2020–21 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio season

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.

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)

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 GK (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 Atalanta 226 0
56 Gianluca Pegolo GK (1981-03-25) 25 March 1981 Siena 53 0
63 Stefano Turati GK (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 Youth Academy 2 0
Defenders
2 Marlon CB (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 Barcelona 41 1
5 Kaan Ayhan CB (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 0
6 Rogério LB/LM (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 Juventus 66 2
12 Claud Adjapong RB/RM/LM (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 Youth Academy 36 2
13 Federico Peluso LB/CB (1984-01-20) 20 January 1984 Juventus 181 4
17 Mert Müldür RB (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 Rapid Wien 25 2
19 Filippo Romagna CB (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 Cagliari 18 0
21 Vlad Chiricheș CB (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 Napoli 9 0
22 Jeremy Toljan RB (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 Borussia Dortmund 30 1
31 Gian Marco Ferrari CB (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992 Sampdoria 56 4
77 Giorgos Kyriakopoulos LB (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 Asteras Tripoli 26 0
Midfielders
4 Francesco Magnanelli DM (1984-11-12) 12 November 1984 Sangiovannese 458 9
8 Maxime Lopez AM (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 Marseille 0 0
10 Filip Đuričić AM/LW (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 Sampdoria 55 7
14 Pedro Obiang DM/CM (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 West Ham 27 1
23 Hamed Junior Traorè AM/CM (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 Empoli 33 5
36 Luca Mazzitelli CM/DM (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 Roma 48 1
44 Andrea Ghion CM/DM (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 Youth Academy 3 0
68 Mehdi Bourabia CM/DM (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 Konyaspor 53 3
73 Manuel Locatelli DM/CM (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 Milan 65 3
Forwards
7 Jérémie Boga LW/SS (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 Chelsea 62 14
9 Francesco Caputo CF (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 Empoli 37 21
11 Jens Odgaard CF (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 Inter Milan 1 0
16 Federico Ricci RW/LW (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 Roma 31 2
18 Giacomo Raspadori CF (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 Youth Academy 14 2
20 Giacomo Manzari LW/CF/RW (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 Bari 3 0
25 Domenico Berardi RW (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 Juventus 261 88
27 Lukáš Haraslín LW/RW (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 Lechia Gdańsk 11 1
92 Grégoire Defrel CF (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 Roma 90 26
98 Nicholas Pierini LW (1998-08-06) 6 August 1998 Youth Academy 4 0
99 Gianluca Scamacca CF (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 PSV 3 0

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) Friendly Sassuolo Neroverde [A] 1–0 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 [A] 0–1 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 1–0 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 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
7 Roma 38 18 8 12 68 58 +10 62 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off[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. 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  ITA Andrea Consigli 37037000
56 GK  ITA Gianluca Pegolo 201010
63 GK  ITA Stefano Turati 000000
Defenders
2 DF  BRA Marlon 25019+5010
5 DF  TUR Kaan Ayhan 2007+1200+10
6 DF  BRA Rogério 29021+7010
13 DF  ITA Federico Peluso 802+5010
17 DF  TUR Mert Müldür 29018+10010
19 DF  ITA Filippo Romagna 000000
21 DF  ROU Vlad Chiricheș 24222+2200
22 DF  GER Jeremy Toljan 26018+8000
31 DF  ITA Gian Marco Ferrari 34033+1000
77 DF  GRE Giorgos Kyriakopoulos 24116+710+10
Midfielders
4 MF  ITA Francesco Magnanelli 1007+3000
7 MF  CIV Jérémie Boga 28420+7410
8 MF  FRA Maxime Lopez 30222+7210
10 MF  SRB Filip Đuričić 33527+5510
14 MF  EQG Pedro Obiang 34016+17010
23 MF  CIV Hamed Junior Traorè 35520+15500
27 MF  SVK Lukáš Haraslín 1502+1200+10
68 MF  MAR Mehdi Bourabia 1514+11100
73 MF  ITA Manuel Locatelli 34432+2400
Forwards
9 FW  ITA Francesco Caputo 251119+61100
18 FW  ITA Giacomo Raspadori 28613+14610
25 FW  ITA Domenico Berardi 301728+21700
26 FW  FRA Isaac Karamoko 100+1000
30 FW  ITA Brian Oddei 600+5010
92 FW  FRA Grégoire Defrel 28314+14300
Players transferred out during the season
16 FW  ITA Federico Ricci 100+1000
91 FW  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 Domenico Berardi 17 0 17
2 9 FW Francesco Caputo 11 0 11
3 18 FW Giacomo Raspadori 6 0 6
4 10 MF Filip Đuričić 5 0 5
23 MF Hamed Traorè 5 0 5
6 7 MF Jérémie Boga 4 0 4
73 MF Manuel Locatelli 4 0 4
8 92 FW Grégoire Defrel 3 0 3
9 8 MF Maxime Lopez 2 0 2
21 DF Vlad Chiricheș 2 0 2
11 68 MF Mehdi Bourabia 1 0 1
77 DF 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
21 DF Vlad Chiricheș 1 0 0 0 1 0

Notes

A. ^ Sassuolo roster divided into two squads.

References

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