2015–16 US 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
PresidentCarlo Rossi
ManagerEusebio Di Francesco
StadiumMapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Serie A6th
Coppa ItaliaFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Domenico Berardi,
Grégoire Defrel,
Nicola Sansone (7)

All:
Domenico Berardi,
Grégoire Defrel,
Nicola Sansone (7)
Highest home attendance20,570 vs Juventus
(28 October 2015, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance2,071 vs Cagliari
(3 December 2015, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance11,437[1]

Players edit

Squad information edit

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 edit

Serie A edit

League table edit

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 Europa League group stage[a]
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[a]
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. ^ a b 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 edit

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 edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDDWDLWLWDWLDWDDDWLLDLDDWWWLDWLLDWWWW
Position54653485655556676667777787777777777666
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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
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
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'
Toloi   90+2'
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 8,644
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 edit

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
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 edit

Appearances and goals edit

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

Last updated: 14 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A".
  2. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale n. 262/A" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.