Serie A · Matchday 5

Monza v Sassuolo

Monza 2 – 1 Sassuolo Full time

Kick-off: Fri 18 Sep 2026, 19:45 UK time
Venue: U-Power Stadium, Monza
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni, Italy

Goals

51' G. Varela (Monza), assist S. Birindelli
63' G. Varela (Monza), penalty
88' V. Adzic (Sassuolo)

Cards

30' E. Kouadio (Monza), yellow card
74' M. Folorunsho (Monza), yellow card
85' L. Lipani (Sassuolo), yellow card
85' S. Birindelli (Monza), yellow card
90+2' G. Varela (Monza), yellow card

Line-ups

Monza (3-4-2-1)

Coach: Ivan Juric

1 Noel Törnqvist
60 Eddy Kouadio
3 Lorenzo Lucchesi
44 Andrea Carboni
19 Samuele Birindelli
90 Michael Folorunsho
14 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
7 Ricardo Mangas
10 Patrick Cutrone
46 Jay Robinson
9 Gustavo Varela

Substitutes: Adam Bakoune, Manga Foe Ondoa, Dany Mota, Mathis Mout, Yvan Maye, Aljaz Strajnar, Demba Thiam, Valentin Antov, Saba Goglichidze, Leonardo Colombo, Omari Forson, Exequiel Zeballos, Cyril Ngonge, Andrea Colpani

Sassuolo (4-3-3)

Coach: Alberto Aquilani

49 Arijanet Murić
46 Simone Cinquegrano
15 Duje Ćaleta-Car
16 Fedde Leysen
3 Josh Doig
42 Kristian Thorstvedt
18 Nemanja Matić
50 Darryl Bakola
10 Domenico Berardi
94 Sebastiano Esposito
45 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

Key statistics

Statistic	Monza	Sassuolo
Expected goals	1.45	1.58
Possession	35%	65%
Total Shots	15	20
Shots on target	6	8
Shots off target	6	7
Blocked Shots	3	5
Corners	7	5
Offsides	0	1
Fouls	13	6
Saves	7	4
Yellow Cards	4	1
Red Cards	-	-
Passes	313	580
Accurate passes	248	513