Serie A · Fri, 8 May 2026 ·
Torino vs Sassuolo — 2 - 1
Stadio Olimpico di Torino · Referee: S. Galipo
Match report
Torino beat Sassuolo 2-1
Sassuolo were beaten 2-1 by Torino at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on Friday, 8 May 2026 in Serie A matchday 36. G. Simeone (66') and M. Pedersen (70') scored for Torino, while K. Thorstvedt (51') found the net for Sassuolo. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Torino had 48% of the ball and 18 shots (4 on target) against Sassuolo’s 13 (7 on target). Duván Zapata (Torino) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Torino 14th in the Serie A table on 4 points and Sassuolo 10th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 38'yellow cardLuca LipaniYellow Card
- 51'yellow cardLuca MarianucciYellow Card
- 51'goalK. ThorstvedtAssist: L. Lipani
- 59'substitutionA. NjieOff: D. Zapata
- 59'substitutionV. LazaroOff: M. Pedersen
- 63'yellow cardMatteo PratiYellow Card
- 63'substitutionC. VolpatoOff: D. Berardi
- 63'substitutionL. LipaniOff: I. Kone
- 66'goalG. SimeoneAssist: E. Ebosse
- 67'substitutionM. PratiOff: E. Ilkhan
- 70'goalM. PedersenNormal Goal
- 75'substitutionJ. DoigOff: U. Garcia
- 76'substitutionA. PinamontiOff: M. Nzola
- 84'substitutionN. MaticOff: D. Bakola
- 86'yellow cardKristian ThorstvedtYellow Card
- 86'substitutionG. SimeoneOff: S. Kulenovic
- 86'substitutionR. ObradorOff: N. Nkounkou
- 89'yellow cardNiels NkounkouYellow Card
- 90+3'yellow cardGvidas GineitisYellow Card
Lineups
Torino
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Leonardo Colucci
Starting XI
- 1A. PaleariG
- 35L. MarianucciD
- 23S. CocoD
- 77E. EbosseD
- 20V. LazaroM
- 4M. PratiM
- 66G. GineitisM
- 33R. ObradorM
- 10N. VlasicF
- 92A. NjieF
- 18G. SimeoneF
Substitutes
- 81F. IsraelG
- 99L. SivieroG
- 61A. TamezeM
- 34C. BiraghiD
- 17S. KulenovicF
- 25N. NkounkouD
- 6E. IlkhanM
- 91D. ZapataF
- 13G. MaripanD
- 19C. AdamsF
- 16M. PedersenD
- 22C. CasadeiM
- 8I. IlicM
- 79Z. Savva
- 84T. GabelliniF
Sassuolo
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Fabio Grosso
Starting XI
- 49A. MuricG
- 25W. CoulibalyD
- 6S. WalukiewiczD
- 80T. MuharemovicD
- 3J. DoigD
- 35L. LipaniM
- 18N. MaticM
- 42K. ThorstvedtM
- 7C. VolpatoF
- 99A. PinamontiF
- 45A. LaurienteF
Substitutes
- 12G. SatalinoG
- 16G. ZacchiG
- 10D. BerardiF
- 24L. MoroF
- 90I. KoneM
- 66Pedro FelipeD
- 50D. BakolaM
- 19F. RomagnaD
- 23U. GarciaD
- 8M. NzolaF
- 40A. VranckxM
- 44E. IannoniM
- 33C. FrangellaM
Match statistics
- 48%Possession52%
- 3.26Expected goals (xG)2.24
- 18Total shots13
- 4Shots on target7
- 10Shots off target3
- 4Blocked shots3
- 13Shots inside the box10
- 5Shots outside the box3
- 7Corners5
- –Offsides–
- 13Fouls9
- 4Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves2
- 439Passes482
- 373Accurate passes420
- 85%Pass accuracy87%
- -0.13Goals prevented-0.13
Player statistics
Torino
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alberto PaleariG | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 23Saúl CocoD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 35Luca MarianucciD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 77Enzo EbosseD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 4Matteo PratiM | 67 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Valentino LazaroM | 59 | 7.0 | ||
| 33Rafael ObradorM | 86 | 6.3 | ||
| 66Gvidas GineitisM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Nikola VlašićF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Giovanni SimeoneF | 86 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 92Alieu NjieF | 59 | 6.7 | ||
| 81Franco IsraelG | – | – | ||
| 99Lapo SivieroG | – | – | ||
| 13Guillermo MaripánD | – | – | ||
| 16Marcus PedersenD | 31 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 25Niels NkounkouD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Cristiano BiraghiD | – | – | ||
| 6Emirhan İlkhanM | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Ivan IlićM | – | – | ||
| 22Cesare CasadeiM | – | – | ||
| 61Adrien TamezeM | – | – | ||
| 17Sandro KulenovićF | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Che AdamsF | – | – | ||
| 79Zanos SavvaF | – | – | ||
| 84Tommaso GabelliniF | – | – | ||
| 91Duván ZapataFTop rated | 31 | 8.0 |
Sassuolo
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49Arijanet MurićG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Josh DoigD | 75 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Sebastian WalukiewiczD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Woyo CoulibalyD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 80Tarik MuharemovićD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Nemanja MatićM | 84 | 7.0 | ||
| 35Luca LipaniM | 63 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 42Kristian ThorstvedtM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 7Cristian VolpatoF | 63 | 7.0 | ||
| 45Armand LaurientéF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 99Andrea PinamontiF | 76 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Giacomo SatalinoG | – | – | ||
| 16Gioele ZacchiG | – | – | ||
| 19Filippo RomagnaD | – | – | ||
| 23Ulisses GarciaD | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 66Pedro FelipeD | – | – | ||
| 33Christian FrangellaM | – | – | ||
| 40Aster VranckxM | – | – | ||
| 44Edoardo IannoniM | – | – | ||
| 50Darryl BakolaM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 90Ismael KonéM | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| 8M'bala NzolaF | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Domenico BerardiF | 27 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Luca MoroF | – | – |