2020–21 US 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 edit

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 (age 37)   Atalanta 226 0
56 Gianluca Pegolo   GK (1981-03-25) 25 March 1981 (age 43)   Siena 53 0
63 Stefano Turati   GK (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 22)   Youth Academy 2 0
Defenders
2 Marlon   CB (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28)   Barcelona 41 1
5 Kaan Ayhan   CB (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29)   Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 0
6 Rogério   LB/LM (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26)   Juventus 66 2
12 Claud Adjapong   RB/RM/LM (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 25)   Youth Academy 36 2
13 Federico Peluso   LB/CB (1984-01-20) 20 January 1984 (age 40)   Juventus 181 4
17 Mert Müldür   RB (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25)   Rapid Wien 25 2
19 Filippo Romagna   CB (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 26)   Cagliari 18 0
21 Vlad Chiricheș   CB (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 34)   Napoli 9 0
22 Jeremy Toljan   RB (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 29)   Borussia Dortmund 30 1
31 Gian Marco Ferrari   CB (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992 (age 31)   Sampdoria 56 4
77 Giorgos Kyriakopoulos   LB (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 28)   Asteras Tripoli 26 0
Midfielders
4 Francesco Magnanelli   DM (1984-11-12) 12 November 1984 (age 39)   Sangiovannese 458 9
8 Maxime Lopez   AM (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26)   Marseille 0 0
10 Filip Đuričić   AM/LW (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32)   Sampdoria 55 7
14 Pedro Obiang   DM/CM (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32)   West Ham 27 1
23 Hamed Junior Traorè   AM/CM (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)   Empoli 33 5
36 Luca Mazzitelli   CM/DM (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 28)   Roma 48 1
44 Andrea Ghion   CM/DM (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 24)   Youth Academy 3 0
68 Mehdi Bourabia   CM/DM (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 (age 32)   Konyaspor 53 3
73 Manuel Locatelli   DM/CM (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 26)   Milan 65 3
Forwards
7 Jérémie Boga   LW/SS (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)   Chelsea 62 14
9 Francesco Caputo   CF (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 36)   Empoli 37 21
11 Jens Odgaard   CF (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25)   Inter Milan 1 0
16 Federico Ricci   RW/LW (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 29)   Roma 31 2
18 Giacomo Raspadori   CF (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24)   Youth Academy 14 2
20 Giacomo Manzari   LW/CF/RW (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 23)   Bari 3 0
25 Domenico Berardi   RW (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 29)   Juventus 261 88
27 Lukáš Haraslín   LW/RW (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27)   Lechia Gdańsk 11 1
92 Grégoire Defrel   CF (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 (age 32)   Roma 90 26
98 Nicholas Pierini   LW (1998-08-06) 6 August 1998 (age 25)   Youth Academy 4 0
99 Gianluca Scamacca   CF (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25)   PSV 3 0

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

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 edit

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

Loans out edit

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 edit

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 edit

Overview edit

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 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Lazio 38 21 5 12 61 55 +6 68 0Qualification for Europa League group stage[a]
7 Roma 38 18 8 12 68 58 +10 62 0Qualification for Conference League play-off round[a]
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. ^ a b 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 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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 edit

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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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
47 GK   ITA Andrea Consigli 37 0 37 0 0 0
56 GK   ITA Gianluca Pegolo 2 0 1 0 1 0
63 GK   ITA Stefano Turati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   BRA Marlon 25 0 19+5 0 1 0
5 DF   TUR Kaan Ayhan 20 0 7+12 0 0+1 0
6 DF   BRA Rogério 29 0 21+7 0 1 0
13 DF   ITA Federico Peluso 8 0 2+5 0 1 0
17 DF   TUR Mert Müldür 29 0 18+10 0 1 0
19 DF   ITA Filippo Romagna 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   ROU Vlad Chiricheș 24 2 22+2 2 0 0
22 DF   GER Jeremy Toljan 26 0 18+8 0 0 0
31 DF   ITA Gian Marco Ferrari 34 0 33+1 0 0 0
77 DF   GRE Giorgos Kyriakopoulos 24 1 16+7 1 0+1 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ITA Francesco Magnanelli 10 0 7+3 0 0 0
7 MF   CIV Jérémie Boga 28 4 20+7 4 1 0
8 MF   FRA Maxime Lopez 30 2 22+7 2 1 0
10 MF   SRB Filip Đuričić 33 5 27+5 5 1 0
14 MF   EQG Pedro Obiang 34 0 16+17 0 1 0
23 MF   CIV Hamed Junior Traorè 35 5 20+15 5 0 0
27 MF   SVK Lukáš Haraslín 15 0 2+12 0 0+1 0
68 MF   MAR Mehdi Bourabia 15 1 4+11 1 0 0
73 MF   ITA Manuel Locatelli 34 4 32+2 4 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ITA Francesco Caputo 25 11 19+6 11 0 0
18 FW   ITA Giacomo Raspadori 28 6 13+14 6 1 0
25 FW   ITA Domenico Berardi 30 17 28+2 17 0 0
26 FW   FRA Isaac Karamoko 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW   ITA Brian Oddei 6 0 0+5 0 1 0
92 FW   FRA Grégoire Defrel 28 3 14+14 3 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
16 FW   ITA Federico Ricci 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
91 FW   URU Nicolás Schiappacasse 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

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 edit

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 edit

A. ^ Sassuolo roster divided into two squads.

References edit

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  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.
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  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.

External links edit