Monza 2–1 Sassuolo
Monza
2–1HT 0–0
Sassuolo
Monza played Sassuolo in the Serie A on 18 September 2026 at U-Power Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
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Goals and cards
- 30'E. Kouadio — Yellow card
- 51'G. Varela (assist by S. Birindelli)
- 63'G. Varela
- 74'M. Folorunsho — Yellow card
- 85'L. Lipani — Yellow card
- 85'S. Birindelli — Yellow card
- 88'V. Adzic
- 90+2'G. Varela — Yellow card
Line-ups
Monza 3-4-2-1
- Noel Törnqvist
- Eddy Kouadio
- Lorenzo Lucchesi
- Andrea Carboni
- Samuele Birindelli
- Michael Folorunsho
- Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
- Ricardo Mangas
- Patrick Cutrone
- Jay Robinson
- Gustavo Varela
- SUBSTITUTES
- Adam Bakoune
- Manga Foe Ondoa
- Dany Mota
- Mathis Mout
- Aljaz Strajnar
- Demba Thiam
- Valentin Antov
- Saba Goglichidze
- Yvan Maye
- Leonardo Colombo
- Omari Forson
- Exequiel Zeballos
- Cyril Ngonge
- Andrea Colpani
- COACHES: Ivan Juric
Sassuolo 4-3-3
- Arijanet Murić
- Simone Cinquegrano
- Duje Ćaleta-Car
- Fedde Leysen
- Josh Doig
- Kristian Thorstvedt
- Nemanja Matić
- Darryl Bakola
- Domenico Berardi
- Sebastiano Esposito
- Armand Laurienté
- SUBSTITUTES
- Luca Lipani
- Kieron Bowie
- Vasilije Adžić
- Benjamín Domínguez
- Laurs Skjellerup
- Stefano Turati
- Giacomo Satalino
- Ignace Van der Brempt
- Cas Odenthal
- Andrea Ghion
- Rafael Obrador
- Ibrahim Sulemana
- Nicholas Pierini
- COACHES: Alberto Aquilani
Match statistics
| Monza | Sassuolo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 8 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 15 | Total shots | 20 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 13 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 12 | Fouls | 6 |
| 7 | Corners | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 36% | Possession | 64% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 311 | Total passes | 566 |
| 248 | Accurate passes | 502 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 1.45 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.58 |
| 0.15 | goals_prevented | 0.15 |