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Sassuolo vs Napoli places Napoli’s clear historical edge against Sassuolo’s ability to disrupt the expected order. Napoli won 1–0 in Naples on 17 January 2026 and 2–0 at Sassuolo on 23 August 2025, following a 6–1 away victory on 28 February 2024. Sassuolo’s 2–0 win in Naples on 1 November 2020 remains a vivid exception. A future meeting will test whether Napoli can reassert control or Sassuolo can create another upset.
Past matches, Sassuolo vs Napoli
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Napoli
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14G
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25G
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3D
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4D
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17D
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21F
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27F
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30D
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35D
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69F
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70F
Sassuolo Substitutes
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G
12
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G
13
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G
16
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F
9
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F
14
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D
17
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D
19
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F
24
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D
25
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D
26
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M
33
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M
44
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F
77
Match events
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7'⚽S. Lobotka Normal Goal
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53'Aster Vranckx Yellow Card
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54'E. Iannoni A. Vranckx
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56'M. Politano E. Elmas
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57'N. Lang S. Beukema
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57'M. Politano E. Elmas
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62'P. Mazzocchi A. Vergara
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64'F. Grosso Yellow Card
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67'A. Buongiorno A. Rrahmani
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81'W. Coulibaly J. Doig
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81'L. Skjellerup A. Fadera
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81'L. Skjellerup A. Fadera
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81'W. Coulibaly J. Doig
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84'Edoardo Iannoni Yellow Card
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89'W. Cheddira A. Pinamonti
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89'L. Moro L. Lipani
Stats for this game
Matchup Sassuolo VS Napoli
Napoli set the reference point
Napoli have repeatedly established the higher ceiling in this fixture. They won 6–1 at the MAPEI Stadium on 28 February 2024, 4–0 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on 29 October 2022 and 2–0 in Reggio Emilia on 23 August 2025. Napoli’s 1–0 home victory on 17 January 2026 also shows a more controlled route to the same outcome. Their advantage comes from combining pressure, movement and the ability to punish defensive errors.
Sassuolo’s disruptive route
Sassuolo can still change the story when the match opens up. Their 2–0 win at the Stadio San Paolo on 1 November 2020 interrupted Napoli’s expected control, while 3–3 in Reggio Emilia on 3 March 2021 and 2–2 there on 1 December 2021 showed that resistance need not depend on a win. The fixture remains useful for measuring whether Sassuolo can protect its transitions against Napoli’s pressure, and whether Napoli can turn superiority into a calm, complete performance.