ACF Fiorentina vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
ACF Fiorentina vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Artemio Franchi, Firenze.
- ACF Fiorentina 35 games · 37 pts (2025/26)
- US Sassuolo Calcio 35 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Livio Marinelli
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Internazionale Milano 35 82 2 SSC Napoli 35 70 3 AC Milan 35 67 4 Juventus FC 35 65 5 AS Roma 35 64 6 Como 1907 35 62 7 Atalanta BC 35 55 8 SS Lazio 35 51 9 Bologna FC 1909 35 49 10 US Sassuolo Calcio 35 49 11 Udinese Calcio 35 47 12 Parma Calcio 1913 35 42 13 Torino FC 35 41 14 Genoa CFC 35 40 15 Cagliari Calcio 35 37 16 ACF Fiorentina 35 37 17 US Lecce 35 32 18 US Cremonese 35 28 19 Hellas Verona FC 35 20 20 AC Pisa 1909 35 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–0 D 20 Apr US Lecce A 1–1 D 13 Apr SS Lazio H 1–0 W 04 Apr Hellas Verona FC A 1–0 W 22 Mar FC Internazionale Milano H 1–1 D 16 Mar US Cremonese A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr ACF Fiorentina A 0–0 D 17 Apr Como 1907 H 2–1 W 12 Apr Genoa CFC A 1–2 L 04 Apr Cagliari Calcio H 2–1 W 21 Mar Juventus FC A 1–1 D 15 Mar Bologna FC 1909 H 0–1 L Season Stats
ACF Fiorentina US Sassuolo Calcio #16 Position #10 37 Points 49 35 Played 35 8 / 13 / 14 W / D / L 14 / 7 / 14 38 Scored 43 49 Conceded 44 -11 GD -1 1.06 PPG 1.40 23% Win % 40% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history23% Clean Sheets
ACF Fiorentina this season24% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this seasonACF Fiorentina are 16th (37 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 10th (49 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Artemio Franchi, Firenze. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' It looks surprising ACF Fiorentina does not make any changes. Manor Solomon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Aster Vranckx needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' US Sassuolo Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering ACF Fiorentina that had 443 games and scored 336 goals.
- 30' The referee calls foul for Luca Ranieri. He receives a card.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with US Sassuolo Calcio winning 50% of all matches.
- 40' US Sassuolo Calcio looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 45' US Sassuolo Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. US Sassuolo Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. ACF Fiorentina needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rolando Mandragora on 57.
- 62' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cristian Volpato suffering a number of foals already.
- 65' Luca Lipani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Volpato on 65 minute.
- 66' Time for substitution for ACF Fiorentina. Jack Harrison is replaced by Jacopo Fazzini.
- 67' The ACF Fiorentina manager makes a substitution. Rolando Mandragora departs to be replaced by Giovanni Fabbian.
- 72' Nicolo Fagioli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 74' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Ismael Kone is replaced by Alieu Fadera on 74 minute.
- 75' ACF Fiorentina manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pietro Comuzzo is hanging Luis Balbo Vieira on the field on 75 minute.
- 80' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 81' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a card on 81.
- 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 88' Luca Moro is replacing Armand Lauriente for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
- The final score is 0-0.
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ACF Fiorentina
Starting XI- 6
- 10
- 43
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17
Jack Harrison ↓ Jacopo Fazzini 66'
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 44
- 19
- 27
- 62
Bench- 1
- 4
- 53
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22
Jacopo Fazzini ↑ 66'
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80
Giovanni Fabbian ↑ 67'
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15
Pietro Comuzzo ↑ 75'
- 60
- 23
- 61
- 69
Coach Paolo VanoliUS Sassuolo Calcio
Starting XI-
18
Nemanja Matic ↓ Aster Vranckx 88'
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45
Armand Lauriente ↓ Luca Moro 88'
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99
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ M'Bala Nzola 74'
- 23
- 6
- 13
- 42
- 21
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90
Ismael Kone ↓ Alieu Fadera 74'
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7
Cristian Volpato ↓ Luca Lipani 65'
- 80
Bench- 49
- 19
- 12
- 25
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40
Aster Vranckx ↑ 88'
- 3
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24
Luca Moro ↑ 88'
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8
M'Bala Nzola ↑ 74'
- 16
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20
Alieu Fadera ↑ 74'
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35
Luca Lipani ↑ 65'
- 66
- 44
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Coach Fabio Grosso -
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