2014–15 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio season

The 2014–15 season was Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's second consecutive season in Serie A after having been promoted at the end of the 2012–13 season. The club improved markedly on its 2013–14 season, when it finished just above the relation zone in 17th place, by finishing 12th in the 2014–15 campaign, safely in midtable and without the threat of relegation which had dogged the club during its first season in Serie A. The club also competed in the Coppa Italia, where it was eliminated in the Round of 16.

Sassuolo

2014–15 season
President	Carlo Rossi
Manager	Eusebio Di Francesco
Stadium	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Serie A	12th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Domenico Berardi (15) All: Domenico Berardi (15)
Highest home attendance	21,584 vs Juventus (18 October 2014, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance	1,000 vs Cittadella (21 August 2014, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance	12,831[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Squad information

As of 9 March 2015.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ITA Alberto Pomini (vice-captain) 3 DF  ITA Alessandro Longhi 4 MF  ITA Francesco Magnanelli (captain) 5 DF  ITA Luca Antei 6 MF  GHA Raman Chibsah 7 MF  ITA Simone Missiroli 8 MF  ITA Davide Biondini 10 FW  ITA Simone Zaza 11 DF  CRO Šime Vrsaljko 14 FW  GRE Anastasios Donis 15 DF  ITA Francesco Acerbi 16 GK  ITA Ciro Polito 17 FW  ITA Nicola Sansone 19 MF  ALG Saphir Taïder (on loan from Internazionale)

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  ITA Paolo Bianco 23 DF  ITA Marcello Gazzola 25 FW  ITA Domenico Berardi (on loan from Juventus) 26 DF  ITA Emanuele Terranova 28 DF  ITA Paolo Cannavaro 30 FW  SVN Dejan Lazarević (on loan from Chievo) 31 DF  ITA Federico Peluso 32 DF  ITA Cesare Natali 33 MF  ITA Matteo Brighi 47 GK  ITA Andrea Consigli 79 GK  ITA Gianluca Pegolo 83 FW  ITA Antonio Floro Flores 99 FW  ITA Sergio Floccari

Transfers

In

—	FW	ITA	Andrea Consigli (from Atlanta)
—	FW	CRO	Šime Vrsaljko (from Genoa)

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2014–15 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Milan	38	13	13	12	56	50	+6	52
11	Palermo	38	12	13	13	53	55	−2	49
12	Sassuolo	38	12	13	13	49	57	−8	49
13	Hellas Verona	38	11	13	14	49	65	−16	46
14	Chievo	38	10	13	15	28	41	−13	43

Source: 2014–15 Serie A, 2014-15 Serie A classification.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.).[4]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	12	13	13	49	57	−8	49	7	8	4	25	22	+3	5	5	9	24	35	−11

Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	W
Position	10	18	17	18	20	20	19	15	13	14	13	11	10	10	11	12	10	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	14	13	14	12	12	12	15	16	16	16	13	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sassuolo v Cagliari

31 August 2014 1	Sassuolo	1–1	Cagliari	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi  34' Zaza  42',  90+1' Peluso  86'	Report	Sau  44' Balzano  49' Conti  75'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,292 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Internazionale v Sassuolo

14 September 2014 2	Internazionale	7–0	Sassuolo	Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Icardi  3', 30', 53' Kovačić  21' Osvaldo  43', 72' Guarín  74'	Report	Ariaudo  33' Berardi  60'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34,549 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Sassuolo v Sampdoria

21 September 2014 3	Sassuolo	0–0	Sampdoria	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Magnanelli  9' Peluso  59' Antei  76'	Report	Gastaldello  35' Gabbiadini  60'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,004 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Fiorentina v Sassuolo

24 September 2014 4	Fiorentina	0–0	Sassuolo	Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rodríguez  29' Bernardeschi  90+2'	Report	Vrsaljko  24' Floro Flores  29'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,175 Referee: Angelo Cervellera

Sassuolo v Napoli

28 September 2014 5	Sassuolo	0–1	Napoli	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Brighi  23' Taïder  52' Zaza  55' Gazzola  75'	Report	Callejón  28' Gargano  52' Jorginho  78'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 13,935 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo

Lazio v Sassuolo

5 October 2014 6	Lazio	3–2	Sassuolo	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mauri  9' Đorđević  25' Onazi  27' Candreva  35' Cana  42'  49' Marchetti  82'	Report	Berardi  26', 50' (pen.) Peluso  28'  61' Cannavaro  67'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 29,381 Referee: Dino Tommasi

Sassuolo v Juventus

18 October 2014 7	Sassuolo	1–1	Juventus	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zaza  13',  38' Acerbi  87'	Report	Pogba  19',  50' Bonucci  90+3'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 21,584 Referee: Luca Banti

Parma v Sassuolo

25 October 2014 8	Parma	1–3	Sassuolo	Parma
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mendes  23' De Ceglie  40' Lucarelli  45' Cassano  78' Ristovski  90+3'	Report	Floccari  20' Acerbi  23',  58' Consigli  26' Taïder  52'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 11,313 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Sassuolo v Empoli

28 October 2014 9	Sassuolo	3–1	Empoli	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Taïder  44' Missiroli  56' Floccari  61' Berardi  73' Acerbi  89'	Report	Croce  18' Vecino  19' Maccarone  28' Tonelli  75'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Chievo v Sassuolo

2 November 2014 10	Chievo	0–0	Sassuolo	Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Meggiorini  26'	Report	Acerbi  22' Magnanelli  36' Sansone  40' Vrsaljko  71' Antei  75' Floro Flores  90'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Marco Guida

Sassuolo v Atalanta

8 November 2014 11	Sassuolo	0–0	Atalanta	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Magnanelli  15' Berardi  30' Vrsaljko  90+2'	Report	Benalouane  26'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,776 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua

Torino v Sassuolo

23 November 2014 12	Torino	0–1	Sassuolo	Turin
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Peres  45+1' Gazzi  58'	Report	Cannavaro  28' Zaza  45+1' Peluso  75' Floro Flores  87'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 15,528 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Sassuolo v Hellas Verona

29 November 2014 13	Sassuolo	2–1	Hellas Verona	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Taïder  32',  77' Sansone  50' Berardi  59' Floro Flores  73' Magnanelli  76'	Report	Moras  7' Hallfreðsson  31' López  64' Campanharo  70'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,234 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Roma v Sassuolo

6 December 2014 14	Roma	2–2	Sassuolo	Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pjanić  26' De Rossi  34'  51' Nainggolan  61' Ljajić  78' (pen.), 90+3'	Report	Zaza  15', 18' Berardi  64' Vrsaljko  77'  90+4' Peluso  86'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 38,787 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Palermo v Sassuolo

13 December 2014 15	Palermo	2–1	Sassuolo	Palermo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rigoni  3' Belotti  90+3',  90+4'	Report	Gazzola  53' Consigli  66' Magnanelli  78' Pavoletti  85' Zaza  87' Cannavaro  90+6'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 21,086 Referee: Fabio Maresca

Sassuolo v Cesena

20 December 2014 16	Sassuolo	1–1	Cesena	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Peluso  53' Berardi  59' Zaza  76' (pen.) Missiroli  88' Magnanelli  90+3'	Report	Defrel  10' Zé Eduardo  90+4'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,079 Referee: Angelo Cervellera

Milan v Sassuolo

6 January 2015 17	Milan	1–2	Sassuolo	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Poli  9',  90+4' Alex  34' Ménez  60'	Report	Sansone  28' Cannavaro  60' Zaza  67' Gazzola  74' Biondini  90+4'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35,034 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Sassuolo v Udinese

10 January 2015 18	Sassuolo	1–1	Udinese	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zaza  15' Berardi  46' Vrsaljko  49' Cannavaro  57'	Report	Théréau  26',  58' Widmer  47'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,221 Referee: Davide Massa

Genoa v Sassuolo

18 January 2015 19	Genoa	3–3	Sassuolo	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Iago  25' Fetfatzidis  53', 90+2' (pen.) Lestienne  75'	Report	Berardi  19' (pen.), 69',  43' Missiroli  50' Brighi  55' Magnanelli  76' Zaza  81'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 17,822 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Cagliari v Sassuolo

24 January 2015 20	Cagliari	2–1	Sassuolo	Cagliari
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rossettini  20',  57' Capuano  31' João Pedro  57' Čop  79' Ekdal  81'	Report	Acerbi  35'  88',  76' Zaza  60' Floro Flores  78'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Sassuolo v Internazionale

1 February 2015 21	Sassuolo	3–1	Internazionale	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Missiroli  9' Zaza  11',  17' Sansone  29',  84'  90' Berardi  85',  90+3' (pen.)	Report	Ranocchia  21' Vidić  66' Donkor  78'  90+2' Icardi  83',  83' Medel  90+1'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 18,446 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Sampdoria v Sassuolo

8 February 2015 22	Sampdoria	1–1	Sassuolo	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Éder  9' Obiang  12' Okaka  71' De Silvestri  84' Regini  85'	Report	Acerbi  2' Biondini  13' Brighi  16' Lazarević  23' Cannavaro  58' Taïder  83'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,710 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Sassuolo v Fiorentina

14 February 2015 23	Sassuolo	1–3	Fiorentina	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Longhi  21' Zaza  48' Cannavaro  63' Berardi  67'	Report	Salah  30' Babacar  32', 62' Alonso  34' Savić  54'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,816 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Napoli v Sassuolo

23 February 2015 24	Napoli	2–0	Sassuolo	Naples
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Maggio  34' Gargano  55' Zapata  61',  65' Hamšík  70' Mertens  72'	Report	Bianco  38' Magnanelli  50'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 46,925 Referee: Davide Massa

Sassuolo v Lazio

1 March 2015 25	Sassuolo	0–3	Lazio	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gazzola  22' Bianco  39' Longhi  63' Taïder  76'	Report	Parolo  29',  77' Keita  42' Felipe Anderson  45' Klose  70'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,807 Referee: Carmine Russo

Juventus v Sassuolo

9 March 2015 26	Juventus	1–0	Sassuolo	Turin
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Tevez  37' Pogba  78',  82'	Report	Missiroli  26' Sansone  68' Magnanelli  80' Zaza  90+2'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 37,506 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo

Sassuolo v Parma

15 March 2015 27	Sassuolo	4–1	Parma	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Acerbi  5' Sansone  24', 36' Berardi  38',  61' (pen.) Missiroli  65'	Report	Gobbi  23' Lila  26' Santacroce  28' Mauri  52' Mirante  60' Galloppa  68'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Angelo Cervellera

Empoli v Sassuolo

22 March 2015 28	Empoli	3–1	Sassuolo	Empoli
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Saponara  46', 60' Mchedlidze  59'	Report	Acerbi  44' Rugani  49' (o.g.) Magnanelli  62'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,703 Referee: Dino Tommasi

Sassuolo v Chievo

4 April 2015 29	Sassuolo	1–0	Chievo	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi  23' (pen.) Peluso  38'  60' Biondini  40' Vrsaljko  48'	Report	Gamberini  22' Radovanović  67'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,686 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Atalanta v Sassuolo

12 April 2015 30	Atalanta	2–1	Sassuolo	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Biava  21'  81' Denis  42', 63' (pen.) Carmona  55' Cigarini  67'	Report	Berardi  59',  90+3' Missiroli  65'  71'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 15,311 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Sassuolo v Torino

19 April 2015 31	Sassuolo	1–1	Torino	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi  31',  45+1' (pen.) Acerbi  61'	Report	Vives  45+3' Quagliarella  59' (pen.) Farnerud  75' Basha  90+2'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Hellas Verona v Sassuolo

26 April 2015 32	Hellas Verona	3–2	Sassuolo	Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rafael  17' Greco  25' Juanito  30' Toni  63', 70' Moras  90' Obbadi  90+3'	Report	Moras  35' (o.g.) Berardi  76' Cannavaro  76' Floro Flores  89'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 18,375 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

Sassuolo v Roma

29 April 2015 33	Sassuolo	0–3	Roma	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cannavaro  56' Zaza  57' Taïder  69'	Report	Doumbia  6' Florenzi  27' Ibarbo  32' De Rossi  33' Astori  42' Pjanić  74'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,196 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Sassuolo v Palermo

2 May 2015 34	Sassuolo	0–0	Palermo	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lazarević  54' Brighi  90+3'	Report	Terzi  28' Vitiello  35' Rigoni  52'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,321 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

Cesena v Sassuolo

10 May 2015 35	Cesena	2–3	Sassuolo	Cesena
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Defrel  15' Brienza  29',  62' Carbonero  90+3'	Report	Zaza  48' Taïder  51' Missiroli  69'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 13,712 Referee: Luca Banti

Sassuolo v Milan

17 May 2015 36	Sassuolo	3–2	Milan	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi  13', 31', 77' Missiroli  45+1' Consigli  72'	Report	Bonaventura  16'  57',  33' Bonera  39' Alex  51' Honda  72' El Shaarawy  84' Paletta  86' Suso  90+4'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 13,777 Referee: Marco Guida

Udinese v Sassuolo

24 May 2015 37	Udinese	0–1	Sassuolo	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kone  51' Guilherme  54'  79'	Report	Berardi  45+1' Magnanelli  70'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 8,899 Referee: Rosario Abisso

Sassuolo v Genoa

31 May 2015 38	Sassuolo	3–1	Genoa	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi  3' Zaza  18', 32' Magnanelli  65' Sansone  82' Floccari  88'	Report	Roncaglia  7' Bertolacci  27' Pavoletti  41',  67' Rincón  64' Izzo  72'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 14,886 Referee: Angelo Cervellera

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2014–15 Coppa Italia

Sassuolo v Cittadella

21 August 2014 Third round	Sassuolo	4–1	Cittadella	Reggio Emilia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zaza  12' Sansone  53', 83' Floro Flores  90+2'		Coralli  33'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sig. Rocchi di Firenze

Sassuolo v Pescara

2 December 2014 Fourth round	Sassuolo	1–0	Pescara	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Antei  53' Floro Flores  57' Pavoletti  59'	Report	Selasi  63'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 1,887 Referee: Renzo Candussio

Milan v Sassuolo

13 January 2015 Round of 16	Milan	2–1	Sassuolo	Milan
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	De Jong  25',  86' Pazzini  38' Zapata  64'	Report	Sansone  64' (pen.) Missiroli  67' Biondini  76' Cannavaro  85' Antei  90+3'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 8,393 Referee: Dino Tommasi

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Alberto Pomini	6	0	3+1	0	2	0
16	GK		Ciro Polito	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	GK		Andrea Consigli	35	0	35	0	0	0
79	GK		Gianluca Pegolo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Alessandro Longhi	20	0	17+2	0	1	0
5	DF		Luca Antei	10	0	5+3	0	2	0
11	DF		Šime Vrsaljko	23	0	21+2	0	0	0
13	DF		Lorenzo Ariaudo	3	0	2	0	1	0
15	DF		Francesco Acerbi	32	3	32	3	0	0
20	DF		Paolo Bianco	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
21	DF		Leonardo Fontanesi	3	0	3	0	0	0
23	DF		Marcello Gazzola	20	0	14+4	0	2	0
26	DF		Emanuele Terranova	10	0	9	0	1	0
28	DF		Paolo Cannavaro	25	0	25	0	0	0
31	DF		Federico Peluso	29	0	26+2	0	1	0
32	DF		Cesare Natali	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Francesco Magnanelli	16	0	14	0	2	0
6	MF		Raman Chibsah	5	0	3	0	2	0
7	MF		Simone Missiroli	14	1	13	1	1	0
8	MF		Davide Biondini	11	0	9	0	2	0
19	MF		Saphir Taïder	14	2	14	2	0	0
33	MF		Matteo Brighi	8	0	7	0	1	0
Forwards
10	FW		Simone Zaza	12	5	10	4	2	1
14	FW		Leonardo Pavoletti	10	1	8	1	2	0
17	FW		Nicola Sansone	16	3	15	1	1	2
25	FW		Domenico Berardi	12	3	11	3	1	0
83	FW		Antonio Floro Flores	12	3	10	1	2	2
95	FW		Ettore Gliozzi	1	0	0	0	1	0
99	FW		Sergio Floccari	12	2	11	2	1	0

Last updated: 12 December 2014
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	FW	10	Simone Zaza	4	1	5
2	FW	25	Domenico Berardi	3	0	3
	FW	17	Nicola Sansone	1	2	3
	FW	83	Antonio Floro Flores	1	2	3
5	FW	19	Saphir Taïder	2	0	2
	MF	99	Sergio Floccari	2	0	2
7	MF	7	Simone Missiroli	1	0	1
	FW	14	Leonardo Pavoletti	1	0	1
	MF	15	Francesco Acerbi	1	0	1

Last updated: 12 December 2014

References

1. http://www.stadiapostcards.com/a14-15.htm
2. "Rosa Prima Squadra" [First Team Squad]. U.S. Sassuolo (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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