Sassuolo vs Torino

29 August 2026 · Serie A · 2026/27 · Referee Davide Di Marco

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Cristian Volpato 32’
  • Domenico Berardi 78’
  • Pietro Comuzzo 45+2’

Match summary

Sassuolo beat Torino 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Cristian Volpato put Sassuolo ahead in the 32nd minute, set up by Vasilije Adzic, Pietro Comuzzo equalised with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Alessio Cacciamani, and Domenico Berardi won it in the 78th minute, set up by Fedde Leysen.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sassuolo created 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Torino 1.50 from 10.

Sassuolo secured a 2-1 victory against Torino in Serie A after dominating the attacking metrics throughout the encounter. The home side registered nineteen shots compared to the visitors' ten, recording seven attempts on target against four. Sassuolo also created twelve hundred and twenty attacks and sixty-seven dangerous attacks, whereas Torino managed eighty-one attacks and thirty-eight dangerous attacks. Despite Torino having fifty-four percent possession and completing more passes with a higher accuracy, Sassuolo generated an expected goals figure of 1.55 to Torino's 1.50, earning four corners to three and accumulating three yellow cards while Torino received one.

The match began with Gvidas Gineitis receiving a yellow card for a foul in the twenty-third minute. Cristian Volpato opened the scoring for Sassuolo in the thirty-second minute with a left foot shot. Nemanja Matić was booked for a foul in the fortieth minute, before Pietro Comuzzo equalised for Torino with a header in the forty-second minute of first-half added time. Following multiple second-half substitutions, Cristian Volpato received a yellow card and Armand Laurienté was subsequently booked for a foul. Domenico Berardi scored the winning goal for Sassuolo in the seventy-eighth minute with a left foot shot.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
19 Shots 10
7 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 3
122 Attacks 81
67 Dangerous attacks 38
436 Passes 527
88% Pass accuracy 90%
9 Tackles 17
12 Fouls 9
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
5 Offsides 0

Key events

Sassuolo Torino
Kick-off
7’
Che AdamsShot on target
Armand LaurienteShot on target
11’
Cristian VolpatoShot on target
18’
23’
28’
Nikola VlasicShot on target
Cristian VolpatoLeft foot shot1-0 (Sassuolo)
32’
Kieron BowieShot on target
38’
40’
41’
Saúl CocoShot on target
45+2’
Pietro ComuzzoHeader1-1 (Torino)
Half-time1-1
47’
Second half underway
Simone CinquegranoShot on target
55’
Rafa ObradorJosh Doig
61’
Armand LaurienteShot on target
68’
70’
Domenico Berardi Left foot shot2-1 (Sassuolo)
78’
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.55 1.50 32’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), 1-0 32’ 45+2’ Pietro Comuzzo (Torino), 1-1 45+2’ 78’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 2-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.55 1.50 32’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), 1-0 Volpato 32’ 45+2’ Pietro Comuzzo (Torino), 1-1 Comuzzo 45+2’ 78’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 2-1 Berardi 78’
Sassuolo 1.55 xGTorino 1.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Torino attacking Sassuolo attacking 
38’ Kieron Bowie (Sassuolo), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 47’ Pietro Comuzzo (Torino), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 41’ Saúl Coco (Torino), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 7’ Che Adams (Torino), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 58’ Alessio Cacciamani (Torino), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+4’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 31’ Gvidas Gineitis (Torino), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 57’ Giovanni Simeone (Torino), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 13’ Nikola Vlasic (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Kieron Bowie (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Nikola Vlasic (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 55’ Simone Cinquegrano (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Kieron Bowie (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Zakaria Aboukhlal (Torino), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 2’ Simone Cinquegrano (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 11’ Vasilije Adzic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 50’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Torino), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Kieron Bowie (Sassuolo), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 47’ Pietro Comuzzo (Torino), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 41’ Saúl Coco (Torino), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 7’ Che Adams (Torino), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 58’ Alessio Cacciamani (Torino), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+4’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 31’ Gvidas Gineitis (Torino), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 57’ Giovanni Simeone (Torino), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Kieron Bowie (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Nikola Vlasic (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Nikola Vlasic (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 55’ Simone Cinquegrano (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Kieron Bowie (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Zakaria Aboukhlal (Torino), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Simone Cinquegrano (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+3’ Kian Fitz-Jim (Torino), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Vasilije Adzic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Sassuolo 4-3-3 Starting XI
Murić
Cinquegrano
Idzes
Leysen
Doig 61’
Adžić 60’
Matić 90’
Bakola
Volpato 60’
Bowie 72’
Laurienté
Torino 5-3-2 Starting XI
Mascardi
Cacciamani
Cömert 67’
Coco
Comuzzo
Fortini 73’
Vlašić
Fitz-Jim
Gineitis 67’
Adams 83’
Simeone 73’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Arijanet Muric GK900 0.000.000
Simone Cinquegrano DEF902 0.100.000
Fedde Leysen DEF9010 0.000.101
Jay Idzes DEF900 0.000.000
Josh Doig DEF640 0.000.031
Darryl Bakola MID900 0.000.143
Nemanja Matic MID901 0.010.021
Vasilije Adzic MID6311 0.020.154
Cristian Volpato FWD6313 0.130.183
Kieron Bowie FWD753 0.730.061
Armand Lauriente FWD907 0.430.581
Benjamín Domínguez Sub270 0.000.000
Kristian Thorstvedt Sub271 0.030.061
Rafael Obrador Sub260 0.000.000
Domenico Berardi Sub1511 0.100.202
Luca Lipani Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 42% Avg odds 2.24
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26
Torino win 29% Avg odds 3.24

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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