Serie A

Sassuolo and Torino chasing their first points

Sassuolo and Torino look to put their opening-day defeats behind them.

A better second game is precisely what Sassuolo and Torino will be hoping for as they face each other at the Mapei Stadium. Both sides are still without a point following their defeats to Atalanta and Milan respectively. After disappointing opening days, both teams will be looking to get their first points of the season and, if possible, their first win.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 16 previous meetings between the two sides in Emilia: 1 win for Sassuolo (2-1 in Serie A 2019/20), 9 draws (most recently 1-1 in Serie A 2023/24) and 6 wins for Torino (most recently 1-0 in Serie A 2025/26).

Sassuolo’s only home win against Torino came on 18 January 2020: a 2-1 victory with goals from Boga and Berardi for the hosts, while Locatelli scored an own goal for Torino.

Torino have scored in each of their last 8 away matches against Sassuolo, netting 10 goals in total. Their last goalless game there was the 0-0 draw in Serie A 2016/17.

DID YOU KNOW?

Sassuolo have gone 11 home matches without a draw: 7 wins and 4 defeats. Their last draw came on 3 January (Sassuolo-Parma 1-1).

Torino have won just 1 of their last 10 competitive away matches: their most recent victory came on 5 April (Pisa-Torino 0-1, Serie A). The remaining record is 2 draws and 7 defeats.

No team attempted fewer shots than Torino (7, level with Monza) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season. At the other end of the scale, no Serie A team attempted more shots than Sassuolo (22).

Sassuolo are the team that conceded the earliest goal on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season: Giacomo Raspadori scored after 5 minutes and 17 seconds.

Torino are the team that scored the latest goal on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season: Ché Adams scored in the 92nd minute and 12 seconds.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the 3rd official meeting between Alberto Aquilani and Ignazio Abate: the previous 2 both ended in draws in last season’s Serie B, when they were in charge of Catanzaro and Juve Stabia respectively.

Cas Odenthal scored against Atalanta: it was his 1st Serie A goal in 2 appearances. His top-flight debut came on 6 January, in Sassuolo-Juventus 0-3.

Ché Adams scored against Milan: it was his 16th Serie A goal, making him the second-highest scoring Scottish player in the history of the Italian top flight. Twelve of his 16 goals have come in the second half. For the first time, the Torino forward has scored in consecutive Serie A matches, having also found the net in Torino-Juventus 2-2 on Matchday 38 of last season.

Armand Laurienté attempted more shots than any other player (6) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

DI MARCO (DI GIOIA – BARONE) IV: ZUFFERLI, VAR: PEZZUTO, AVAR: DI PAOLO

UPCOMING MATCHES

Bologna-Sassuolo (6/9, 18.00)

Fiorentina-Torino (5/9, 15.00)

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