Sassuolo
2020–21 season
OwnerMapei
ChairmanCarlo Rossi
Head coachRoberto De Zerbi
StadiumMapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Serie A8th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Domenico Berardi (17)
All:
Domenico Berardi (17)

The 2020–21 season was the 111th season in the existence of U.S. Sassuolo Calcio and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sassuolo participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

First-team squad

As of 20 September 2020[1]
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
47 Andrea Consigli Italy GK 27 January 1987 Italy Atalanta 226 0
56 Gianluca Pegolo Italy GK 25 March 1981 Italy Siena 53 0
63 Stefano Turati Italy GK 5 September 2001 Italy Youth Academy 2 0
Defenders
2 Marlon Brazil CB 7 September 1995 Spain Barcelona 41 1
5 Kaan Ayhan Turkey CB 10 November 1994 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 0
6 Rogério Brazil LB/LM 13 January 1998 Italy Juventus 66 2
12 Claud Adjapong Italy RB/RM/LM 6 May 1998 Italy Youth Academy 36 2
13 Federico Peluso Italy LB/CB 20 January 1984 Italy Juventus 181 4
17 Mert Müldür Turkey RB 3 April 1999 Austria Rapid Wien 25 2
19 Filippo Romagna Italy CB 26 May 1997 Italy Cagliari 18 0
21 Vlad Chiricheș Romania CB 14 November 1989 Italy Napoli 9 0
22 Jeremy Toljan Germany RB 8 August 1994 Germany Borussia Dortmund 30 1
31 Gian Marco Ferrari Italy CB 15 May 1992 Italy Sampdoria 56 4
77 Giorgos Kyriakopoulos Greece LB 5 February 1996 Greece Asteras Tripoli 26 0
Midfielders
4 Francesco Magnanelli Italy DM 12 November 1984 Italy Sangiovannese 458 9
8 Maxime Lopez France AM 4 December 1997 France Marseille 0 0
10 Filip Đuričić Serbia AM/LW 30 January 1992 Italy Sampdoria 55 7
14 Pedro Obiang Equatorial Guinea DM/CM 27 March 1992 England West Ham 27 1
23 Hamed Junior Traorè Ivory Coast AM/CM 16 February 2000 Italy Empoli 33 5
36 Luca Mazzitelli Italy CM/DM 15 November 1995 Italy Roma 48 1
44 Andrea Ghion Italy CM/DM 23 February 2000 Italy Youth Academy 3 0
68 Mehdi Bourabia Morocco CM/DM 7 August 1991 Turkey Konyaspor 53 3
73 Manuel Locatelli Italy DM/CM 8 January 1998 Italy Milan 65 3
Forwards
7 Jérémie Boga Ivory Coast LW/SS 3 January 1997 England Chelsea 62 14
9 Francesco Caputo Italy CF 6 August 1987 Italy Empoli 37 21
11 Jens Odgaard Denmark CF 31 March 1999 Italy Inter Milan 1 0
16 Federico Ricci Italy RW/LW 27 May 1994 Italy Roma 31 2
18 Giacomo Raspadori Italy CF 18 February 2000 Italy Youth Academy 14 2
20 Giacomo Manzari Italy LW/CF/RW 21 September 2000 Italy Bari 3 0
25 Domenico Berardi Italy RW 1 August 1994 Italy Juventus 261 88
27 Lukáš Haraslín Slovakia LW/RW 26 May 1996 Poland Lechia Gdańsk 11 1
92 Grégoire Defrel France CF 17 June 1991 Italy Roma 90 26
98 Nicholas Pierini Italy LW 6 August 1998 Italy Youth Academy 4 0
99 Gianluca Scamacca Italy CF 1 January 1999 Netherlands PSV 3 0

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
16 August 2020 DF 5 Turkey Kaan Ayhan Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf €2,500,000 [2]
17 September 2020 DF 19 Italy Filippo Romagna Italy Cagliari Undisclosed [3]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
17 September 2020 DF 33 Italy Alessandro Tripaldelli Italy Cagliari Undisclosed [3]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 September 2020 30 June 2021 DF — Italy Giuseppe Aurelio Italy Cesena None [4]
1 September 2020 30 June 2021 GK — Italy Matteo Campani Italy Paganese None [4]
1 September 2020 30 June 2021 FW — Albania Aristidi Kolaj Italy Pro Patria None [4]
1 September 2020 30 June 2021 DF — Italy Luca Ravanelli Italy Cremonese None [4]
1 September 2020 30 June 2021 GK — Italy Alessandro Russo Italy Virtus Entella None [4]
1 September 2020 30 June 2021 GK — Italy Giacomo Satalino Italy Cesena None [4]
2 September 2020 30 June 2021 DF 32 Italy Giangiacomo Magnani Italy Verona None [5]
3 September 2020 31 December 2021 FW — Senegal Khouma Babacar Turkey Alanyaspor None [6]
3 September 2020 30 June 2021 MF — Italy Marco Pinato Italy Cremonese None [7]
3 September 2020 30 June 2021 DF — Italy Alessandro Pilati Italy Imolese None [7]
16 September 2020 30 June 2021 DF — Italy Edoardo Goldaniga Italy Genoa None [8]
16 September 2020 30 June 2021 MF — Italy Davide Frattesi Italy Monza None [9]

Pre-season and friendlies

13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) Friendly Sassuolo Neroverde Italy[A] 1–0 Italy Pisa Reggio Emilia, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Đuričić 36'
 Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: 45 minute match.
13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) Friendly Sassuolo Neroverde Italy[A] 0–1 Italy Sassuolo Bianco[A] Reggio Emilia, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: 45 minute match.
13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) Friendly Pisa Italy 1–0 Italy Sassuolo Bianco[A] Reggio Emilia, Italy
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: 45 minute match.

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 20 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 8th 38 17 11 10 64 56 +8 044.74
Coppa Italia 14 January 2021 Round of 16 Round of 16 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 39 17 11 11 64 58 +6 043.59

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Lazio 38 21 5 12 61 55 +6 68 0Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
7 Roma 38 18 8 12 68 58 +10 62 0Qualification to Conference League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Sassuolo 38 17 11 10 64 56 +8 62
9 Sampdoria 38 15 7 16 52 54 −2 52
10 Hellas Verona 38 11 12 15 46 48 −2 45
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[10]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 11 10 64 56  +8 62 7 8 4 31 27  +4 10 3 6 33 29  +4

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDWWWDWDWLDWDLWLWLDLDLWDLDLWLDWWWWDWLWW
Position87523222355664657898888999889888888888
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[11]

20 September 2020 1 Sassuolo 1–1 Cagliari Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Livio Marinelli
27 September 2020 2 Spezia 1–4 Sassuolo Cesena
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Davide Ghersini
3 October 2020 3 Sassuolo 4–1 Crotone Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
18 October 2020 4 Bologna 3–4 Sassuolo Bologna
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Daniele Doveri
23 October 2020 5 Sassuolo 3–3 Torino Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Marco Guida
1 November 2020 6 Napoli 0–2 Sassuolo Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
6 November 2020 7 Sassuolo 0–0 Udinese Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eugenio Abbattista
22 November 2020 8 Hellas Verona 0–2 Sassuolo Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
28 November 2020 9 Sassuolo 0–3 Internazionale Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
6 December 2020 10 Roma 0–0 Sassuolo Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
11 December 2020 11 Sassuolo 1–0 Benevento Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simone Sozza
16 December 2020 12 Fiorentina 1–1 Sassuolo Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paolo Valeri
20 December 2020 13 Sassuolo 1–2 Milan Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
23 December 2020 14 Sampdoria 2–3 Sassuolo Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
3 January 2021 15 Atalanta 5–1 Sassuolo Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabio Maresca
6 January 2021 16 Sassuolo 2–1 Genoa Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Fabbri
10 January 2021 17 Juventus 3–1 Sassuolo Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa
17 January 2021 18 Sassuolo 1–1 Parma Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
24 January 2021 19 Lazio 2–1 Sassuolo Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Giua
31 January 2021 20 Cagliari 1–1 Sassuolo Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
6 February 2021 21 Sassuolo 1–2 Spezia Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
14 February 2021 22 Crotone 1–2 Sassuolo Crotone
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
20 February 2021 23 Sassuolo 1–1 Bologna Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico La Penna
3 March 2021 25 Sassuolo 3–3 Napoli Reggio Emilia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valerio Marini
6 March 2021 26 Udinese 2–0 Sassuolo Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni
13 March 2021 27 Sassuolo 3–2 Hellas Verona Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
17 March 2021 24 Torino 3–2 Sassuolo Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 February 2021, but was postponed after eight Torino players tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy.[12]
3 April 2021 29 Sassuolo 2–2 Roma Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Pairetto
7 April 2021 28 Internazionale 2–1 Sassuolo Milan
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 March 2021, but was postponed after four Internazionale players tested positive for COVID-19.[13] On 24 March, the match was rescheduled to 7 April 2021.[14]
12 April 2021 30 Benevento 0–1 Sassuolo Benevento
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valerio Marini
17 April 2021 31 Sassuolo 3–1 Fiorentina Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
21 April 2021 32 Milan 1–2 Sassuolo Milan
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
24 April 2021 33 Sassuolo 1–0 Sampdoria Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matteo Gariglio
2 May 2021 34 Sassuolo 1–1 Atalanta Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luca Pairetto
9 May 2021 35 Genoa 1–2 Sassuolo Genoa
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
12 May 2021 36 Sassuolo 1–3 Juventus Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
16 May 2021 37 Parma 1–3 Sassuolo Parma
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Piccinini
23 May 2021 38 Sassuolo 2–0 Lazio Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alessandro Prontera

Coppa Italia

The draw for the tournament was held on 8 September 2020.[15] Sassuolo entered in the round of 16.

14 January 2021 Round of 16 Sassuolo 0–2 SPAL Reggio Emilia
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Giacomo Camplone

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
47 GK Italy ITA Andrea Consigli 37037000
56 GK Italy ITA Gianluca Pegolo 201010
63 GK Italy ITA Stefano Turati 000000
Defenders
2 DF Brazil BRA Marlon 25019+5010
5 DF Turkey TUR Kaan Ayhan 2007+1200+10
6 DF Brazil BRA Rogério 29021+7010
13 DF Italy ITA Federico Peluso 802+5010
17 DF Turkey TUR Mert Müldür 29018+10010
19 DF Italy ITA Filippo Romagna 000000
21 DF Romania ROU Vlad Chiricheș 24222+2200
22 DF Germany GER Jeremy Toljan 26018+8000
31 DF Italy ITA Gian Marco Ferrari 34033+1000
77 DF Greece GRE Giorgos Kyriakopoulos 24116+710+10
Midfielders
4 MF Italy ITA Francesco Magnanelli 1007+3000
7 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jérémie Boga 28420+7410
8 MF France FRA Maxime Lopez 30222+7210
10 MF Serbia SRB Filip Đuričić 33527+5510
14 MF Equatorial Guinea EQG Pedro Obiang 34016+17010
23 MF Ivory Coast CIV Hamed Junior Traorè 35520+15500
27 MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Haraslín 1502+1200+10
68 MF Morocco MAR Mehdi Bourabia 1514+11100
73 MF Italy ITA Manuel Locatelli 34432+2400
Forwards
9 FW Italy ITA Francesco Caputo 251119+61100
18 FW Italy ITA Giacomo Raspadori 28613+14610
25 FW Italy ITA Domenico Berardi 301728+21700
26 FW France FRA Isaac Karamoko 100+1000
30 FW Italy ITA Brian Oddei 600+5010
92 FW France FRA Grégoire Defrel 28314+14300
Players transferred out during the season
16 FW Italy ITA Federico Ricci 100+1000
91 FW Uruguay URU Nicolás Schiappacasse 200+100+10

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 23 May 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 25 FW Italy Domenico Berardi 17 0 17
2 9 FW Italy Francesco Caputo 11 0 11
3 18 FW Italy Giacomo Raspadori 6 0 6
4 10 MF Serbia Filip Đuričić 5 0 5
23 MF Ivory Coast Hamed Traorè 5 0 5
6 7 MF Ivory Coast Jérémie Boga 4 0 4
73 MF Italy Manuel Locatelli 4 0 4
8 92 FW France Grégoire Defrel 3 0 3
9 8 MF France Maxime Lopez 2 0 2
21 DF Romania Vlad Chiricheș 2 0 2
11 68 MF Morocco Mehdi Bourabia 1 0 1
77 DF Greece Giorgos Kyriakopoulos 1 0 1
Own goals 3 0 3
Totals 64 0 64

Disciplinary record

As of match played 20 September 2020
No. Pos. Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
21 DF Romania Vlad Chiricheș 1 0 0 0 1 0

Notes

A. ^ Sassuolo roster divided into two squads.

References

  1. ↑ "Rosa Prima Squadra". Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Calciomercato: dal Fortuna Düsseldorf arriva Kaan Ayhan". U.S. Sassuolo. 16 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Filippo Romagna torna al Sassuolo, Tripaldelli ceduto al Cagliari". U.S. Sassuolo. 17 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aggiornamenti di calciomercato" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo. 1 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Calciomercato: Giangiacomo Magnani passa all'Hellas Verona" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo. 2 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Babacar ceduto all'Alanyaspor" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo. 3 September 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Aggiornamenti di calciomercato" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo. 3 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Edoardo Goldaniga in prestito al Genoa" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo. 16 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "DAVIDE FRATTESI RINNOVA FINO AL 2025 E PASSA IN PRESTITO AL MONZA" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo. 16 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "RCOMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 52/A" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official: Torino vs. Sassuolo postponed". Football Italia. 25 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Official: Sassuolo-Inter postponed". Football Italia. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Official: Inter-Sassuolo to be played on April 7". Football Italia. 24 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "2020/2021 COPPA ITALIA DRAW". legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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