Sassuolo vs Juventus, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ACristiano Ronaldo reaches 100 goals for Juventus in crucial win at Sassuolo
Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th goal for Juventus in all competitions kept alive his side's hopes of a top-four finish after a 3-1 win against Sassuolo.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
- 3': Attempt missed. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 5': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 5': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 5': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 7': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 12': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 12': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 15': Penalty Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 15': Penalty conceded by Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 16': Penalty saved! Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 17': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 17': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 18': Marlon Santos (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 20': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Pedro Obiang.
- 23': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
- 23': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 23': Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
- 26': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 28': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Juventus 1. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 32': Attempt missed. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 32': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
- 32': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Attempt missed. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan with a cross.
- 37': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Hamed Traore (Sassuolo).
- 38': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
- 38': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
- 40': Attempt saved. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 42': Attempt missed. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 42': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 43': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
- 43': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Danilo.
- 45': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Juventus 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a headed pass.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Juventus 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 0, Juventus 2.
- 47': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 47': Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 48': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Obiang.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 51': Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo).
- 52': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 55': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Obiang.
- 56': Substitution, Sassuolo. Maxime Lopez replaces Pedro Obiang.
- 56': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Hamed Traore.
- 56': Substitution, Sassuolo. Vlad Chiriches replaces Jeremy Toljan.
- 57': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur.
- 59': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Juventus 2. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 61': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 62': Substitution, Juventus. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Arthur.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 64': Offside, Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Bentancur is caught offside.
- 65': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
- 66': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Juventus 3. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski following a fast break.
- 71': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 74': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 74': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 75': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
- 75': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo).
- 76': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Rogerio replaces Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filip Djuricic replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 78': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 80': Attempt missed. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 81': Substitution, Juventus. Weston McKennie replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 81': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 82': Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Marlon Santos (Sassuolo).
- 84': Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
- 86': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 86': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 86': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 88': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 88': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 90'+1': Offside, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Dejan Kulusevski is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Juventus 3.
- 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Juventus 3.
Statistics
 JUV |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 34.7 | Possession | 65.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 303 | Accurate Passes | 652 |
| 365 | Passes | 706 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 20 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 2 | Marlon  |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
| 73 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 14 | Pedro Obiang |
| 18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
Juventus (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 13 | Danilo |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 5 | Arthur |
| 44 | Dejan Kulusevski |
| 22 | Federico Chiesa |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
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