TORINO. Sassuolo overcame Juventus to win 2-1. A goal from M. Lopez was decisive in the 90min. It was Sassuolo to strike first with a goal of D. Frattesi at the 44′. Then it was a goal in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Lopez gave the win to Sassuolo in the 90′ minute with a goal. Juventus lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Torino on Wednesday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Juan Luca Sacchi with the assistance of Matteo Bottegoni and Marcello Rossi. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Juventus was in firm control of the ball 56% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Juventus was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Sassuolo was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Juventus shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Juventus received 1 yellow card (J. Cuadrado). On the opposite side, Sassuolo received 5 yellow cards (G. Defrel, M. Muldur, H. J. Traore, Rogerio and D. Berardi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Juventus will stay with 15 points like Fiorentina to stay in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Sassuolo will have 14 points to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Juventus will play away against Hellas Verona on the 30th of October with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Juventus (4 draws).
Sassuolo will host Empoli on the 31st of October with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Sassuolo (3 draws).
Juventus – Formation
Juventus started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Massimiliano Allegri decided to play with the following team: Mattia Perin
, Danilo , Leonardo Bonucci , Matthijs de Ligt , Mattia De Sciglio , Federico Chiesa , Weston McKennie , Manuel Locatelli , Adrien Rabiot , Paulo Dybala and Álvaro Morata .The home team had on the bench: Kaio Jorge
, Alex Sandro , Juan Cuadrado , Carlo Pinsoglio, Dejan Kulusevski , Rodrigo Bentancur, Aaron Ramsey, Arthur , Daniele Rugani, Luca Pellegrini, Wojciech Szczęsny and Giorgio Chiellini.Juventus could not rely on the presence of Alex Sandro (injured).
Substitutions
Juventus made 5 changes: M. De Sciglio for Alex Sandro (13′), A. Rabiot for J. Cuadrado (46′), A. Morata for Kaio Jorge (63′), Danilo for D. Kulusevski (80′) and M. Locatelli for Arthur (80′).
Best player: Paulo Dybala
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Juventus was Paulo Dybala.
His rating is
with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Sassuolo – Formation
Sassuolo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli
, Mert Müldür , Kaan Ayhan , Gian Marco Ferrari , Rogério , Davide Frattesi , Maxime López , Domenico Berardi , Hamed Junior Traorè , Giacomo Raspadori and Grégoire Defrel .They had on the bench: Vlad Chiricheş
, Abdou Harroui , Gianluca Pegolo, Francesco Magnanelli, Giacomo Satalino, Federico Peluso, Edoardo Goldaniga, Matheus Henrique , Jeremy Toljan , Luigi Samele and Gianluca Scamacca .Substitutions
Sassuolo made 5 changes: G. Raspadori for G. Scamacca (62′), D. Frattesi for J. Toljan (72′), G. Defrel for Matheus Henrique (72′), H. J. Traore for V. Chiriches (86′) and M. Muldur for A. Harroui (87′).
Best player: Domenico Berardi
The player that probably impressed the most for Sassuolo was Domenico Berardi even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 36 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Empoli – Inter – 0-2
- Juventus – Sassuolo – 1-2
- Sampdoria – Atalanta – 1-3
- Udinese – Hellas Verona – 1-1