2021–22 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio season

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio
2021–22 season
Owner	Mapei
Chairman	Carlo Rossi
Head coach	Alessio Dionisi
Stadium	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Serie A	12th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Domenico Berardi (8); All: ; Domenico Berardi (8)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 12 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 102nd season in the existence of U.S. Sassuolo Calcio and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sassuolo are participating in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 27 August 2021^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	ITA	Edoardo Goldaniga
4	MF	ITA	Francesco Magnanelli (captain)
5	DF	TUR	Kaan Ayhan
6	DF	BRA	Rogério
7	MF	CIV	Jérémie Boga
8	MF	FRA	Maxime Lopez
9	FW	ITA	Francesco Caputo
10	MF	SRB	Filip Đuričić
11	MF	SVK	Lukáš Haraslín
13	DF	ITA	Federico Peluso
14	MF	EQG	Pedro Obiang
16	MF	ITA	Davide Frattesi
17	DF	TUR	Mert Müldür
18	FW	ITA	Giacomo Raspadori (3rd captain)
19	DF	ITA	Filippo Romagna
21	DF	ROU	Vlad Chiricheș


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	GER	Jeremy Toljan
23	MF	CIV	Hamed Traorè
24	GK	ITA	Giacomo Satalino
25	FW	ITA	Domenico Berardi (vice-captain)
30	FW	GHA	Brian Oddei
31	DF	ITA	Gian Marco Ferrari
47	GK	ITA	Andrea Consigli
56	GK	ITA	Gianluca Pegolo
68	MF	MAR	Mehdi Bourabia
77	DF	GRE	Giorgos Kyriakopoulos
91	FW	ITA	Gianluca Scamacca
92	FW	FRA	Grégoire Defrel
97	MF	BRA	Matheus Henrique (on loan from Grêmio)
—	DF	ITA	Marco Pinato
—	FW	ITA	Enrico Brignola
—	FW	ITA	Nicholas Pierini

Other players under contract[]

As of 28 August 2021

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ITA	Andrea Meroni
—	MF	ITA	Andrea Ghion


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	URU	Nicolás Schiappacasse

Out on loan[]

As of 28 August 2021

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
73	MF	ITA	Manuel Locatelli (at Juventus until 30 June 2023)
—	GK	ITA	Matteo Campani (at Vis Pesaro until 30 June 2022)
—	GK	ITA	Alessandro Russo (at Alessandria until 30 June 2022)
—	GK	ITA	Stefano Turati (at Reggina until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Claud Adjapong (at Reggina until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	(at Gubbio until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	(at Renate until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Riccardo Marchizza (at Empoli until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Piccinini (at Vis Pesaro until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Pilati (at Mantova until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	(at Vis Pesaro until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	BRA	Ruan (at Grêmio until 31 December 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ITA	(at Vis Pesaro until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Leonardo Sernicola (at Cremonese until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Alessandro Mercati (at Montevarchi until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	(at Grosseto until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Marco Sala (at Crotone until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	SEN	Khouma Babacar (at Alanyaspor until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	URU	Emiliano Gómez (at Albacete until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Giacomo Manzari (at Frosinone until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	ITA	Andrea Mattioli (at Pontedera until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	DEN	Jens Odgaard (at RKC Waalwijk until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Jacopo Pellegrini (at Pordenone until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[]

In[]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15	DF	Jeremy Toljan	Borussia Dortmund	€3,500,000	1 July 2021	^[2]

Out[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

24 July 2021 Friendly	Sassuolo	0–0	Südtirol	Sterzing, Italy
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Centro Sportivo di Vipiteno Referee: Bogdan Sfira

1 August 2021 Friendly	Parma	0–3	Sassuolo	Parma, Italy
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Balogh 62'	Report	Đuričić 18', 75' Manzari 88'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Antonio Di Martino

7 August 2021 Friendly	Sassuolo	3–1	Vicenza	Sassuolo, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haraslín 7' Boga 51' Raspadori 53'	Report	Diaw 24' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Enzo Ricci Referee: Antonio Rapuano

14 August 2021 Friendly	Lazio	1–1	Sassuolo	Frosinone, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Akpa Akpro 31'		Traorè 45'	Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Referee: Matteo Marchetti

4 September 2021 Friendly	Sassuolo	0–2	Cremonese	Sassuolo, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Di Carmine 12' (pen.) Gaetano 34'	Stadium: Stadio Enzo Ricci Referee: Tommaso Zamagni

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	21 August 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1	19	6	6	7	30	31	−1	031.58
Coppa Italia	19 January 2022		Round of 16	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				19	6	6	7	30	31	−1	031.58

Last updated: 22 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Torino	19	7	4	8	23	19	+4	25
12	Hellas Verona	19	6	6	7	34	32	+2	24
13	Sassuolo	19	6	6	7	30	31	−1	24
14	Udinese	18	4	8	6	26	28	−2	20
15	Sampdoria	19	5	5	9	27	35	−8	20

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)

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
19	6	6	7	30	31	−1	24	3	3	4	12	14	−2	3	3	3	18	17	+1

Last updated: 22 December 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	L
Position	6	8	9	12	14	12	14	14	13	9	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.^[3]

21 August 2021 1	Hellas Verona	2–3	Sassuolo	Verona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Veloso 35' 45+1' Zaccagni 70' (pen.), 90' Di Carmine 75'	Report	Lopez 23' Raspadori 32' Đuričić 51', 79' Traorè 77'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Manuel Volpi

29 August 2021 2	Sassuolo	0–0	Sampdoria	Reggio Emilia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Caputo 49' Chiricheș 78'	Report	Bereszyński 41' Thorsby 90+3'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

12 September 2021 3	Roma	2–1	Sassuolo	Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Cristante 37', 66' Ibañez 43' El Shaarawy 90+1'	Report	Chiricheș 36' Đuričić 57'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 29,604 Referee: Simone Sozza

17 September 2021 4	Sassuolo	0–1	Torino	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bremer 12' Aina 35' Rodriguez 54' Pjaca 83' Djidji 90+5'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Marco Piccinini

21 September 2021 5	Atalanta	2–1	Sassuolo	Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gosens 3' Zappacosta 37' Malinovskyi 61' Pezzella 74'	Report	Ferrari 25' Berardi 44' Lopez 90+1'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Davide Massa

26 September 2021 6	Sassuolo	1–0	Salernitana	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lopez 15' Ferrari 31' Berardi 54' Scamacca 87'	Report	Ranieri 30' Gondo 36' Bonazzoli 89'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Antonio Giua

2 October 2021 7	Sassuolo	1–2	Internazionale	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Berardi 22' (pen.) Müldür 64' Lopez 70' Consigli 76' Raspadori 80'	Report	Džeko 58' Perišić 67' Barella 70' Martínez 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Luca Pairetto

17 October 2021 8	Genoa	2–2	Sassuolo	Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Destro 27', 72' Biraschi 35' Vásquez 90' Sturaro 90+3'	Report	Scamacca 17', 20' Frattesi 32' Chiricheș 36' Harroui 82' Toljan 88'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Daniele Chiffi

23 October 2021 9	Sassuolo	3–1	Venezia	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berardi 37' Henry 50' (o.g.) Frattesi 67' Rogério 78'	Report	Črnigoj 9' Okereke 32' Henry 39'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Antonio Di Martino

27 October 2021 10	Juventus	1–2	Sassuolo	Turin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Cuadrado 63' McKennie 76'	Report	Defrel 30' Frattesi 44' Berardi 58' Rogério 61' Traorè 72' Müldür 86' Lopez 90+5'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

31 October 2021 11	Sassuolo	1–2	Empoli	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Scamacca 40' Tonelli 43' (o.g.) Raspadori 66' Defrel 87' Lopez 90'	Report	Stojanović 62' Pinamonti 83' (pen.), 84' Żurkowski 90+1'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Luca Massimi

7 November 2021 12	Udinese	3–2	Sassuolo	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Arslan 4' Deulofeu 8' Frattesi 39' (o.g.) Beto 51', 84' Makengo 86' 89'	Report	Berardi 15' Frattesi 28' Ferrari 38' Müldür 67' Consigli 82'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Federico Dionisi

21 November 2021 13	Sassuolo	2–2	Cagliari	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Scamacca 37' Berardi 52' (pen.) Ayhan 72'	Report	Marin 33' Keita 40' Grassi 42' João Pedro 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Niccolò Baroni

28 November 2021 14	Milan	1–3	Sassuolo	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Romagnoli 21', 77' Bennacer 53' Hernandez 54' Tonali 71' Kjær 73'	Report	Scamacca 24' Lopez 27' Kjær 33' (o.g.) Raspadori 38' Berardi 66'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

1 December 2021 15	Sassuolo	2–2	Napoli	Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Rogério 25' Berardi 54' Scamacca 71' Matheus Henrique 87' Ferrari 89' Defrel 90+4'	Report	Fabián 51' Mertens 59' Politano 84' Demme 88'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

5 December 2021 16	Spezia	2–2	Sassuolo	La Spezia
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Reca 1' Maggiore 4' Sala 26' Manaj 35' Gyasi 48' Hristov 90'	Report	Frattesi 44' Raspadori 66', 79' Kyriakopoulos 74' Berardi 85'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Referee: Fabio Maresca

12 December 2021 17	Sassuolo	2–1	Lazio	Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Berardi 63', 77' Raspadori 69' Ayhan 87'	Report	Zaccagni 6' Marušić 39' Anderson 73'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Simone Sozza

19 December 2021 18	Fiorentina	2–2	Sassuolo	Florence
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Biraghi 44' 68' Vlahović 51' Martínez Quarta 58' Torreira 61'	Report	Toljan 27' Scamacca 32', 59' Frattesi 37', 71' Chiricheș 54' Traorè 56'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 21,514 Referee: Marco Serra

22 December 2021 19	Sassuolo	0–3	Bologna	Reggio Emilia
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Magnanelli 90'	Report	Orsolini 36' Hickey 44' Svanberg 59' Domínguez 64' Santander 76', 90+4'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Michael Fabbri

6 January 2022 20	Sassuolo	v	Genoa	Reggio Emilia
16:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore

Coppa Italia[]

19 January 2022 Round of 16	Sassuolo	v	Cagliari	Reggio Emilia
17:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
47	GK	ITA	Andrea Consigli	8	0	8	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ITA	Edoardo Goldaniga	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
5	DF	TUR	Kaan Ayhan	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
6	DF	BRA	Rogério	7	0	7	0	0	0
13	DF	ITA	Federico Peluso	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	TUR	Mert Müldür	3	0	3	0	0	0
21	DF	ROU	Vlad Chiriches	7	0	7	0	0	0
22	DF	GER	Jeremy Toljan	5	0	5	0	0	0
31	DF	ITA	Gianmarco Ferrari	8	0	8	0	0	0
77	DF	GRE	Georgios Kyriakopoulos	5	0	1+4	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ITA	Francesco Magnanelli	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
8	MF	FRA	Maxime Lopez	8	0	7+1	0	0	0
10	MF	SRB	Filip Djuricic	8	2	7+1	2	0	0
14	MF	EQG	Pedro Obiang	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	ITA	Davide Frattesi	8	0	8	0	0	0
20	MF	MAR	Abdou Harroui	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
23	MF	CIV	Hamed Traorè	7	1	1+6	1	0	0
97	MF	BRA	Matheus Henrique	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	CIV	Jérémie Boga	7	0	7	0	0	0
9	FW	ITA	Giacomo Raspadori	8	1	6+2	1	0	0
25	FW	ITA	Domenico Berardi	6	3	6	3	0	0
91	FW	ITA	Gianluca Scamacca	8	2	1+7	2	0	0
92	FW	MTQ	Gregoire Defrel	8	0	2+6	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	ITA	Francesco Caputo	2	0	2	0	0	0

Last updated: 17 October 2021
Source: Competitions

References[]

^ "Rosa Prima Squadra". www.sassuolocalcio.it/. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
^ "Borussia Dortmund loanee Jeremy Toljan to join Sassuolo on permanent transfer". 17 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021.

[1] "Rosa Prima Squadra". www.sassuolocalcio.it/. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

[2] "Borussia Dortmund loanee Jeremy Toljan to join Sassuolo on permanent transfer". 17 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[3] "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021.

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