Matchday 6 begins with Verona vs. Sassuolo
Matchday 6 in Serie A kicks off in Verona, where the hosts, coming off a defeat to Roma, are chasing their first win of the season. Meanwhile, Sassuolo, fresh from beating Udinese last week, will be looking to build on that and climb further away from the lower end of the table.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
In the 12 previous meetings at Verona, there are 6 Verona wins, 1 draw, and 5 victories for the Emilia side (Sassuolo). The first match between the two teams at Bentegodi was in Serie C1 in January 2008, with a neroverde (Sassuolo) victory 0-2 with goals from Jidayi and Selva from a penalty. The managers that day were Sarri for the gialloblù (Verona), Allegri for the Emilians (Sassuolo).
DID YOU KNOW?
The top scorer in the 12 matches at Verona is Luca Toni, with 3 goals all in the gialloblù shirt between Serie A 2014/15 and 2015/16. Verona is one of 6 teams in Serie A 2025/26 that has had the fewest different goalscorers: only 2 (Orban e Serdar), like Genoa, Pisa, Parma, Torino, and Fiorentina. Verona, along with Lecce, Genoa, Pisa, and Fiorentina, is one of 5 teams in Serie A 2025/26 still searching for their first league victory. It's been since 2015/16 that Verona hadn't started a Serie A season without any win in the first 5 matches: that year Verona finished in last place.
COACHES and PLAYERS
Between Paolo Zanetti and Fabio Grosso there is only one previous meeting: in the 2021/22 Coppa Italia, Venezia-Frosinone, won by the Venetians 8-7 on penalties. The match was played at the Mazza Stadium in Ferrara. Victor Nelsson is the only outfield player for Verona who has played every minute in Serie A 2025/26. For Edoardo Iannoni and Ismael Konè, first goals in Serie A in last Sunday's match against Udinese. For the Canadian-Ivorian born in 2002, it's also his first goal in professional Italian football. Armand Laurientè, with 13 goals for Sassuolo in Serie A, is 3 goals away from the top ten all-time neroverde scorers in the top division; at 16 goals are Sansone, Scamacca, and Traoré.
DISCIPLINE
Suspended: none Cautioned: none
REFEREE
FOURNEAU (IMPERIALE – REGATTIERI) IV: MARCHETTI, VAR: MAGGIONI, AVAR: MARESCA
UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A
Pisa-Verona (Saturday 18 October, 15.00 CEST) Lecce-Sassuolo (Saturday 18 October, 15.00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)
