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Sassuolo vs Cesena: match report

Sassuolo hosted Cesena at Mapei Stadium on Monday 17 August 2026, in the Coppa Italia. Niccolò Turrini is the referee, averaging 3.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.6.

Result and scorers

Sassuolo 3-0 Cesena. Goals: Cristian Volpato 13' for Sassuolo; Vasilije Adzic 45'+2' for Sassuolo; Luca Lipani 75' for Sassuolo.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 13' Goal: Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) 1-0
  • 45'+2' Goal: Vasilije Adzic (Sassuolo) 2-0
  • 64' Yellow card: Antonio David (Cesena)
  • 72' Yellow card: Luca Schirone (Cesena)
  • 75' Goal: Luca Lipani (Sassuolo) 3-0
Match stats (contains the result)
57.5%Possession42.5%
18Shots9
8Shots on target5
4Corners5
6Fouls11
0Offsides0
5Saves5
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Sassuolo 4-3-3

Coach: Alberto Aquilani

  1. 49 Arijanet Muric GK
  2. 46 Simone Cinquegrano DEF
  3. 26 Cas Odenthal DEF
  4. 31 Tommaso Macchioni DEF
  5. 3 Josh Doig DEF
  6. 17 Vasilije Adzic MID
  7. 18 Nemanja Matic MID
  8. 50 Darryl Bakola MID
  9. 7 Cristian Volpato FWD
  10. 9 Kieron Bowie FWD
  11. 45 Armand Laurienté FWD

Bench

  • 80 Stefano Turati GK
  • 22 Lorenzo Nyarko GK
  • 33 Rafael Obrador DEF
  • 21 Jay Idzes DEF
  • 2 Filippo Missori DEF
  • 23 Alessandro Di Bitonto DEF
  • 44 Edoardo Iannoni MID
  • 8 Andrea Ghion MID
  • 35 Luca Lipani MID
  • 24 Luca Moro FWD
  • 20 Riccardo Ciervo FWD
  • 25 Benja Domínguez FWD
  • 77 Nicholas Pierini FWD
  • 30 Patrick Nuamah FWD
  • 14 Gabriel Kulla FWD

Cesena 4-3-3

Coach: Alessandro Diamanti

  1. 1 Alessandro Siano GK
  2. 15 Andrea Ciofi DEF
  3. 26 Matteo Piacentini DEF
  4. 24 Massimiliano Mangraviti DEF
  5. 3 Antonio David DEF
  6. 25 Dimitri Bisoli MID
  7. 10 Riccardo Pagano MID
  8. 18 Matteo Guidi MID
  9. 14 Xavello Druiventak FWD
  10. 9 Cristian Shpendi FWD
  11. 11 Maat Caprini FWD

Bench

  • 39 Niccolò Fontana GK
  • 6 Mihajlo Ilic DEF
  • 2 Mark Natta DEF
  • 23 Vittorio Magni DEF
  • 5 Luca Schirone MID
  • 8 Matteo Francesconi MID
  • 43 Filippo Bertaccini FWD
  • 80 Antonio Fiori FWD
  • 91 Alessandro Debenedetti FWD
  • 90 Tommaso Mazzi GK
  • 20 Matteo Casadei MID
  • 76 Enea Casadei MID
Previous meetings
  • Friday 25 April 2025: Cesena 0-2 Sassuolo
  • Saturday 24 August 2024: Sassuolo 2-1 Cesena
  • Wednesday 18 January 2017: Sassuolo 1-2 Cesena
  • Sunday 10 May 2015: Cesena 2-3 Sassuolo
  • Saturday 20 December 2014: Sassuolo 1-1 Cesena