2016–17 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio season

The 2016–17 season was Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's fourth consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Sassuolo is competed in Serie A, finishing 12th, in the Coppa Italia, being eliminated in the round of 16, and in the UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Sassuolo had achieved their first ever Europa League qualification after finishing 6th at the end of the 2015–16 season.[2]

Sassuolo

2016–17 season
President	Carlo Rossi
Manager	Eusebio Di Francesco
Stadium	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Serie A	12th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Grégoire Defrel (12) All: Grégoire Defrel (16)
Highest home attendance	21,584 vs Juventus (29 January 2017, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance	1,154 vs Genk (9 December 2016, Europa League)
Average home league attendance	12,362[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Squad information

As of 31 August 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 ^EL 4 MF  ITA Francesco Magnanelli ^EL (captain) 5 DF  ITA Luca Antei ^EL 6 MF  ITA Lorenzo Pellegrini ^EL 7 MF  ITA Simone Missiroli ^EL 8 MF  ITA Davide Biondini ^EL 9 FW  ITA Pietro Iemmello 10 FW  ITA Alessandro Matri ^EL 11 FW  FRA Grégoire Defrel ^EL 12 MF  ITA Stefano Sensi 13 DF  ITA Federico Peluso ^EL 15 DF  ITA Francesco Acerbi ^EL 16 FW  ITA Matteo Politano ^EL 20 DF  ESP Pol Lirola ^EL (on loan from Juventus) 22 MF  ITA Luca Mazzitelli ^EL

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  ITA Marcello Gazzola ^EL 25 FW  ITA Domenico Berardi ^EL 26 DF  ITA Emanuele Terranova 27 FW  ITA Federico Ricci ^EL (on loan from Roma) 28 DF  ITA Paolo Cannavaro ^EL 31 MF  ITA Simone Caputo ^EL B 32 MF  GHA Alfred Duncan ^EL 39 DF  ITA Cristian Dell'Orco 47 GK  ITA Andrea Consigli ^EL 55 DF  NED Timo Letschert ^EL 79 GK  ITA Gianluca Pegolo ^EL 90 MF  ITA Antonino Ragusa ^EL 97 FW  ITA Giacomo Zecca 98 DF  ITA Claud Adjapong ^EL

Players in the squad list submitted to UEFA for UEFA Europa League group stage are indicated by ^EL.[3]

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source
1 July 2016	MF	Stefano Sensi		Cesena		Loan return
1 July 2016	MF	Luca Mazzitelli		Brescia		Loan return
1 July 2016	DF	Cristian Dell'Orco		Novara		Loan return
1 July 2016	FW	Aladje		Ischia		Loan return
1 July 2016	FW	Matteo Politano	22	Roma	Undisclosed	activate option in the loan contract
3 August 2016	DF	Timo Letschert	23	Utrecht	Undisclosed		[4]
16 August 2016	FW	Alessandro Matri	31	Milan	Undisclosed		[5]
26 August 2016	MF	Antonino Ragusa	26	Cesena	Undisclosed		[6]
31 August 2016	FW	Pietro Iemmello	24	Spezia	Undisclosed		[7]
31 August 2016	DF	Gian Marco Ferrari	24	Crotone	Undisclosed	Return to Crotone on loan	[8]
31 August 2016	FW	Pietro Cianci		Andria	Undisclosed	Return to Andria on loan	[9]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source
28 July 2016	DF	Pol Lirola	18	Juventus	Loan		[10]
31 August 2016	MF	Federico Ricci	22	Roma	Loan		[11]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source
1 July 2016	DF	Alessandro Longhi	27	Free agent	Free	End of contract
5 July 2016	DF	Šime Vrsaljko	24	Atlético Madrid	Undisclosed		[12]
15 July 2016	MF	Raman Chibsah	23	Benevento	Loan	Loan return on 1 July	[13]
15 July 2016	FW	Alessio Vita	23	Vicenza	Loan	Loan return on 1 July	[13]
7 August 2016	FW	Nicola Sansone	24	Villarreal	Undisclosed		[14]
25 August 2016	DF	Lorenzo Ariaudo	27	Frosinone	Undisclosed	Loan return on 1 July	[6][15]
27 August 2016	MF	Karim Laribi	25	Cesena	Loan		[16]
27 August 2016	DF	Jonathan Rossini	27	Livorno	Loan	Loan return on 1 July	[17]
31 August 2016	DF	Leonardo Fontanesi	20	Brescia	Loan	Loan return on 1 July	[18]
31 August 2016	MF	Giovanni Sbrissa	19	Brescia	Loan	Loan return on 1 July	[18]
31 August 2016	FW	Diego Falcinelli	25	Crotone	Loan		[19]
31 August 2016	FW	Marcello Trotta	23	Crotone	Loan		[19]

Pre-season and friendlies

Sassuolo v Rappresentiva Montagna

6 July 2016 Friendly

Sassuolo

9–1

Rappresentiva Montagna

Mals

Sassuolo v ASD Salorno

9 July 2016 Friendly

Sassuolo

9–0

ASD Salorno

Mals

Sassuolo v FC Egna

9 July 2016 Friendly

Sassuolo

14–0

FC Egna

Mals

Sassuolo v Stuttgarter Kickers

13 July 2016 Friendly

Sassuolo

3–1

Stuttgarter Kickers

Mals

Sassuolo v Hapoel Haifa

20 July 2016 Friendly	Sassuolo	1–0	Hapoel Haifa	Sassuolo
				Stadium: Enzo Ricci

Sassuolo v A.C.D. Castelvetro

21 July 2016 Friendly	Sassuolo	8–0	A.C.D. Castelvetro	Sassuolo
				Stadium: Enzo Ricci

Sassuolo v Celta Vigo

10 August 2016 Trofeo TIM	Sassuolo	0–1	Celta Vigo	Reggio Emilia
		Report	Dražić  15'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium Referee: Luca Pairetto
Note: 45-minute match

Sassuolo v Milan

10 August 2016 Trofeo TIM	Sassuolo	3–2	Milan	Reggio Emilia
	Falcinelli  18' Politano  31' Trotta  39'	Report	Niang  2' (pen.), 10'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
Note: 45-minute match

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position	Final position	First match	Last match
Serie A	Matchday 1	—	12th	21 August 2016	28 May 2017
Coppa Italia	Round of 16	—	Round of 16	18 January 2017
Europa League	Third qualifying round	—	Group stage	28 July 2016	8 December 2016

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Serie A

Main article: 2016–17 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Sampdoria	38	12	12	14	49	55	−6	48
11	Cagliari	38	14	5	19	55	76	−21	47
12	Sassuolo	38	13	7	18	58	63	−5	46
13	Udinese	38	12	9	17	47	56	−9	45
14	Chievo	38	12	7	19	43	61	−18	43

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.[20]

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	13	7	18	58	63	−5	46	7	3	9	27	28	−1	6	4	9	31	35	−4

Last updated: 28 May 2017.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	L
Position	7	13	17	11	13	9	13	10	9	13	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	14	16	13	15	12	13	12	13	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	11	12

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Palermo v Sassuolo

22 August 2016 1	Palermo	0–1	Sassuolo	Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rajković  32'  90+1' Quaison  80'	Report	Berardi  31' (pen.) Mazzitelli  41' Consigli  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 12,935 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Sassuolo v Pescara

28 August 2016 2	Sassuolo	0–3 (Awarded)^[A]	Pescara	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Acerbi  26' Defrel  38' Berardi  67' Biondini  90+3'	Report	Brugman  36' Campagnaro  69' Manaj  81'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,071 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Juventus v Sassuolo

10 September 2016 3	Juventus	3–1	Sassuolo	Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Higuaín  5', 10' Pjanić  27' Benatia  85'	Report	Antei  33' Gazzola  82' Ricci  90+7'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,519 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Sassuolo v Genoa

18 September 2016 4	Sassuolo	2–0	Genoa	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Politano  58' (pen.) Defrel  66'	Report	Pavoletti  58' Orbán  76' Veloso  86'  86'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,134 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

Chievo v Sassuolo

21 September 2016 5	Chievo	2–1	Sassuolo	Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rigoni  21' Castro  40' Meggiorini  60' Sorrentino  90+4'	Report	Defrel  28' Biondini  54'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Sassuolo v Udinese

25 September 2016 6	Sassuolo	1–0	Udinese	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Defrel  34' Peluso  44' Biondini  71' Magnanelli  88'	Report	Heurtaux  50' Danilo  67'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,343 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Milan v Sassuolo

2 October 2016 7	Milan	4–3	Sassuolo	Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bonaventura  9' Montolivo  51' Bacca  69' (pen.) Locatelli  73' Paletta  77'	Report	Politano  10',  90+1' Adjapong  23' Acerbi  54' Pellegrini  56',  76' Antei  68' Biondini  90+3'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 31,738 Referee: Marco Guida

Sassuolo v Crotone

16 October 2016 8	Sassuolo	2–1	Crotone	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sensi  83' Iemmello  86',  87'	Report	Falcinelli  2' Crisetig  33' Capezzi  85' Palladino  90+1'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Davide Massa

Bologna v Sassuolo

23 October 2016 9	Bologna	1–1	Sassuolo	Bologna
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Verdi  10'	Report	Pellegrini  77' Matri  86'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,201 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Sassuolo v Roma

26 October 2016 10	Sassuolo	1–3	Roma	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cannavaro  12' Mazzitelli  30' Pellegrini  72' Lirola  75'	Report	Džeko  57', 76' (pen.) Nainggolan  78'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 13,221 Referee: Antonio Damato

Lazio v Sassuolo

30 October 2016 11	Lazio	2–1	Sassuolo	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Felipe Anderson  35' Lulić  36',  50' Immobile  55'	Report	Acerbi  33' Defrel  57'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Sassuolo v Atalanta

6 November 2016 12	Sassuolo	0–3	Atalanta	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Biondini  13' Gazzola  45' Peluso  70' Ricci  79'	Report	Gómez  19' Caldara  24' Conti  43',  61' Gagliardini  58'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,140 Referee: Fabio Maresca

Sampdoria v Sassuolo

20 November 2016 13	Sampdoria	3–2	Sassuolo	Genoa
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Sala  18' Škriniar  30' Silvestre  52' Torreira  76' Quagliarella  84' Muriel  85', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Antei  21' Missiroli  53' Peluso  62' Ricci  64' Ragusa  74'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,052 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Napoli v Sassuolo

28 November 2016 14	Napoli	1–1	Sassuolo	Naples
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Strinić  10' Allan  13' Insigne  42' Mertens  66'	Report	Peluso  12' Mazzitelli  37' Ricci  47' Ragusa  70' Defrel  82'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,490 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Sassuolo v Empoli

4 December 2016 15	Sassuolo	3–0	Empoli	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pellegrini  22' (pen.) Ricci  36' (pen.) Ragusa  44',  53' Magnanelli  68' Antei  69' Mazzitelli  81'	Report	Skorupski  22' Barba  34' Croce  35' Krunić  44' Mauri  61' Bellusci  66'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,588 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

Fiorentina v Sassuolo

12 December 2016 16	Fiorentina	2–1	Sassuolo	Florence
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Kalinić  10', 40',  90+3' Salcedo  20' Astori  67'	Report	Peluso  65' Acerbi  76'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 22,049 Referee: Michael Fabbri

Sassuolo v Internazionale

18 December 2016 17	Sassuolo	0–1	Internazionale	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Missiroli  61'	Report	Candreva  47' João Mário  68' Brozović  72' Melo  75'  90+2' Gabriel  90+4'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 15,221 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Cagliari v Sassuolo

22 December 2016 18	Cagliari	4–3	Sassuolo	Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Sau  14' Farias  45',  73', 76' Di Gennaro  49' Borriello  62' Padoin  67'	Report	Ragusa  3' Adjapong  18',  29' Pellegrini  33',  34' Acerbi  58' (pen.) Mazzitelli  77'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 11,440 Referee: Domenico Celi

Sassuolo v Torino

8 January 2017 19	Sassuolo	0–0	Torino	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Berardi  85' Ragusa  90+2'	Report	Belotti  65' Valdifiori  76' Baselli  90+2'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,805 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Sassuolo v Palermo

15 January 2017 20	Sassuolo	4–1	Palermo	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Matri  15', 66' Ragusa  24' Mazzitelli  47' Lirola  71' Politano  83'	Report	Quaison  8',  33' Goldaniga  74'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,074 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Pescara v Sassuolo

22 January 2017 21	Pescara	1–3	Sassuolo	Pescara
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Caprari  16' Coda  20' Bruno  44' Bahebeck  56' Cristante  84'	Report	Matri  1', 73',  25' Berardi  39' Pellegrini  44',  65' Antei  89' Politano  90'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 10,463 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Sassuolo v Juventus

29 January 2017 22	Sassuolo	0–2	Juventus	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Politano  23' Mazzitelli  37' Peluso  65'	Report	Higuaín  9' Khedira  25' Pjanić  58'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 21,584 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Genoa v Sassuolo

5 February 2017 23	Genoa	0–1	Sassuolo	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cataldi  48' Izzo  60'	Report	Pellegrini  26' Aquilani  33'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,686 Referee: Carmine Russo

Sassuolo v Chievo

12 February 2017 24	Sassuolo	1–3	Chievo	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Letschert  4' Matri  24'	Report	Dainelli  36' Inglese  39', 56', 67' Gobbi  45+2' Gakpé  90'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 9,581 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Udinese v Sassuolo

19 February 2017 25	Udinese	1–2	Sassuolo	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Fofana  7' Hallfreðsson  30' Danilo  67' De Paul  90+2'	Report	Aquilani  20' Peluso  49' Defrel  70', 79'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 17,719 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Sassuolo v Milan

26 February 2017 26	Sassuolo	0–1	Milan	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Berardi  8' Aquilani  21' Defrel  24' Peluso  25' Pellegrini  58' Duncan  90+3'	Report	Kucka  11' Bacca  22' (pen.) Sosa  30' Bertolacci  38'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 18,842 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Crotone v Sassuolo

5 March 2017 27	Crotone	0–0	Sassuolo	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rosi  37' Ceccherini  63' Martella  66'	Report	Gazzola  73'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 7,544 Referee: Michael Fabbri

Sassuolo v Bologna

12 March 2017 28	Sassuolo	0–1	Bologna	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cannavaro  25' Berardi  41' Politano  60'	Report	Helander  34' Destro  58',  59' Di Francesco  64' Torosidis  64' Masina  83'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,773 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Roma v Sassuolo

19 March 2017 29	Roma	3–1	Sassuolo	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Paredes  16' Salah  45+2' Džeko  68' Strootman  90+4'	Report	Defrel  9' Letschert  37' Peluso  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 25,477 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Sassuolo v Lazio

1 April 2017 30	Sassuolo	1–2	Lazio	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi  26' (pen.) Pellegrini  32' Lirola  89'	Report	Lulić  5' Strakosha  26' Hoedt  33' Immobile  42' Consigli  83' (o.g.) Keita  90'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,737 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Atalanta v Sassuolo

8 April 2017 31	Atalanta	1–1	Sassuolo	Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cristante  27',  73' Petagna  29' Gómez  81'	Report	Pellegrini  36' Cannavaro  77' Missiroli  90' Duncan  90+2' Berardi  90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 18,209 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Sassuolo v Sampdoria

15 April 2017 32	Sassuolo	2–1	Sampdoria	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pellegrini  24' Peluso  45+2' Ragusa  49' Acerbi  56' Politano  58'	Report	Bereszyński  20' Schick  28' Linetty  51'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,362 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Sassuolo v Napoli

23 April 2017 33	Sassuolo	2–2	Napoli	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi  59' Mazzitelli  64',  80' Sensi  77' Duncan  88'	Report	Mertens  52' Strinić  80' Milik  84'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 18,870 Referee: Antonio Damato

Empoli v Sassuolo

30 April 2017 34	Empoli	1–3	Sassuolo	Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pucciarelli  24' (pen.) Dioussé  65' Maccarone  81'	Report	Duncan  8',  57' Peluso  19' Matri  34' Letschert  52' Sensi  81'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,484 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Sassuolo v Fiorentina

7 May 2017 35	Sassuolo	2–2	Fiorentina	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ragusa  25' Berardi  28' Adjapong  32' Politano  74' (pen.) Sensi  82' Iemmello  85' Ricci  90+3'	Report	Gonzalo  32'  72' Chiesa  37',  39' Vecino  48' Bernardeschi  90+4'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,152 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

Internazionale v Sassuolo

14 May 2017 36	Internazionale	1–2	Sassuolo	Milan
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Éder  70',  84' Ansaldi  74' Gabriel  90+3'	Report	Iemmello  36', 50' Peluso  69'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 42,222 Referee: Davide Massa

Sassuolo v Cagliari

21 May 2017 37	Sassuolo	6–2	Cagliari	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Magnanelli  7' Berardi  12' Politano  13' Borriello  34' (o.g.) Peluso  36' Iemmello  56' (pen.) Matri  90'	Report	Sau  25',  85' Pisacane  31' Alves  54' Borriello  56' Ioniță  60' Isla  72'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 10,806 Referee: Luigi Nasca

Torino v Sassuolo

28 May 2017 38	Torino	5–3	Sassuolo	Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Boyé  6',  18' Baselli  22' De Silvestri  45+1' Falque  57' Belotti  79' Rossettini  90+3'	Report	Defrel  14', 40', 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 16,803 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

Note

1. ^
   The Lega Serie A decided to award the match to Pescara against Sassuolo as a 3–0 forfeit win after Sassuolo were found guilty for fielding an ineligible player. The match originally ended 2–1 to Sassuolo.[21]

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2016–17 Coppa Italia

Sassuolo v Cesena

18 January 2017 Round of 16	Sassuolo	1–2	Cesena	Reggio Emilia
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pellegrini  4' Dell'Orco  45' Antei  58'	Report	Ligi  28' Ciano  81' (pen.) Laribi  84' Rigione  90+1' Cocco  90+5'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round § Third qualifying round

Luzern v Sassuolo

28 July 2016 First leg	Luzern	1–1	Sassuolo	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	M. Schneuwly  8' Hyka  41' Haas  62' Lustenberger  70'	Report	Berardi  42' (pen.) Biondini  80'	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 10,555 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Sassuolo v Luzern

4 August 2016 Second leg	Sassuolo	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Luzern	Reggio Emilia, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sansone  8' Berardi  19', 39' (pen.) Defrel  64'	Report	Costa  38'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 13,415 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Play-off round

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round

Sassuolo v Red Star Belgrade

18 August 2016 First leg	Sassuolo	3–0	Red Star Belgrade	Reggio Emilia, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi  17' Politano  41' Cannavaro  52' Defrel  69'	Report	Cvetković  20' Plavšić  66'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 6,861 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Red Star Belgrade v Sassuolo

25 August 2016 Second leg	Red Star Belgrade	1–1 (1–4 agg.)	Sassuolo	Belgrade, Serbia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Katai  54' Phibel  69'	Report	Berardi  28' Magnanelli  47' Peluso  81'	Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 22,314 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Group stage

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GNK	ATH	RW	SAS
1	Genk	6	4	0	2	13	9	+4	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–0	1–0	3–1
2	Athletic Bilbao	6	3	1	2	10	11	−1	10			5–3	—	1–0	3–2
3	Rapid Wien	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6			3–2	1–1	—	1–1
4	Sassuolo	6	1	2	3	9	11	−2	5			0–2	3–0	2–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Sassuolo v Athletic Bilbao

15 September 2016 1	Sassuolo	3–0	Athletic Bilbao	Reggio Emilia, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Acerbi  54' Lirola  60' Mazzitelli  62' Defrel  75' Politano  82'	Report	García  90+4'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 7,032 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Genk v Sassuolo

29 September 2016 2	Genk	3–1	Sassuolo	Genk, Belgium
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Karelis  8',  67' Bailey  25' Buffel  61'	Report	Peluso  35' Politano  65',  86'	Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 9,130 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Rapid Wien v Sassuolo

20 October 2016 3	Rapid Wien	1–1	Sassuolo	Vienna, Austria
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Schaub  7' Murg  59'	Report	Schrammel  66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 22,200 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

Sassuolo v Rapid Wien

3 November 2016 4	Sassuolo	2–2	Rapid Wien	Reggio Emilia, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gazzola  26' Matri  28' Defrel  34',  34' Pellegrini  45+2' Ragusa  64' Peluso  85'	Report	Schaub  39' Sonnleitner  45+1' Močinić  60' Jelić  86' Kvilitaia  90',  90+3'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 7,838 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Athletic Bilbao v Sassuolo

24 November 2016 5	Athletic Bilbao	3–2	Sassuolo	Bilbao, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	García  10',  37' Aduriz  52',  58' Laporte  76' Lekue  79'	Report	Balenziaga  2' (o.g.) Acerbi  72' Ragusa  78',  83' Missiroli  90+3' Magnanelli  90+4'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,806 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Sassuolo v Genk

9 December 2016 6	Sassuolo	0–2	Genk	Reggio Emilia, Italy
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mazzitelli  90+1'	Report	Heynen  58' Trossard  80'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 1,154 Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)
Note: Originally scheduled for 19:00 on 8 December, postponed to 12:30 on 9 December due to fog.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Alberto Pomini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Bryan Costa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	GK		Andrea Consigli	46	0	37	0	0	0	9	0
79	GK		Gianluca Pegolo	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
5	DF		Luca Antei	18	1	11+4	1	1	0	2	0
13	DF		Federico Peluso	41	1	33+1	1	0	0	7	0
15	DF		Francesco Acerbi	49	4	38	4	1	0	10	0
20	DF		Pol Lirola	29	1	17+5	0	0	0	7	1
23	DF		Marcello Gazzola	21	0	16	0	0	0	5	0
26	DF		Emanuele Terranova	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Paolo Cannavaro	25	1	16+2	1	0	0	7	0
39	DF		Cristian Dell'Orco	10	0	9	0	1	0	0	0
55	DF		Timo Letschert	12	0	9	0	0	0	2+1	0
98	DF		Claud Adjapong	13	1	6+3	1	1	0	2+1	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Francesco Magnanelli	24	1	14+1	1	0	0	8+1	0
6	MF		Lorenzo Pellegrini	34	8	24+4	6	1	1	4+1	1
7	MF		Simone Missiroli	15	0	9+4	0	0	0	1+1	0
8	MF		Davide Biondini	22	0	9+5	0	0	0	8	0
12	MF		Stefano Sensi	19	1	14+2	1	1	0	0+2	0
21	MF		Alberto Aquilani	16	0	14+2	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Luca Mazzitelli	23	1	12+5	1	0+1	0	3+2	0
32	MF		Alfred Duncan	27	1	14+7	1	1	0	4+1	0
Forwards
9	FW		Pietro Iemmello	18	5	3+14	5	1	0	0	0
10	FW		Alessandro Matri	37	8	16+15	8	0	0	4+2	0
11	FW		Grégoire Defrel	38	16	23+6	12	0+1	0	7+1	4
16	FW		Matteo Politano	42	6	25+7	4	1	0	5+4	2
25	FW		Domenico Berardi	25	10	20+1	5	0	0	4	5
27	FW		Federico Ricci	31	2	10+14	2	0+1	0	3+3	0
31	FW		Simone Caputo	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
33	FW		Simone Franchini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
90	FW		Antonino Ragusa	32	5	16+9	4	1	0	4+2	1
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW		Diego Falcinelli	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+4	0
10	FW		Nicola Sansone	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29	FW		Marcello Trotta	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0

Last updated: 28 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	UEFA EL	Total
1	11	FW		Grégoire Defrel	12	0	4	16
2	25	FW		Domenico Berardi	5	0	5	10
3	6	MF		Lorenzo Pellegrini	6	1	1	8
4	10	FW		Alessandro Matri	8	0	0	8
	16	FW		Matteo Politano	5	0	3	8
6	9	FW		Pietro Iemmello	5	0	0	5
	90	FW		Antonino Ragusa	4	0	1	5
8	15	DF		Francesco Acerbi	4	0	0	4
9	27	FW		Federico Ricci	2	0	0	2
10	4	MF		Francesco Magnanelli	1	0	0	1
	5	DF		Luca Antei	1	0	0	1
	12	MF		Stefano Sensi	1	0	0	1
	13	DF		Federico Peluso	1	0	0	1
	20	DF		Pol Lirola	0	0	1	1
	22	MF		Luca Mazzitelli	1	0	0	1
	28	DF		Paolo Cannavaro	1	0	0	1
	32	MF		Alfred Duncan	1	0	0	1
	98	DF		Claud Adjapong	1	0	0	1
Own goal					1	0	2	3
Totals					60	1	17	78

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	UEFA EL	Total
1	47	GK		Andrea Consigli	7	0	3	10
Totals					7	0	3	10

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Serie A			Coppa Italia			UEFA EL			Total
1	GK		Alberto Pomini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Bryan Costa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	GK		Andrea Consigli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
79	GK		Gianluca Pegolo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Luca Antei	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
13	DF		Federico Peluso	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	0	0
15	DF		Francesco Acerbi	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
20	DF		Pol Lirola	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
23	DF		Marcello Gazzola	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
26	DF		Emanuele Terranova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Paolo Cannavaro	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
39	DF		Cristian Dell'Orco	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
55	DF		Timo Letschert	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
98	DF		Claud Adjapong	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	MF		Francesco Magnanelli	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
6	MF		Lorenzo Pellegrini	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1
7	MF		Simone Missiroli	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
8	MF		Davide Biondini	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
12	MF		Stefano Sensi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
21	MF		Alberto Aquilani	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
22	MF		Luca Mazzitelli	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	0	0
32	MF		Alfred Duncan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	FW		Pietro Iemmello	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	FW		Alessandro Matri	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
10	FW		Nicola Sansone	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW		Grégoire Defrel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	FW		Matteo Politano	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0
25	FW		Domenico Berardi	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
27	FW		Federico Ricci	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
31	FW		Simone Caputo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Simone Franchini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	FW		Antonino Ragusa	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0
Totals				90	0	2	2	0	0	19	0	0	111	0	2

Last updated: 28 May 2017

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