US Sassuolo Calcio 2 - 1 Torino FC — Highlights & Result
Serie A
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(2 months ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Sassuolo finally brought a painful four-match losing streak to a halt on matchday 2 of Serie A, edging past Torino 2-1 on 29 August 2026. The breakthrough arrived in the 32nd minute when C. Volpato scored for the hosts with an assist from V. Adzic, though Torino responded before the interval through P. Comuzzo, who converted from an A. Cacciamani assist in the 45th minute. The decisive moment came in the 78th minute when D. Berardi found the net, set up by F. Leysen, to seal the victory. Standout performers included C. Volpato with a rating of 8.2 and P. Comuzzo with an 8.0.
Despite enjoying 54% possession, Torino could not prevent the defeat, which saw them slip from 13th to 16th in the table. The visitors entered the contest having scored in four consecutive matches across all competitions, a scoring run that continued here despite the final outcome. Both sides had finished the previous Serie A term closely matched, with Sassuolo taking 11th place on 49 points and Torino finishing 13th with 45 points.
Recent history between the clubs had heavily favored Torino, who had claimed three wins from their last four encounters, including a 2-1 away victory here on 8 May 2026. This fixture also maintained a pattern where Torino historically found goals against this opponent, though the home side's 19 shots ultimately tilted the balance in a match where expected goals stood at 1.85 for Sassuolo and 1.26 for Torino.
Looking ahead to their next fixtures, Sassuolo will travel to face Bologna on 6 September, while Torino visit Fiorentina on 5 September.
Despite enjoying 54% possession, Torino could not prevent the defeat, which saw them slip from 13th to 16th in the table. The visitors entered the contest having scored in four consecutive matches across all competitions, a scoring run that continued here despite the final outcome. Both sides had finished the previous Serie A term closely matched, with Sassuolo taking 11th place on 49 points and Torino finishing 13th with 45 points.
Recent history between the clubs had heavily favored Torino, who had claimed three wins from their last four encounters, including a 2-1 away victory here on 8 May 2026. This fixture also maintained a pattern where Torino historically found goals against this opponent, though the home side's 19 shots ultimately tilted the balance in a match where expected goals stood at 1.85 for Sassuolo and 1.26 for Torino.
Looking ahead to their next fixtures, Sassuolo will travel to face Bologna on 6 September, while Torino visit Fiorentina on 5 September.
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Match stats
Sassuolo v Torino
46%
Possession
54%
1.85
Expected goals (xG)
1.26
19
Shots
10
7
Shots on target
4
11
Shots inside the box
8
4
Corners
3
436
Passes
527
88%
Pass accuracy
90%
3
Saves
5
12
Fouls
9
5
Offsides
0
3
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Cristian Volpato · Sassuolo
60'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 23' 🟨 Gvidas Gineitis · Torino
- 32' ⚽ C. Volpato · assist V. Adzic · Sassuolo
- 40' 🟨 Nemanja Matić · Sassuolo
- 45' ⚽ P. Comuzzo · assist A. Cacciamani · Torino
- 47' 🟨 Cristian Volpato · Sassuolo
- 70' 🟨 Armand Laurienté · Sassuolo
- 78' ⚽ D. Berardi · assist F. Leysen · Sassuolo
Sassuolo
4-3-3- 49 Arijanet Murić 90' 7.6
- 46 Simone Cinquegrano 90' 6.7
- 21 Jay Idzes 90' 6.7
- 16 Fedde Leysen 🅰️ 90' 6.9
- 50 Darryl Bakola 90' 7.3
- 45 Armand Laurienté 🟨 90' 7.2
- 18 Nemanja Matić (c) 🟨 89' 6.6
- 9 Kieron Bowie 72' 6.3
- 3 Josh Doig 61' 6.3
- 17 Vasilije Adžić 🅰️ 60' 6.9
- 7 Cristian Volpato ⚽ 🟨 60' 8.2
- 25 Benjamín Domínguez · sub 30' 6.0
- 42 Kristian Thorstvedt · sub 30' 7.2
- 33 Rafael Obrador · sub 29' 7.0
- 10 Domenico Berardi · sub ⚽ 18' 7.9
- 35 Luca Lipani · sub 1' –
Torino
5-3-2- 26 Diego Mascardi 90' 6.7
- 15 Pietro Comuzzo ⚽ 90' 8.0
- 23 Saúl Coco 90' 6.9
- 77 Alessio Cacciamani 🅰️ 90' 7.3
- 28 Kian Fitz-Jim 90' 7.3
- 10 Nikola Vlašić (c) 90' 6.0
- 19 Che Adams 83' 6.6
- 29 Niccolò Fortini 73' 6.3
- 18 Giovanni Simeone 73' 6.5
- 5 Eray Cömert 67' 7.5
- 66 Gvidas Gineitis 🟨 67' 6.3
- 44 Ardian Ismajli · sub 23' 6.5
- 6 Emirhan İlkhan · sub 23' 6.9
- 17 Sandro Kulenović · sub 17' 6.7
- 7 Zakaria Aboukhlal · sub 17' 6.5
- 91 Duván Zapata · sub 12' 6.7
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Sassuolo
12th
in the table · 0 pts from 1
· GD -1
Torino
13th
in the table · 0 pts from 1
· GD -1