2016–17 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio season

The 2016–17 season was Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's fourth consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Sassuolo is competed in Serie A, finishing 12th, in the Coppa Italia, being eliminated in the round of 16, and in the UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Sassuolo had achieved their first ever Europa League qualification after finishing 6th at the end of the 2015–16 season.[2]

Sassuolo
2016–17 season
PresidentCarlo Rossi
ManagerEusebio Di Francesco
StadiumMapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Serie A12th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Grégoire Defrel (12)
All:
Grégoire Defrel (16)
Highest home attendance21,584 vs Juventus
(29 January 2017, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance1,154 vs Genk
(9 December 2016, Europa League)
Average home league attendance12,362[1]

Players

Squad information
As of 31 August 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Alberto Pomini EL
4 MF  ITA Francesco Magnanelli EL (captain)
5 DF  ITA Luca Antei EL
6 MF  ITA Lorenzo Pellegrini EL
7 MF  ITA Simone Missiroli EL
8 MF  ITA Davide Biondini EL
9 FW  ITA Pietro Iemmello
10 FW  ITA Alessandro Matri EL
11 FW  FRA Grégoire Defrel EL
12 MF  ITA Stefano Sensi
13 DF  ITA Federico Peluso EL
15 DF  ITA Francesco Acerbi EL
16 FW  ITA Matteo Politano EL
20 DF  ESP Pol Lirola EL (on loan from Juventus)
22 MF  ITA Luca Mazzitelli EL
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  ITA Marcello Gazzola EL
25 FW  ITA Domenico Berardi EL
26 DF  ITA Emanuele Terranova
27 FW  ITA Federico Ricci EL (on loan from Roma)
28 DF  ITA Paolo Cannavaro EL
31 MF  ITA Simone Caputo EL B
32 MF  GHA Alfred Duncan EL
39 DF  ITA Cristian Dell'Orco
47 GK  ITA Andrea Consigli EL
55 DF  NED Timo Letschert EL
79 GK  ITA Gianluca Pegolo EL
90 MF  ITA Antonino Ragusa EL
97 FW  ITA Giacomo Zecca
98 DF  ITA Claud Adjapong EL

Players in the squad list submitted to UEFA for UEFA Europa League group stage are indicated by EL.[3]

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
1 July 2016 MF Stefano Sensi Cesena Loan return
1 July 2016 MF Luca Mazzitelli Brescia Loan return
1 July 2016 DF Cristian Dell'Orco Novara Loan return
1 July 2016 FW Aladje Ischia Loan return
1 July 2016 FW Matteo Politano 22 Roma Undisclosed activate option in the loan contract
3 August 2016 DF Timo Letschert 23 Utrecht Undisclosed [4]
16 August 2016 FW Alessandro Matri 31 Milan Undisclosed [5]
26 August 2016 MF Antonino Ragusa 26 Cesena Undisclosed [6]
31 August 2016 FW Pietro Iemmello 24 Spezia Undisclosed [7]
31 August 2016 DF Gian Marco Ferrari 24 Crotone Undisclosed Return to Crotone on loan [8]
31 August 2016 FW Pietro Cianci Andria Undisclosed Return to Andria on loan [9]

Loans in
Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
28 July 2016 DF Pol Lirola 18 Juventus Loan [10]
31 August 2016 MF Federico Ricci 22 Roma Loan [11]

Out
Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
1 July 2016 DF Alessandro Longhi 27 Free agent Free End of contract
5 July 2016 DF Šime Vrsaljko 24 Atlético Madrid Undisclosed [12]
15 July 2016 MF Raman Chibsah 23 Benevento Loan Loan return on 1 July [13]
15 July 2016 FW Alessio Vita 23 Vicenza Loan Loan return on 1 July [13]
7 August 2016 FW Nicola Sansone 24 Villarreal Undisclosed [14]
25 August 2016 DF Lorenzo Ariaudo 27 Frosinone Undisclosed Loan return on 1 July [6][15]
27 August 2016 MF Karim Laribi 25 Cesena Loan [16]
27 August 2016 DF Jonathan Rossini 27 Livorno Loan Loan return on 1 July [17]
31 August 2016 DF Leonardo Fontanesi 20 Brescia Loan Loan return on 1 July [18]
31 August 2016 MF Giovanni Sbrissa 19 Brescia Loan Loan return on 1 July [18]
31 August 2016 FW Diego Falcinelli 25 Crotone Loan [19]
31 August 2016 FW Marcello Trotta 23 Crotone Loan [19]

Pre-season and friendlies
6 July 2016 Friendly Sassuolo 9–1 Rappresentiva Montagna Mals
9 July 2016 Friendly Sassuolo 9–0 ASD Salorno Mals
9 July 2016 Friendly Sassuolo 14–0 FC Egna Mals
13 July 2016 Friendly Sassuolo 3–1 Stuttgarter Kickers Mals
20 July 2016 Friendly Sassuolo 1–0 Hapoel Haifa Sassuolo
Stadium: Enzo Ricci
21 July 2016 Friendly Sassuolo 8–0 A.C.D. Castelvetro Sassuolo
Stadium: Enzo Ricci
10 August 2016 Trofeo TIM Sassuolo 0–1 Celta Vigo Reggio Emilia
Report Dražić  15' Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Luca Pairetto
Note: 45-minute match
10 August 2016 Trofeo TIM Sassuolo 3–2 Milan Reggio Emilia
Falcinelli  18'
Politano  31'
Trotta  39'		 Report Niang  2' (pen.), 10' Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
Note: 45-minute match

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Current
position		 Final
position		 First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 — 12th 21 August 2016 28 May 2017
Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Round of 16 18 January 2017
Europa League Third qualifying round — Group stage 28 July 2016 8 December 2016

Last updated: 28 May 2017


Serie A
Main article: 2016–17 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Sampdoria 38 12 12 14 49 55 −6 48
11 Cagliari 38 14 5 19 55 76 −21 47
12 Sassuolo 38 13 7 18 58 63 −5 46
13 Udinese 38 12 9 17 47 56 −9 45
14 Chievo 38 12 7 19 43 61 −18 43
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[20]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 7 18 58 63  −5 46 7 3 9 27 28  −1 6 4 9 31 35  −4

Last updated: 28 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWLLWLWLWDLLLLDWLLLDWWLWLWLDLLLDWDWDWWL
Position7131711139131091316161616151516161616141613151213121315151515141414141112
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
22 August 2016 1 Palermo 0–1 Sassuolo Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rajković  32'  90+1'
Quaison  80'		 Report Berardi  31' (pen.)
Mazzitelli  41'
Consigli  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 12,935
Referee: Luca Pairetto
28 August 2016 2 Sassuolo 0–3
(Awarded)[A]		 Pescara Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Acerbi  26'
Defrel  38'
Berardi  67'
Biondini  90+3'		 Report Brugman  36'
Campagnaro  69'
Manaj  81'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 9,071
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
10 September 2016 3 Juventus 3–1 Sassuolo Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Higuaín  5', 10'
Pjanić  27'
Benatia  85'		 Report Antei  33'
Gazzola  82'
Ricci  90+7'		 Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 39,519
Referee: Marco Di Bello
18 September 2016 4 Sassuolo 2–0 Genoa Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Politano  58' (pen.)
Defrel  66'		 Report Pavoletti  58'
Orbán  76'
Veloso  86'  86'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,134
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
21 September 2016 5 Chievo 2–1 Sassuolo Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rigoni  21'
Castro  40'
Meggiorini  60'
Sorrentino  90+4'		 Report Defrel  28'
Biondini  54'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
25 September 2016 6 Sassuolo 1–0 Udinese Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Defrel  34'
Peluso  44'
Biondini  71'
Magnanelli  88'		 Report Heurtaux  50'
Danilo  67'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 9,343
Referee: Daniele Doveri
2 October 2016 7 Milan 4–3 Sassuolo Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bonaventura  9'
Montolivo  51'
Bacca  69' (pen.)
Locatelli  73'
Paletta  77'		 Report Politano  10',  90+1'
Adjapong  23'
Acerbi  54'
Pellegrini  56',  76'
Antei  68'
Biondini  90+3'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 31,738
Referee: Marco Guida
16 October 2016 8 Sassuolo 2–1 Crotone Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sensi  83'
Iemmello  86',  87'		 Report Falcinelli  2'
Crisetig  33'
Capezzi  85'
Palladino  90+1'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Davide Massa
23 October 2016 9 Bologna 1–1 Sassuolo Bologna
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Verdi  10' Report Pellegrini  77'
Matri  86'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 20,201
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
26 October 2016 10 Sassuolo 1–3 Roma Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cannavaro  12'
Mazzitelli  30'
Pellegrini  72'
Lirola  75'		 Report Džeko  57', 76' (pen.)
Nainggolan  78'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 13,221
Referee: Antonio Damato
30 October 2016 11 Lazio 2–1 Sassuolo Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Felipe Anderson  35'
Lulić  36',  50'
Immobile  55'		 Report Acerbi  33'
Defrel  57'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
6 November 2016 12 Sassuolo 0–3 Atalanta Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Biondini  13'
Gazzola  45'
Peluso  70'
Ricci  79'		 Report Gómez  19'
Caldara  24'
Conti  43',  61'
Gagliardini  58'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,140
Referee: Fabio Maresca
20 November 2016 13 Sampdoria 3–2 Sassuolo Genoa
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Sala  18'
Škriniar  30'
Silvestre  52'
Torreira  76'
Quagliarella  84'
Muriel  85', 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Antei  21'
Missiroli  53'
Peluso  62'
Ricci  64'
Ragusa  74'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,052
Referee: Daniele Doveri
28 November 2016 14 Napoli 1–1 Sassuolo Naples
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Strinić  10'
Allan  13'
Insigne  42'
Mertens  66'		 Report Peluso  12'
Mazzitelli  37'
Ricci  47'
Ragusa  70'
Defrel  82'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 49,490
Referee: Paolo Valeri
4 December 2016 15 Sassuolo 3–0 Empoli Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pellegrini  22' (pen.)
Ricci  36' (pen.)
Ragusa  44',  53'
Magnanelli  68'
Antei  69'
Mazzitelli  81'		 Report Skorupski  22'
Barba  34'
Croce  35'
Krunić  44'
Mauri  61'
Bellusci  66'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 9,588
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
12 December 2016 16 Fiorentina 2–1 Sassuolo Florence
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kalinić  10', 40',  90+3'
Salcedo  20'
Astori  67'		 Report Peluso  65'
Acerbi  76'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 22,049
Referee: Michael Fabbri
18 December 2016 17 Sassuolo 0–1 Internazionale Reggio Emilia
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Missiroli  61' Report Candreva  47'
João Mário  68'
Brozović  72'
Melo  75'  90+2'
Gabriel  90+4'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 15,221
Referee: Marco Di Bello
22 December 2016 18 Cagliari 4–3 Sassuolo Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Sau  14'
Farias  45',  73', 76'
Di Gennaro  49'
Borriello  62'
Padoin  67'		 Report Ragusa  3'
Adjapong  18',  29'
Pellegrini  33',  34'
Acerbi  58' (pen.)
Mazzitelli  77'		 Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 11,440
Referee: Domenico Celi
8 January 2017 19 Sassuolo 0–0 Torino Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Berardi  85'
Ragusa  90+2'		 Report Belotti  65'
Valdifiori  76'
Baselli  90+2'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
15 January 2017 20 Sassuolo 4–1 Palermo Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Matri  15', 66'
Ragusa  24'
Mazzitelli  47'
Lirola  71'
Politano  83'		 Report Quaison  8',  33'
Goldaniga  74'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 9,074
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
22 January 2017 21 Pescara 1–3 Sassuolo Pescara
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Caprari  16'
Coda  20'
Bruno  44'
Bahebeck  56'
Cristante  84'		 Report Matri  1', 73',  25'
Berardi  39'
Pellegrini  44',  65'
Antei  89'
Politano  90'		 Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia
Attendance: 10,463
Referee: Paolo Valeri
29 January 2017 22 Sassuolo 0–2 Juventus Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Politano  23'
Mazzitelli  37'
Peluso  65'		 Report Higuaín  9'
Khedira  25'
Pjanić  58'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 21,584
Referee: Daniele Doveri
5 February 2017 23 Genoa 0–1 Sassuolo Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cataldi  48'
Izzo  60'		 Report Pellegrini  26'
Aquilani  33'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 18,686
Referee: Carmine Russo
12 February 2017 24 Sassuolo 1–3 Chievo Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Letschert  4'
Matri  24'		 Report Dainelli  36'
Inglese  39', 56', 67'
Gobbi  45+2'
Gakpé  90'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 9,581
Referee: Luca Pairetto
19 February 2017 25 Udinese 1–2 Sassuolo Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Fofana  7'
Hallfreðsson  30'
Danilo  67'
De Paul  90+2'		 Report Aquilani  20'
Peluso  49'
Defrel  70', 79'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 17,719
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
26 February 2017 26 Sassuolo 0–1 Milan Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Berardi  8'
Aquilani  21'
Defrel  24'
Peluso  25'
Pellegrini  58'
Duncan  90+3'		 Report Kucka  11'
Bacca  22' (pen.)
Sosa  30'
Bertolacci  38'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 18,842
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
5 March 2017 27 Crotone 0–0 Sassuolo Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rosi  37'
Ceccherini  63'
Martella  66'		 Report Gazzola  73' Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 7,544
Referee: Michael Fabbri
12 March 2017 28 Sassuolo 0–1 Bologna Reggio Emilia
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Cannavaro  25'
Berardi  41'
Politano  60'		 Report Helander  34'
Destro  58',  59'
Di Francesco  64'
Torosidis  64'
Masina  83'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,773
Referee: Paolo Valeri
19 March 2017 29 Roma 3–1 Sassuolo Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Paredes  16'
Salah  45+2'
Džeko  68'
Strootman  90+4'		 Report Defrel  9'
Letschert  37'
Peluso  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 25,477
Referee: Marco Di Bello
1 April 2017 30 Sassuolo 1–2 Lazio Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Berardi  26' (pen.)
Pellegrini  32'
Lirola  89'		 Report Lulić  5'
Strakosha  26'
Hoedt  33'
Immobile  42'
Consigli  83' (o.g.)
Keita  90'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 12,737
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
8 April 2017 31 Atalanta 1–1 Sassuolo Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cristante  27',  73'
Petagna  29'
Gómez  81'		 Report Pellegrini  36'
Cannavaro  77'
Missiroli  90'
Duncan  90+2'
Berardi  90+4'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 18,209
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
15 April 2017 32 Sassuolo 2–1 Sampdoria Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pellegrini  24'
Peluso  45+2'
Ragusa  49'
Acerbi  56'
Politano  58'		 Report Bereszyński  20'
Schick  28'
Linetty  51'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 11,362
Referee: Luca Pairetto
23 April 2017 33 Sassuolo 2–2 Napoli Reggio Emilia
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Berardi  59'
Mazzitelli  64',  80'
Sensi  77'
Duncan  88'		 Report Mertens  52'
Strinić  80'
Milik  84'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 18,870
Referee: Antonio Damato
30 April 2017 34 Empoli 1–3 Sassuolo Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pucciarelli  24' (pen.)
Dioussé  65'
Maccarone  81'		 Report Duncan  8',  57'
Peluso  19'
Matri  34'
Letschert  52'
Sensi  81'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 7,484
Referee: Daniele Doveri
7 May 2017 35 Sassuolo 2–2 Fiorentina Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ragusa  25'
Berardi  28'
Adjapong  32'
Politano  74' (pen.)
Sensi  82'
Iemmello  85'
Ricci  90+3'		 Report Gonzalo  32'  72'
Chiesa  37',  39'
Vecino  48'
Bernardeschi  90+4'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 11,152
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
14 May 2017 36 Internazionale 1–2 Sassuolo Milan
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Éder  70',  84'
Ansaldi  74'
Gabriel  90+3'		 Report Iemmello  36', 50'
Peluso  69'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 42,222
Referee: Davide Massa
21 May 2017 37 Sassuolo 6–2 Cagliari Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Magnanelli  7'
Berardi  12'
Politano  13'
Borriello  34' (o.g.)
Peluso  36'
Iemmello  56' (pen.)
Matri  90'		 Report Sau  25',  85'
Pisacane  31'
Alves  54'
Borriello  56'
Ioniță  60'
Isla  72'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,806
Referee: Luigi Nasca
28 May 2017 38 Torino 5–3 Sassuolo Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Boyé  6',  18'
Baselli  22'
De Silvestri  45+1'
Falque  57'
Belotti  79'
Rossettini  90+3'		 Report Defrel  14', 40', 81' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 16,803
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
Note
  1. ^
    The Lega Serie A decided to award the match to Pescara against Sassuolo as a 3–0 forfeit win after Sassuolo were found guilty for fielding an ineligible player. The match originally ended 2–1 to Sassuolo.[21]

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2016–17 Coppa Italia
18 January 2017 Round of 16 Sassuolo 1–2 Cesena Reggio Emilia
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Pellegrini  4'
Dell'Orco  45'
Antei  58'		 Report Ligi  28'
Ciano  81' (pen.)
Laribi  84'
Rigione  90+1'
Cocco  90+5'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 1,920
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round
Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round § Third qualifying round
28 July 2016 First leg Luzern 1–1 Sassuolo Lucerne, Switzerland
19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) M. Schneuwly  8'
Hyka  41'
Haas  62'
Lustenberger  70'		 Report Berardi  42' (pen.)
Biondini  80'		 Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 10,555
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
4 August 2016 Second leg Sassuolo 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Luzern Reggio Emilia, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sansone  8'
Berardi  19', 39' (pen.)
Defrel  64'		 Report Costa  38' Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 13,415
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Play-off round
Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round
18 August 2016 First leg Sassuolo 3–0 Red Star Belgrade Reggio Emilia, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Berardi  17'
Politano  41'
Cannavaro  52'
Defrel  69'		 Report Cvetković  20'
Plavšić  66'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 6,861
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
25 August 2016 Second leg Red Star Belgrade 1–1
(1–4 agg.)		 Sassuolo Belgrade, Serbia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Katai  54'
Phibel  69'		 Report Berardi  28'
Magnanelli  47'
Peluso  81'		 Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 22,314
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Group stage
Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNK ATH RW SAS
1 Genk 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 1–0 3–1
2 Athletic Bilbao 6 3 1 2 10 11 −1 10 5–3 — 1–0 3–2
3 Rapid Wien 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 3–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Sassuolo 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 0–2 3–0 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2016 1 Sassuolo 3–0 Athletic Bilbao Reggio Emilia, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Acerbi  54'
Lirola  60'
Mazzitelli  62'
Defrel  75'
Politano  82'		 Report García  90+4' Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 7,032
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
29 September 2016 2 Genk 3–1 Sassuolo Genk, Belgium
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Karelis  8',  67'
Bailey  25'
Buffel  61'		 Report Peluso  35'
Politano  65',  86'		 Stadium: Cristal Arena
Attendance: 9,130
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
20 October 2016 3 Rapid Wien 1–1 Sassuolo Vienna, Austria
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schaub  7'
Murg  59'		 Report Schrammel  66' (o.g.) Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
3 November 2016 4 Sassuolo 2–2 Rapid Wien Reggio Emilia, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gazzola  26'
Matri  28'
Defrel  34',  34'
Pellegrini  45+2'
Ragusa  64'
Peluso  85'		 Report Schaub  39'
Sonnleitner  45+1'
Močinić  60'
Jelić  86'
Kvilitaia  90',  90+3'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 7,838
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
24 November 2016 5 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Sassuolo Bilbao, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) García  10',  37'
Aduriz  52',  58'
Laporte  76'
Lekue  79'		 Report Balenziaga  2' (o.g.)
Acerbi  72'
Ragusa  78',  83'
Missiroli  90+3'
Magnanelli  90+4'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,806
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
9 December 2016 6 Sassuolo 0–2 Genk Reggio Emilia, Italy
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Mazzitelli  90+1' Report Heynen  58'
Trossard  80'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)
Note: Originally scheduled for 19:00 on 8 December, postponed to 12:30 on 9 December due to fog.

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Alberto Pomini 00000000
30 GK Bryan Costa 00000000
47 GK Andrea Consigli 4603700090
79 GK Gianluca Pegolo 30101010
Defenders
5 DF Luca Antei 18111+411020
13 DF Federico Peluso 41133+110070
15 DF Francesco Acerbi 49438410100
20 DF Pol Lirola 29117+500071
23 DF Marcello Gazzola 2101600050
26 DF Emanuele Terranova 302+100000
28 DF Paolo Cannavaro 25116+210070
39 DF Cristian Dell'Orco 100901000
55 DF Timo Letschert 12090002+10
98 DF Claud Adjapong 1316+31102+10
Midfielders
4 MF Francesco Magnanelli 24114+11008+10
6 MF Lorenzo Pellegrini 34824+46114+11
7 MF Simone Missiroli 1509+40001+10
8 MF Davide Biondini 2209+500080
12 MF Stefano Sensi 19114+21100+20
21 MF Alberto Aquilani 16014+200000
22 MF Luca Mazzitelli 23112+510+103+20
32 MF Alfred Duncan 27114+71104+10
Forwards
9 FW Pietro Iemmello 1853+1451000
10 FW Alessandro Matri 37816+158004+20
11 FW Grégoire Defrel 381623+6120+107+14
16 FW Matteo Politano 42625+74105+42
25 FW Domenico Berardi 251020+150045
27 FW Federico Ricci 31210+1420+103+30
31 FW Simone Caputo 2000001+10
33 FW Simone Franchini 1000000+10
90 FW Antonino Ragusa 32516+94104+21
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Diego Falcinelli 500+10000+40
10 FW Nicola Sansone 20000020
29 FW Marcello Trotta 2000000+20

Last updated: 28 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
1 11 FW Grégoire Defrel 12 0 4 16
2 25 FW Domenico Berardi 5 0 5 10
3 6 MF Lorenzo Pellegrini 6 1 1 8
4 10 FW Alessandro Matri 8 0 0 8
16 FW Matteo Politano 5 0 3 8
6 9 FW Pietro Iemmello 5 0 0 5
90 FW Antonino Ragusa 4 0 1 5
8 15 DF Francesco Acerbi 4 0 0 4
9 27 FW Federico Ricci 2 0 0 2
10 4 MF Francesco Magnanelli 1 0 0 1
5 DF Luca Antei 1 0 0 1
12 MF Stefano Sensi 1 0 0 1
13 DF Federico Peluso 1 0 0 1
20 DF Pol Lirola 0 0 1 1
22 MF Luca Mazzitelli 1 0 0 1
28 DF Paolo Cannavaro 1 0 0 1
32 MF Alfred Duncan 1 0 0 1
98 DF Claud Adjapong 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 2 3
Totals 60 1 17 78


Last updated: 28 May 2017


Clean sheets
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
1 47 GK Andrea Consigli 7 0 3 10
Totals 7 0 3 10


Last updated: 28 May 2017


Disciplinary record
No. Pos Nat Player Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA EL Total
       
1 GK Alberto Pomini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Bryan Costa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 GK Andrea Consigli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
79 GK Gianluca Pegolo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Luca Antei 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
13 DF Federico Peluso 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 0 0
15 DF Francesco Acerbi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
20 DF Pol Lirola 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 DF Marcello Gazzola 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
26 DF Emanuele Terranova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Paolo Cannavaro 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
39 DF Cristian Dell'Orco 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
55 DF Timo Letschert 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
98 DF Claud Adjapong 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 MF Francesco Magnanelli 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
6 MF Lorenzo Pellegrini 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
7 MF Simone Missiroli 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF Davide Biondini 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
12 MF Stefano Sensi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
21 MF Alberto Aquilani 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 MF Luca Mazzitelli 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0
32 MF Alfred Duncan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 FW Pietro Iemmello 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW Alessandro Matri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
10 FW Nicola Sansone 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Grégoire Defrel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 FW Matteo Politano 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0
25 FW Domenico Berardi 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
27 FW Federico Ricci 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
31 FW Simone Caputo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Simone Franchini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 FW Antonino Ragusa 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0
Totals 90 0 2 2 0 0 19 0 0 111 0 2

Last updated: 28 May 2017


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