2015–16 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio season

The 2015–16 season is Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's third consecutive season in Serie A. The team will compete in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Sassuolo

2015–16 season
President	Carlo Rossi
Manager	Eusebio Di Francesco
Stadium	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Serie A	6th
Coppa Italia	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Domenico Berardi, Grégoire Defrel, Nicola Sansone (7) All: Domenico Berardi, Grégoire Defrel, Nicola Sansone (7)
Highest home attendance	20,570 vs Juventus (28 October 2015, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance	2,071 vs Cagliari (3 December 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance	11,437[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Squad information

As of 2 February 2016

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 3 DF  ITA Alessandro Longhi 4 MF  ITA Francesco Magnanelli (captain) 5 DF  ITA Luca Antei 6 MF  ITA Lorenzo Pellegrini 7 MF  ITA Simone Missiroli 8 MF  ITA Davide Biondini 9 FW  ITA Diego Falcinelli 10 MF  ITA Karim Laribi 11 DF  CRO Šime Vrsaljko 13 DF  ITA Federico Peluso 15 DF  ITA Francesco Acerbi

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  ITA Matteo Politano (on loan from Roma) 17 FW  ITA Nicola Sansone 21 DF  ITA Leonardo Fontanesi 23 DF  ITA Marcello Gazzola 25 FW  ITA Domenico Berardi 26 DF  ITA Emanuele Terranova 28 DF  ITA Paolo Cannavaro 29 FW  ITA Marcello Trotta 32 MF  GHA Alfred Duncan 47 GK  ITA Andrea Consigli 79 GK  ITA Gianluca Pegolo 92 FW  FRA Grégoire Defrel

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2015–16 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Internazionale	38	20	7	11	50	38	+12	67	Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5	Fiorentina	38	18	10	10	60	42	+18	64
6	Sassuolo	38	16	13	9	49	40	+9	61	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7	Milan	38	15	12	11	49	43	+6	57
8	Lazio	38	15	9	14	52	52	0	54

Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[2]
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

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	16	13	9	49	40	+9	61	8	8	3	25	20	+5	8	5	6	24	20	+4

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W
Position	5	4	6	5	3	4	8	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sassuolo v Napoli

23 August 2015 1	Sassuolo	2–1	Napoli	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Magnanelli  4' Floro Flores  32' Berardi  45' Peluso  57' Sansone  84',  86'	Report	Hamšík  3' Chiricheș  18' Valdifiori  39'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 13,755 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Bologna v Sassuolo

29 August 2015 2	Bologna	0–1	Sassuolo	Bologna
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Falco  18' Destro  26' Ferrari  66'	Report	Cannavaro  24' Floro Flores  86'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 15,732 Referee: Carmine Russo

Sassuolo v Atalanta

13 September 2015 3	Sassuolo	2–2	Atalanta	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Magnanelli  22' Duncan  26' Floro Flores  41' Sansone  61' Vrsaljko  83'  84' Missiroli  89'	Report	Cherubin  6' Pinilla  13', 33',  38'  48' Paletta  19' Bellini  23' Tolói  90+2'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 8,644 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Roma v Sassuolo

20 September 2015 4	Roma	2–2	Sassuolo	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Totti  36' Salah  49' Maicon  57' De Rossi  73'	Report	Defrel  22' Politano  40',  45' Sansone  86' Peluso  88'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 36,727 Referee: Davide Massa

Palermo v Sassuolo

23 September 2015 5	Palermo	0–1	Sassuolo	Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rigoni  43'  85'	Report	Missiroli  31' Floccari  35' Vrsaljko  61' Acerbi  68' Cannavaro  72' Biondini  77' Magnanelli  83'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 17,730 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Sassuolo v Chievo

27 September 2015 6	Sassuolo	1–1	Chievo	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Defrel  3' Peluso  12' Magnanelli  56' Berardi  64'	Report	Paloschi  24' Hetemaj  43'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Michael Fabbri

Empoli v Sassuolo

4 October 2015 7	Empoli	1–0	Sassuolo	Empoli
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zieliński  16'  90' Tonelli  26' Maccarone  88' Krunić  90+2'	Report	Terranova  17' Peluso  36' Vrsaljko  72'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,634 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Sassuolo v Lazio

18 October 2015 8	Sassuolo	2–1	Lazio	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi  7' (pen.) Sansone  44' Missiroli  60'	Report	Lulić  7' Milinković-Savić  20' Anderson  67' Cataldi  75'  90+3' Maurício  85'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,812 Referee: Marco Guida

Milan v Sassuolo

25 October 2015 9	Milan	2–1	Sassuolo	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bacca  31' (pen.) Abate  33' Luiz Adriano  86'	Report	Consigli  30' Berardi  31',  53' Cannavaro  71' Missiroli  87'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 37,568 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Sassuolo v Juventus

28 October 2015 10	Sassuolo	1–0	Juventus	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Peluso  13' Sansone  20',  90+4' Pegolo  60' Berardi  68' Cannavaro  82'	Report	Chiellini  4'  39' Lemina  18' Pogba  77'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 20,570 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Udinese v Sassuolo

1 November 2015 11	Udinese	0–0	Sassuolo	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Danilo  11'	Report	Missiroli  5' Biondini  22'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 13,277 Referee: Federico La Penna

Sassuolo v Carpi

8 November 2015 12	Sassuolo	1–0	Carpi	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Falcinelli  23' Sansone  28' Pellegrini  58' Biondini  66' Consigli  85'	Report	Marrone  27' Lollo  57' Zaccardo  64' Di Gaudio  73' Wallace  90+2'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,264 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Genoa v Sassuolo

22 November 2015 13	Genoa	2–1	Sassuolo	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rincón  25',  51' Perin  42' Perotti  42' Burdisso  88' Pavoletti  90+5'	Report	Berardi  41' Acerbi  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,347 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Sassuolo v Fiorentina

30 November 2015 14	Sassuolo	1–1	Fiorentina	Reggio Emilia
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Floccari  42',  53' Vrsaljko  56'	Report	Valero  5' Badelj  66'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 13,633 Referee: Davide Massa

Sampdoria v Sassuolo

6 December 2015 15	Sampdoria	1–3	Sassuolo	Genoa
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Silvestre  84' Zukanović  90' Cassani  90+3'	Report	Acerbi  8',  17' Floccari  27' Vrsaljko  29' Pellegrini  39',  43'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,581 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Hellas Verona v Sassuolo

20 December 2015 17	Hellas Verona	1–1	Sassuolo	Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hallfreðsson  1' Toni  39' Sala  50'	Report	Missiroli  5' Floccari  35'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 16,949 Referee: Marco Guida

Sassuolo v Frosinone

6 January 2016 18	Sassuolo	2–2	Frosinone	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ajeti  22' (o.g.) Pellegrini  32'  90+3' Peluso  44' Falcinelli  75'	Report	Dionisi  16' Ajeti  45' Leali  73' Pavlović  79'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 8,850 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Internazionale v Sassuolo

10 January 2016 19	Internazionale	0–1	Sassuolo	Milan
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Murillo  34' Miranda  90+4'	Report	Cannavaro  67' Magnanelli  82' Berardi  90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40,322 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Napoli v Sassuolo

16 January 2016 20	Napoli	3–1	Sassuolo	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Callejón  19' Higuaín  42', 90+3'	Report	Falcinelli  3' (pen.) Acerbi  88'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 40,047 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Sassuolo v Torino

20 January 2016 16	Sassuolo	1–1	Torino	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Acerbi  40' Vrsaljko  83' Magnanelli  86'	Report	Belotti  22' Benassi  58' Glik  70' Maksimović  78' Acquah  90+2'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Domenico Celi
Note: Postponed to 20 January 2016 due to heavy fog.

Sassuolo v Bologna

24 January 2016 21	Sassuolo	0–2	Bologna	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Giaccherini  68' Ferrari  87' Brighi  90+1' Floccari  90+4'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,202 Referee: Angelo Cervellera

Atalanta v Sassuolo

30 January 2016 22	Atalanta	1–1	Sassuolo	Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Conti  25' Denis  32' Diamanti  69'	Report	Berardi  27',  33' Consigli  32' Defrel  66' Longhi  70'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,640 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

Sassuolo v Roma

2 February 2016 23	Sassuolo	0–2	Roma	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Duncan  76'	Report	Salah  11' Keita  30' Nainggolan  73'  87' Vainqueur  90+1' El Shaarawy  90+4'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,102 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Sassuolo v Palermo

7 February 2016 24	Sassuolo	2–2	Palermo	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Antei  43' Defrel  45+1' Missiroli  50' Pellegrini  55' Gazzola  73'	Report	Vázquez  30' Lazaar  40'  75' Đurđević  53'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 8,719 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Chievo v Sassuolo

13 February 2016 25	Chievo	1–1	Sassuolo	Verona
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rigoni  23' Radovanović  25' Birsa  25',  29' (pen.)	Report	Peluso  28' Sansone  30' Missiroli  59'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Davide Ghersini

Sassuolo v Empoli

21 February 2016 26	Sassuolo	3–2	Empoli	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Missiroli  14'  31' Berardi  41' Defrel  48', 50' Peluso  69'	Report	Tonelli  10'  38' Zieliński  36' Saponara  53' Maccarone  70' (pen.)	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,243 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Lazio v Sassuolo

29 February 2016 27	Lazio	0–2	Sassuolo	Rome
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Maurício  40'	Report	Magnanelli  20' Berardi  41' (pen.) Consigli  58' Defrel  67'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 13,995 Referee: Antonio Damato

Sassuolo v Milan

6 March 2016 28	Sassuolo	2−0	Milan	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Berardi  5' Duncan  27' Defrel  64'  77' Sansone  72'	Report	Bonaventura  1' Bertolacci  87'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 17,697 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Juventus v Sassuolo

11 March 2016 29	Juventus	1–0	Sassuolo	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dybala  36'	Report	Duncan  23' Sansone  41' Vrsaljko  55'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,240 Referee: Domenico Celi

Sassuolo v Udinese

20 March 2016 30	Sassuolo	1–1	Udinese	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Antei  13' Politano  64' Defrel  67'	Report	Zapata  8' Heurtaux  9' Hallfreðsson  32' Felipe  83' Danilo  88'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,344 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Carpi v Sassuolo

2 April 2016 31	Carpi	1–3	Sassuolo	Modena
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gagliolo  21',  25' Bianco  40' Verdi  89'	Report	Sansone  4',  75' Magnanelli  24' Defrel  35' Vrsaljko  55' Acerbi  73'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 7,457 Referee: Angelo Cervellera

Sassuolo v Genoa

9 April 2016 32	Sassuolo	0–1	Genoa	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Duncan  76' Politano  88'	Report	Džemaili  42' Muñoz  55'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,249 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

Fiorentina v Sassuolo

17 April 2016 33	Fiorentina	3–1	Sassuolo	Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gonzalo  10' Iličić  57' Tello  59' Consigli  83' (o.g.)	Report	Vrsaljko  35' Peluso  45' Berardi  55',  86'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 27,585 Referee: Luca Banti

Sassuolo v Sampdoria

20 April 2016 34	Sassuolo	0–0	Sampdoria	Reggio Emilia
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cannavaro  36' Sansone  44' Pellegrini  63' Berardi  81'	Report	Diakité  18' Dodô  19' Ranocchia  22'  27' Krstičić  88'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,392 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Torino v Sassuolo

24 April 2016 35	Torino	1–3	Sassuolo	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Peres  7' Gazzi  87' Moretti  88'	Report	Sansone  2' Peluso  21',  75' Trotta  90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 19,751 Referee: Michael Fabbri

Sassuolo v Hellas Verona

1 May 2016 36	Sassuolo	1–0	Hellas Verona	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pellegrini  58'	Report	Albertazzi  39'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,389 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

Frosinone v Sassuolo

8 May 2016 37	Frosinone	0–1	Sassuolo	Frosinone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gucher  16' Kragl  32' Dionisi  81' Crivello  86'	Report	Peluso  14' Cannavaro  55' Berardi  81' Politano  85',  86'	Stadium: Stadio Matusa Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Angelo Cervellera

Sassuolo v Internazionale

15 May 2016 38	Sassuolo	3–1	Internazionale	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Politano  6', 39' Pellegrini  26' Magnanelli  31' Duncan  66' Cannavaro  85'	Report	Telles  22' Palacio  32' Brozović  55' Murillo  59'  59' Juan Jesus  66'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2015–16 Coppa Italia

Sassuolo v Modena

15 August 2015 Third round	Sassuolo	2–0	Modena	Reggio Emilia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Falcinelli  53' Floro Flores  66'	Report		Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Sassuolo v Cagliari

3 December 2015 Fourth round	Sassuolo	0–1	Cagliari	Reggio Emilia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Politano  90+4'	Report	Sau  18',  36' Cragno  76' Benedetti  90+5' Colombatto  90+6'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Alberto Pomini	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	GK		Andrea Consigli	38	0	37	0	1	0
79	GK		Gianluca Pegolo	3	0	1+1	0	1	0
Defenders
3	DF		Alessandro Longhi	8	0	4+2	0	1+1	0
5	DF		Luca Antei	5	0	4+1	0	0	0
11	DF		Šime Vrsaljko	36	0	35	0	1	0
13	DF		Federico Peluso	36	1	34	1	1+1	0
15	DF		Francesco Acerbi	38	4	36	4	2	0
23	DF		Marcello Gazzola	10	0	4+5	0	1	0
26	DF		Emanuele Terranova	6	0	3+3	0	0	0
28	DF		Paolo Cannavaro	32	0	30+1	0	1	0
98	DF		Claud Adjapong	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Francesco Magnanelli	35	1	34	1	1	0
6	MF		Lorenzo Pellegrini	20	3	13+6	3	1	0
7	MF		Simone Missiroli	25	2	22+2	2	1	0
8	MF		Davide Biondini	23	0	12+10	0	1	0
10	MF		Karim Laribi	11	0	6+5	0	0	0
32	MF		Alfred Duncan	35	1	27+6	1	2	0
Forwards
9	FW		Diego Falcinelli	28	3	11+15	2	2	1
16	FW		Matteo Politano	29	5	11+17	5	0+1	0
17	FW		Nicola Sansone	38	7	28+9	7	1	0
25	FW		Domenico Berardi	31	7	26+3	7	2	0
29	FW		Marcello Trotta	8	1	1+7	1	0	0
92	FW		Grégoire Defrel	35	7	24+9	7	0+2	0
Players transferred out during the season
20	DF		Lorenzo Ariaudo	5	0	2+2	0	1	0
83	FW		Antonio Floro Flores	16	4	8+6	3	1+1	1
99	FW		Sergio Floccari	7	4	5+2	4	0	0

Last updated: 14 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	17	FW		Nicola Sansone	7	0	7
	25	FW		Domenico Berardi	7	0	7
	92	FW		Grégoire Defrel	7	0	7
4	16	FW		Matteo Politano	5	0	5
5	15	DF		Francesco Acerbi	4	0	4
	83	FW		Antonio Floro Flores	3	1	4
	99	FW		Sergio Floccari	4	0	4
8	6	MF		Lorenzo Pellegrini	3	0	3
	9	FW		Diego Falcinelli	2	1	3
10	7	MF		Simone Missiroli	2	0	2
11	4	MF		Francesco Magnanelli	1	0	1
	13	DF		Federico Peluso	1	0	1
	29	FW		Marcello Trotta	1	0	1
	32	MF		Alfred Duncan	1	0	1
Own goal					2	0	1
Totals					49	2	51

Last updated: 14 May 2016

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	47	GK		Andrea Consigli	10	1	11
Totals					10	1	11

Last updated: 8 May 2016

References

1. http://www.stadiapostcards.com/a15-16.htm
2. "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 262/A" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.