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​

Juventus

1 - 2

Sassuolo

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 16 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 13 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 122 Attack 82
  • 69 Dangerous attack 30
  • 67 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 27 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

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

Alex Sandro- sub ->M. De Sciglio
13'
30'
Grégoire Defrel- Yellow
44'
46'
58'
Domenico Berardi - Yellow
61'
62'
63'
63'
72'
Jeremy Toljan- sub ->D. Frattesi
72'
Matheus Henrique- sub ->G. Defrel
72'
Weston McKennie(goal)P. Dybala
76'
80'
80'
86'
86'
87'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Milan
86
38
Inter
84
38
Napoli
79
38
Juventus
70
38
Lazio
64
38
Roma
63
38
Fiorentina
62
38
Atalanta
59
38
Hellas Verona
53
38
Torino
50
38
Sassuolo
50
38
Udinese
47
38
Bologna
46
38
Empoli
41
38
Sampdoria
36
38
Spezia
36
38
Salernitana
31
38
Cagliari
30
38
Genoa
28
38
Venezia
27
38

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
G
Mattia Perin 36.Italy
6.5
D
Leonardo Bonucci 19.Italy
6.7
D
Danilo 6.Brazil
6.7
80'
D
Mattia De Sciglio 2.Italy
6.4
13'
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
6.5
M
Adrien Rabiot 25.France
6.8
46'
M
Manuel Locatelli 27.Italy
6.5
80'
M
Weston McKennie 14.United States
7.7
76'
M
Federico Chiesa 22.Italy
7.0
F
Álvaro Morata 9.Spain
6.4
63'
F
Paulo Dybala 10.Argentina
8.1
Substitutes
G
Carlo Pinsoglio 23.Italy
G
Wojciech Szczęsny 1.Poland
D
Alex Sandro 12.Brazil
6.4
13'
D
Juan Cuadrado 11.Colombia
7.4
46' 63'
D
Daniele Rugani 24.Italy
D
Luca Pellegrini 17.Italy
D
Giorgio Chiellini 3.Italy
M
Dejan Kulusevski 44.Sweden
6.3
80'
M
Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay
M
Aaron Ramsey 8.Wales
M
Arthur Melo 5.Brazil
6.6
80'
F
Kaio Jorge 21.Brazil
6.6
63'

Juventus started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Massimiliano Allegri decided to play with the following team: Mattia Perin (6.5), Danilo (6.7), Leonardo Bonucci (6.7), Matthijs de Ligt (6.5), Mattia De Sciglio (6.4), Federico Chiesa (7.0), Weston McKennie (7.7), Manuel Locatelli (6.5), Adrien Rabiot (6.8), Paulo Dybala (8.1) and Álvaro Morata (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Kaio Jorge (6.6), Alex Sandro (6.4), Juan Cuadrado (7.4), Carlo Pinsoglio, Dejan Kulusevski (6.3), Rodrigo Bentancur, Aaron Ramsey, Arthur (6.6), 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 (8.1) 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
G
Andrea Consigli 47.Italy
6.7
D
Kaan Ayhan 5.Turkey
7.8
D
Gian Marco Ferrari 31.Italy
6.3
D
Rogério 6.Brazil
6.4
61'
D
Mert Müldür 17.Turkey
6.6
87' 86'
M
Maxime López 8.France
7.4
90'
M
Davide Frattesi 16.Italy
7.6
72' 44'
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 23.Ivory Coast
6.4
86' 72'
M
Domenico Berardi 25.Italy
7.8
58'
M
Giacomo Raspadori 18.Italy
7.0
62'
F
Grégoire Defrel 92.France
6.9
72' 30'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Pegolo 56.Italy
G
Giacomo Satalino 24.Italy
D
F. Peluso 13.Italy
D
Edoardo Goldaniga 3.Italy
D
Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany
6.6
72'
D
Vlad Chiricheș 21.Romania
6.7
86'
M
Abdou Harroui 20.Morocco
7.0
87'
M
F. Magnanelli 4.Italy
M
Matheus Henrique 97.Brazil
6.2
72'
F
Luigi Samele 29.Italy
F
Gianluca Scamacca 91.Italy
6.5
62'

Sassuolo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli (6.7), Mert Müldür (6.6), Kaan Ayhan (7.8), Gian Marco Ferrari (6.3), Rogério (6.4), Davide Frattesi (7.6), Maxime López (7.4), Domenico Berardi (7.8), Hamed Junior Traorè (6.4), Giacomo Raspadori (7.0) and Grégoire Defrel (6.9).

They had on the bench: Vlad Chiricheş (6.7), Abdou Harroui (7.0), Gianluca Pegolo, Francesco Magnanelli, Giacomo Satalino, Federico Peluso, Edoardo Goldaniga, Matheus Henrique (6.2), Jeremy Toljan (6.6), Luigi Samele and Gianluca Scamacca (6.5).

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 (7.8) 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.​