

Ivan Juric was back on the bench after missing a few games due to pneumonia; Mergim Vojvoda was lost during warm-ups, along with Samuele Ricci, Aleksey Miranchuk, and Etrit Berisha. Luca D'Andrea had his Serie A debut just 11 days after turning 18 since the Neroverdi were utterly destroyed by injuries to Domenico Berardi, Hamed Junior Traore, Mert Muldur, Gregoire Defrel, Ruan Tressoldi, and the suspended Ruan Tressoldi.
Demba Seck made a few long-range attempts, and D'Andrea caught Alessandro Buongiorno off guard with a long pass before pulling back for Andrea Pinamonti, whose attempt was blocked. From the edge of the box, Agustin Alvarez cut inside on the left and shot with his right foot, going over the crossbar. With barely 15 seconds remaining on the clock, Sassuolo seized the lead when Alvarez raced in front of Buongiorno for a glancing header after Rogerio sent in a cross from the left.