Sassuolo vs Juventus, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AJuventus concede bizarre own goal in 4-2 loss to Sassuolo
Juventus' unbeaten start to the season ended with a 4-2 loss at Sassuolo after Wojciech Szczesny's goalkeeping errors contributed to their defeat in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Filip Kostic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 3': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 4': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 8': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Boloca.
- 12': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Juventus 0. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 16': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 17': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio Miretti.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 21': Own Goal by Matías Viña, Sassuolo. Sassuolo 1, Juventus 1.
- 23': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan with a cross.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 26': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 29': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 29': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 31': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 32': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
- 34': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 35': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
- 36': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 36': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 37': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Bremer.
- 38': Attempt saved. Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross.
- 39': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 41': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Juventus 1. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
- 43': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
- 44': Offside, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sassuolo 2, Juventus 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 2, Juventus 1.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Nicolò Fagioli replaces Fabio Miretti.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Filip Kostic.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Mattia Viti replaces Ruan Tressoldi.
- 51': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
- 51': Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 54': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 54': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 55': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Bremer.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Bremer (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 58': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Bremer (Juventus).
- 59': Substitution, Juventus. Timothy Weah replaces Weston McKennie.
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Boloca.
- 62': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
- 63': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a through ball following a fast break.
- 64': Matías Viña (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
- 65': Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a through ball.
- 67': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
- 67': Attempt missed. Bremer (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
- 69': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Samuel Iling-Junior.
- 69': Attempt missed. Matías Viña (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Boloca with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Danilo.
- 72': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Bremer.
- 73': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Mattia Viti (Sassuolo).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 76': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 78': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Juventus 2. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli.
- 79': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 82': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Boloca.
- 82': Goal! Sassuolo 3, Juventus 2. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 83': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samu Castillejo replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marcus Pedersen replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 89': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
- 90': Foul by Moise Kean (Juventus).
- 90': Mattia Viti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari replaces Matías Viña.
- 90'+2': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Sassuolo).
- 90'+3': Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Grégoire Defrel (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
- 90'+4': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Danilo.
- 90'+4': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 90'+4': Samuel Iling-Junior (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Own Goal by Federico Gatti, Juventus. Sassuolo 4, Juventus 2.
- 90'+6': Offside, Juventus. Timothy Weah tries a through ball, but Nicolò Fagioli is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 4, Juventus 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 4, Juventus 2.
Statistics
 JUV |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.3 | Possession | 42.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 400 | Accurate Passes | 278 |
| 473 | Passes | 353 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 21 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 20,141
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 20,141
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 27 | +43 | 67 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 27 | +23 | 57 |
| 3 | Napoli | 28 | +14 | 56 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 27 | +18 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 44 | Ruan |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 11 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique |
| 24 | Daniel Boloca  |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi |
Juventus (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 20 | Fabio Miretti |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 11 | Filip Kostic |
| 16 | Weston McKennie |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 7 | Federico Chiesa |
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