2024–25 US Sassuolo Calcio season
US Sassuolo Calcio 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was the 105th season in the history of US Sassuolo Calcio, and the club's first season in Serie B since 2013, following relegation from the top flight in the previous campaign. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Coppa Italia.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Owner | Mapei | |||
| Chairman | Carlo Rossi | |||
| Head coach | Fabio Grosso | |||
| Stadium | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore | |||
| Serie B | 1st (promoted) | |||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Armand Laurienté (18) All: Armand Laurienté (19) | |||
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Sassuolo won Serie B, earning promotion back to Serie A at the first attempt.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 30 August 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Janis Antiste |
Reggiana |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW | Luca D'Andrea |
Catanzaro |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Andrea Ghion |
Catanzaro |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Kevin Miranda |
Catanzaro |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF |  Yeferson Paz |
Perugia |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Edoardo Pieragnolo |
Reggiana |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Filippo Romagna |
Reggiana |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| GK | Giacomo Satalino |
Reggiana |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| GK | Alessandro Russo |
Trento |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Fabrizio Caligara |
Ascoli |
€500,000 | 20 July 2024 | |
| DF |  Cas Odenthal |
Como |
€1,200,000 | 31 July 2024 | |
| DF | Matteo Lovato |
Salernitana |
Loan | 7 August 2024 | |
| MF | Edoardo Iannoni |
Perugia |
€1,000,000 | 23 August 2024 | |
| GK |  Horațiu Moldovan |
 Atlético Madrid |
Loan | 23 August 2024 | |
| DF |  Tarik Muharemović |
Juventus Next Gen |
Loan | 28 August 2024 | |
| FW | Nicholas Pierini |
Venezia |
€2,000,000 | 30 August 2024 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Angelo Foresta |
Pistoiese |
End of contract | 30 June 2024 | |
| GK | Gianluca Pegolo |
Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW | Samu Castillejo |
Valencia |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| GK | Alessio Cragno |
Monza |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF |  Marash Kumbulla |
Roma |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF |  Marcus Pedersen |
Feyenoord |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Mattia Viti |
 Nice |
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Federico Artioli |
Mantova |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | Ryan Flamingo |
Utrecht |
€2,750,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Davide Frattesi |
Inter Milan |
€31,400,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF |  Giorgos Kyriakopoulos |
Monza |
€3,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW | Riccardo Ciervo |
Cosenza |
Loan | 6 July 2024 | |
| MF | Federico Casolari |
Cittadella |
Undisclosed | 10 July 2024 | |
| MF |  Matheus Henrique |
Cruzeiro |
€8,500,000 | 10 July 2024 | |
| FW | Giacomo Manzari |
Bari |
Undisclosed | 12 July 2024 | |
| MF | Matteo Saccani |
Latina |
Undisclosed | 12 July 2024 | |
| GK | Gioele Zacchi |
Latina |
Loan | 12 July 2024 | |
| GK | Bryan Bonucci |
Sarnese |
Undisclosed | 17 July 2024 | |
| MF | Andrei Mărginean |
Dinamo București |
Loan | 19 July 2024 | |
| MF | Christian Aucelli |
Trento |
Undisclosed | 31 July 2024 | |
| DF |  Martin Erlić |
Bologna |
€7,000,000 | 2 August 2024 | |
| FW | Jacopo Pellegrini |
Feralpisalò |
Undisclosed | 4 August 2024 | |
| FW | Luigi Samele |
Alcione Milano |
Undisclosed | 6 August 2024 | |
| FW | Grégoire Defrel |
Modena |
Free | 7 August 2024 | |
| MF | Alessandro Mercati |
Athens Kallithea |
Undisclosed | 14 August 2024 | |
| FW | Emil Konradsen Ceïde |
Rosenborg |
Loan | 16 August 2024 | |
| FW | Andrea Pinamonti |
Genoa |
Loan | 16 August 2024 | |
| FW |  Agustín Álvarez |
Elche |
Loan | 17 August 2024 | |
| DF | Ruan Tressoldi |
São Paulo |
Loan | 19 August 2024 | |
| MF |  Uroš Račić |
 West Bromwich Albion |
Loan | 22 August 2024 | |
| GK | Stefano Turati |
Monza |
Loan | 23 August 2024 | |
| MF | Maxime Lopez |
Paris |
Free | 29 August 2024 | |
| MF |  Salim Abubakar |
Pergolettese |
Loan | 30 August 2024 | |
| MF | Nedim Bajrami |
 Rangers |
€4,000,000 | 30 August 2024 | |
| DF | Gian Marco Ferrari |
Salernitana |
Free | 30 August 2024 | |
| DF | Stefano Piccinini |
Cittadella |
Undisclosed | 30 August 2024 |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Sassuolo | 2–0 | SPAL | Val di Non |
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Report | Referee: Kevin Bonacina |
| 21 July 2024 Friendly | Sassuolo | 1–0 | Real Vicenza | |
| 17:30 |
| 24 July 2024 Friendly | Sassuolo | 3–1 | Trento | |
| 16:00 |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Monza | 2–2 | Sassuolo | |
| 17:00 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serie B | 18 August 2024 | 13 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 38 | +40 | 65.79 |
| Coppa Italia | 9 August 2024 | 3 December 2024 | First round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 66.67 |
| Total | 41 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 65.85 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Serie B
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sassuolo (C, P) | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 38 | +40 | 82 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Pisa (P) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 76 | |
| 3 | Spezia | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 66 | Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-finals |
| 4 | Cremonese (O, P) | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | |
| 5 | Juve Stabia | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 55 | Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round |
Source: Serie BKT
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 38 | +40 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 21 | +14 |
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Matches
The match schedule was released on 10 July 2024.[3][4]
| 18 August 2024 1 | Catanzaro | 1–1 | Sassuolo | Catanzaro |
| 20:30 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 12,490 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| 24 August 2024 2 | Sassuolo | 2–1 | Cesena | Reggio Emilia |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 5,017 Referee: Luca Massimi |
| 27 August 2024 3 | Bari | 1–1 | Sassuolo | Bari |
| 20:30 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 15,733 Referee: Federico La Penna |
| 31 August 2024 4 | Sassuolo | 1–4 | Cremonese | Reggio Emilia |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 4,752 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| 15 September 2024 5 | Carrarese | 0–2 | Sassuolo | Pisa |
| 15:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani Attendance: 2,777 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
| 21 September 2024 6 | Cosenza | 0–1 | Sassuolo | Cosenza |
| 15:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla Attendance: 7,922 Referee: Alberto Arena |
| 28 September 2024 7 | Sassuolo | 0–0 | Spezia | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 5,405 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| 5 October 2024 8 | Sassuolo | 6–1 | Cittadella | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 3,956 Referee: Mario Perri |
| 19 October 2024 9 | Brescia | 2–5 | Sassuolo | Brescia |
| 17:15 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
| 26 October 2024 10 | Sassuolo | 2–0 | Modena | Reggio Emilia |
| 17:15 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 7,752 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| 29 October 2024 11 | Juve Stabia | 2–2 | Sassuolo | Castellammare di Stabia |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 4,589 Referee: Davide Ghersini |
| 3 November 2024 12 | Sassuolo | 1–0 | Mantova | Reggio Emilia |
| 17:15 CET | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 6,182 Referee: Francesco Cosso |
| 9 November 2024 13 | Südtirol | 0–1 | Sassuolo | Bolzano |
| 15:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Druso Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Antonio Giua |
| 23 November 2024 14 | Sassuolo | 4–0 | Salernitana | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 5,113 Referee: Valerio Crezzini |
| 29 November 2024 15 | Reggiana | 0–2 | Sassuolo | Reggio Emilia |
| 20:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,308 Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
| 8 December 2024 16 | Sassuolo | 5–1 | Sampdoria | Reggio Emilia |
| 17:15 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 5,638 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi |
| 14 December 2024 17 | Frosinone | 1–2 | Sassuolo | Frosinone |
| 15:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 9,740 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 21 December 2024 18 | Sassuolo | 2–1 | Palermo | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 4,744 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
| 26 December 2024 19 | Pisa | 3–1 | Sassuolo | Pisa |
| 12:30 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani Attendance: 9,300 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
| 29 December 2024 20 | Sassuolo | 2–1 | Cosenza | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Alberto Santoro |
| 12 January 2025 21 | Salernitana | 1–2 | Sassuolo | Salerno |
| 12:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 7,463 Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
| 19 January 2025 22 | Sassuolo | 5–3 | Südtirol | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 3,802 Referee: Mario Perri |
| 24 January 2025 23 | Spezia | 2–1 | Sassuolo | La Spezia |
| 20:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 10,112 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| 1 February 2025 24 | Sassuolo | 2–0 | Juve Stabia | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 4,541 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi |
| 8 February 2025 25 | Mantova | 0–3 | Sassuolo | Mantova |
| 15:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli Attendance: 7,146 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni |
| 15 February 2025 26 | Sassuolo | 2–0 | Brescia | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 3,918 Referee: Paride Tremolada |
| 21 February 2025 27 | Sampdoria | 0–0 | Sassuolo | Genoa |
| 20:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,395 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| 1 March 2025 28 | Sassuolo | 1–0 | Pisa | Reggio Emilia |
| 17:15 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 11,241 Referee: Davide Ghersini |
| 9 March 2025 29 | Sassuolo | 1–1 | Bari | Reggio Emilia |
| 15:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 5,970 Referee: Federico Dionisi |
| 15 March 2025 30 | Cittadella | 1–2 | Sassuolo | Cittadella |
| 15:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato Attendance: 3,649 Referee: Marco Monaldi |
| 29 March 2025 31 | Sassuolo | 5–1 | Reggiana | Reggio Emilia |
| 19:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Federico La Penna |
| 6 April 2025 32 | Palermo | 5–3 | Sassuolo | Palermo |
| 15:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 18,752 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
Coppa Italia
| 9 August 2024 First Round | Sassuolo | 2–1 | Cittadella | Reggio Emilia |
| 18:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
| 24 September 2024 Second Round | Lecce | 0–2 | Sassuolo | Lecce |
| 16:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 13,951 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni |
| 3 December 2024 Round of 16 | AC Milan | 6–1 | Sassuolo | Milan |
| 21:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 31,392 Referee: Kevin Bonacina |