolo vs Juventus, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ARonaldo nets in Juventus win over Sassuolo to return to top of scoring charts
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 18th Serie A goal of the season as Juventus claimed a 3-0 win over Sassuolo to open up an 11-point lead over Napoli.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 2': Attempt missed. Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi following a fast break.
- 3': Delay in match (Juventus). Video Review.
- 5': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field stands.
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Attempt missed. Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 6': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
- 6': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 9': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 12': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Daniele Rugani.
- 15': Attempt saved. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 15': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 16': Foul by Rogerio (Sassuolo).
- 16': Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Blaise Matuidi (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 20': Blaise Matuidi (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 22': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
- 22': Attempt saved. Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stefano Sensi with a cross.
- 23': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 23': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Juventus 1. Sami Khedira (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 27': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 27': Alex Sandro (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Blaise Matuidi (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Sassuolo).
- 30': Giangiacomo Magnani (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
- 33': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 33': Foul by Sami Khedira (Juventus).
- 33': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Offside, Sassuolo. Federico Peluso tries a through ball, but Khouma Babacar is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 36': Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Juventus. Alex Sandro tries a through ball, but Mario Mandzukic is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Sami Khedira (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic.
- 38': Attempt missed. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) header from very close range is too high.
- 38': Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 38': Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mario Mandzukic.
- 40': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 40': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Delay in match Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) because of an injury.
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus).
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sami Khedira.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Sami Khedira (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Juventus 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 0, Juventus 1.
- 46': Foul by Sami Khedira (Juventus).
- 46': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Sassuolo).
- 47': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Filip Djuricic.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Martín Cáceres (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross.
- 48': Attempt missed. Daniele Rugani (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Foul by Daniele Rugani (Juventus).
- 50': Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia.
- 52': Offside, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 53': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Federico Peluso (Sassuolo).
- 54': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stefano Sensi.
- 55': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.
- 55': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 55': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Substitution, Sassuolo. Alessandro Matri replaces Filip Djuricic.
- 57': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
- 58': Foul by Pol Lirola (Sassuolo).
- 58': Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Jeremie Boga replaces Khouma Babacar.
- 59': Delay in match (Sassuolo).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Hand ball by Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 63': Hand ball by Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo).
- 65': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 66': Attempt missed. Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 66': Substitution, Juventus. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Sami Khedira because of an injury.
- 68': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 69': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stefano Sensi.
- 69': Delay in match (Sassuolo). Video Review.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Juventus 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Mario Mandzukic.
- 74': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 74': Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Francesco Magnanelli replaces Mehdi Bourabia.
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Paulo Dybala replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
- 84': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 84': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Emre Can replaces Blaise Matuidi.
- 86': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Juventus 3. Emre Can (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 88': Offside, Juventus. Alex Sandro tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
- 90': Emre Can (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 90'+1': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 90'+3': Foul by Daniele Rugani (Juventus).
- 90'+3': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Emre Can (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Pol Lirola (Sassuolo).
- 90'+4': Pol Lirola (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Juventus 3.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Sassuolo 0, Juventus 3.
Statistics
JUV |
SAS![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 448 | Accurate Passes | 448 |
| 535 | Passes | 524 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 19 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 22 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 21,584
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 38 | +54 | 87 |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | +22 | 76 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 38 | +28 | 73 |
| 4 | Como | 38 | +36 | 71 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 13 | Federico Peluso |
| 23 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 21 | Pol Lirola |
| 12 | Stefano Sensi |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 68 | Mehdi Bourabia |
| 30 | Khouma Babacar |
| 9 | Filip Djuricic |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
Juventus (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 4 | Martín Cáceres |
| 24 | Daniele Rugani |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| 5 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 6 | Sami Khedira |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 33 | Federico Bernardeschi |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 17 | Mario Mandzukic |
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