Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli: result and report
Serie A · Saturday 23 August 2025
Result
Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli
Serie A · Saturday 23 August 2025, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-1
Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli: match report
Sassuolo were beaten by Napoli 0-2 in Serie A on Saturday 23 August 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Scott McTominay opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Sassuolo did not score. Napoli scored through Scott McTominay (17') and Kevin De Bruyne (57').
Discipline: Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Napoli received 1 yellow card.
Sassuolo went on to finish that season 11th with 49 points, and Napoli 2nd with 76.
Sassuolo lined up in a 4-3-3 and Napoli in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli (8.1), ahead of Scott McTominay (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sassuolo win, 2 draws and 7 for Napoli.
Key events
- 17'Goal · Scott McTominay
- 46'Yellow card · Lorenzo Lucca
- 56'Yellow card · Domenico Berardi
- 57'Goal · Kevin De Bruyne
- 67'Yellow card · Ismaël Koné
- 79'Second yellow · Ismaël Koné
Head-to-head
Team news
Sassuolo line-up (4-3-3)
Stefano Turati, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Filippo Romagna, Tarik Muharemović, Josh Doig, Ismaël Koné, Luca Lipani, Daniel Boloca, Domenico Berardi, Andrea Pinamonti, Armand Laurienté
Napoli line-up (4-1-4-1)
Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mathías Olivera, Stanislav Lobotka, Matteo Politano, Frank Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne, Scott McTominay, Lorenzo Lucca