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Monza
Serie A
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2 - 1
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Sassuolo
Monza vs Sassuolo: match report
Monza hosted Sassuolo at U-Power Stadium on Friday 18 September 2026, in the Serie A (round 5). Monza are without 1 player (Jan Ziólkowski); Sassuolo have no reported absences. Daniele Perenzoni is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.7.
Result and scorers
Monza 2-1 Sassuolo. Goals: Gustavo Varela 51' for Monza; Gustavo Varela 63' (pen) for Monza; Vasilije Adzic 88' for Sassuolo.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 31' Yellow card: Eddy Kouadio (Monza)
- 51' Goal: Gustavo Varela (Monza) 1-0
- 63' Penalty: Gustavo Varela (Monza) 2-0
- 74' Yellow card: Michael Folorunsho (Monza)
- 85' Yellow card: Luca Lipani (Sassuolo)
- 85' Yellow card: Samuele Birindelli (Monza)
- 88' Goal: Vasilije Adzic (Sassuolo) 2-1
- 90'+2' Yellow card: Gustavo Varela (Monza)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 35.1% | Possession | 64.9% |
| 15 | Shots | 20 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 7 | Corners | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Monza 3-4-2-1
Coach: Ivan Jurić
- 1 Noel Törnqvist GK
- 60 Eddy Kouadio DEF
- 3 Lorenzo Lucchesi DEF
- 44 Andrea Carboni DEF
- 19 Samuele Birindelli MID
- 90 Michael Folorunsho MID
- 14 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro MID
- 7 Ricardo Mangas DEF
- 10 Patrick Cutrone FWD
- 46 Jay Robinson MID
- 9 Gustavo Varela FWD
Bench
- 24 Adam Bakoune MID
- 8 Foe Ondoa MID
- 47 Dany Mota FWD
- 80 Mathis Mout MID
- 5 Yvan Kouadio Maye DEF
- 43 Aljaž Strajnar GK
- 20 Demba Thiam GK
- 2 Saba Goglichidze DEF
- 6 Valentin Antov DEF
- 28 Andrea Colpani MID
- 21 Leonardo Colombo MID
- 11 Omari Forson MID
- 16 Cyril Ngonge FWD
- 22 Exequiel Zeballos FWD
Sassuolo 4-3-3
Coach: Alberto Aquilani
- 49 Arijanet Murić GK
- 46 Simone Cinquegrano DEF
- 15 Duje Ćaleta-Car DEF
- 16 Fedde Leysen DEF
- 3 Josh Doig DEF
- 42 Kristian Thorstvedt MID
- 18 Nemanja Matić MID
- 50 Darryl Bakola MID
- 10 Domenico Berardi FWD
- 94 Sebastiano Esposito FWD
- 45 Armand Laurienté FWD
Bench
- 35 Luca Lipani MID
- 9 Kieron Bowie FWD
- 17 Vasilije Adžić MID
- 25 Benja Domínguez FWD
- 19 Laurs Skjellerup FWD
- 12 Giacomo Satalino GK
- 80 Stefano Turati GK
- 26 Cas Odenthal DEF
- 20 Ignace Van Der Brempt DEF
- 8 Andrea Ghion MID
- 55 Ibrahim Sulemana MID
- 33 Rafael Obrador MID
- 77 Nicholas Pierini FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Monza
- Jan Ziólkowski injury, back Mid October 2026
Sassuolo
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Sunday 28 January 2024: Monza 1-0 Sassuolo
- Monday 2 October 2023: Sassuolo 0-1 Monza
- Friday 19 May 2023: Sassuolo 1-2 Monza
- Sunday 22 January 2023: Monza 1-1 Sassuolo
- Sunday 15 August 2010: Sassuolo 2-1 Monza