Sassuolo vs Juventus

Match summary

Sassuolo saw off Juventus 3-2, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Sebastiano Esposito put Sassuolo ahead in the 65th minute, set up by Nemanja Matic, Edon Zhegrova equalised in the 82nd minute, Kieron Bowie put Sassuolo back in front in the 89th minute, set up by Darryl Bakola, Zhegrova equalised in stoppage time, set up by Randal Kolo Muani, and Vasilije Adzic won it in stoppage time, set up by Armand Lauriente.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sassuolo created 0.96 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Juventus 1.18 from 18.

Sassuolo secured a dramatic 3-2 victory against Juventus in Serie A matchday 4 despite managing lower territory and shot volume throughout the fixture. Juventus dominated possession with fifty-eight percent and registered nineteen total shots compared to ten for the hosts, alongside ten corners to three. The visitors also led in dangerous attacks at fifty-three to thirty-one and recorded an expected goals figure of 1.18 against 0.96 for Sassuolo. Both sides accumulated two yellow cards across a competitive encounter that saw the hosts clinical efficiency ultimately outweigh the statistical dominance of their opponents.

A scoreless first half featured a yellow card for Jhon Lucumí in the twentieth minute before the deadlock was finally broken in the sixty-fifth minute when Sebastiano Esposito scored with a right foot shot. Edon Zhegrova equalised for Juventus with a left footed effort in the eighty-two minute following earlier substitutions. Kieron Bowie restored Sassuolo's lead via a left foot shot in the eighty-ninth minute, before Zhegrova struck again with his second left footed goal in the first minute of stoppage time. Finally, Vasilije Adžić netted the winning goal with a right foot shot in the ninety-fourth minute.