2018–19 US Sassuolo Calcio season explained

Club:Sassuolo
Season:2018–19
Manager:Roberto De Zerbi
Chairman:Carlo Rossi
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
League:Serie A
League Result:11th
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:
Domenico Berardi (8)
Season Topscorer:
Domenico Berardi (10)
Highest Attendance:23,717 vs Internazionale
(19 August 2018, Serie A)
Lowest Attendance:1,098 vs Catania
(5 December 2018, Coppa Italia)
Average Attendance:12,619[1]
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Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

The 2018–19 season was Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's sixth consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. The club competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Coach Giuseppe Iachini left the club on 5 June;[2] he was replaced by former Palermo and Benevento coach Roberto De Zerbi on 13 June.[3]

Players

Squad information

Appearances include league matches only

No.NameNatPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.GoalsNotes
Goalkeepers
28Giacomo SatalinoGK30 June 2019 Youth Sector2018202100
47Andrea ConsigliGK30 June 2019 Atalanta201420221820
79Gianluca PegoloGK30 June 2019 Siena20132019410
Defenders
2MarlonCB30 June 2019 Barcelona20182020181
3Merih DemiralCB / RB30 June 2019 Sporting CP B20192019142Loan
5Mauricio LemosCB30 June 2019 Las Palmas20182019111Loan
6RogérioLB30 June 2019 Juventus20172019461Loan
13LB / CB30 June 2019 Juventus201420201434
17Leonardo SernicolaLB30 June 2019 Ternana2018202310
21Pol LirolaRB30 June 2019 Juventus20162021812
23Giangiacomo MagnaniCB30 June 2019 Juventus20182023190
31Gian Marco FerrariCB30 June 2019 Crotone20162021314
98Claud AdjapongRB30 June 2019 Youth Sector20162023322
Midfielders
4Francesco MagnanelliDM30 June 2019 Sangiovannese200520194048Captain
9Filip ĐuričićAM30 June 2019 Sampdoria20182022232
12Stefano SensiDM / CM30 June 2019 Cesena20162020615
20Jérémie BogaAM / LW30 June 2019 Chelsea20182022253
32Alfred DuncanCM30 June 2019201520201066
68Mehdi BourabiaCM / AM30 June 2019 Konyaspor20182022321
73Manuel LocatelliDM / CM30 June 2019 Milan20182019292Loan
Forwards
10Alessandro MatriST30 June 2019 Milan201620197313
11Gianluca ScamaccaST30 June 2019 Youth Sector2017202030
18Giacomo RaspadoriST30 June 2019 Youth Sector2018202210
19Jens OdgaardST30 June 2019 Internazionale2018202310
25Domenico BerardiRW / LW / SS30 June 2019 Youth Sector2012202221466
30Khouma BabacarST30 June 2019 Fiorentina20182022429
34Federico Di FrancescoLW / RW / AM30 June 2019 Bologna20182023192
99Enrico BrignolaRW / SS30 June 2019 Benevento2018202371
Players transferred during the season
27Kevin-Prince BoatengAM / CM / SS30 June 201920182021134
29Marcello TrottaST30 June 2019 Avellino2016202081
39Cristian Dell'OrcoLB30 June 2019 Parma20152020200

Transfers

In

DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSource
Filip Đuričić SampdoriaFree[4]
Jens Odgaard Internazionale€5MBuyback option included for €5M in 2019 or €10M in 2020[5]
Gian Marco Ferrari SampdoriaLoan return
Marcello Trotta CrotoneLoan return
Federico Di Francesco BolognaN/APart of swap deal for Diego Falcinelli[6]
Kevin-Prince Boateng Eintracht FrankfurtUndisclosed[7]
Jérémie Boga Chelsea£3.6M[8]
Enrico Brignola Benevento€3.5M[9]

Loans in

Out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
Diego Falcinelli BolognaN/APart of swap deal for Federico Di Francesco[11]
Francesco Acerbi Lazio€10M€10M + €2M in bonuses[12]
Simone Missiroli SPALUndisclosed[13]

Loans out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
Matteo Politano Internazionale€5MLoan with an option to buy for €20M[14]
Luca Mazzitelli GenoaLoanLoan with compulsory purchase option[15]
Edoardo Goldaniga FrosinoneLoan[16]

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: article and 2018–19 Serie A.

Matches

Coppa Italia

See main article: article and 2018–19 Coppa Italia.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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125FWDomenico Berardi8210
230FWKhouma Babacar707
327MFKevin-Prince Boateng415
32MFAlfred Duncan415
531DFGian Marco Ferrari404
610FWAlessandro Matri213
20MFJérémie Boga303
73MFManuel Locatelli213
93DFMerih Demiral202
9MFFilip Đuričić202
12MFStefano Sensi202
21DFPol Lirola202
34FWFederico Di Francesco202
142DFMarlon101
4MFFrancesco Magnanelli011
6DFRogério101
13DFFederico Peluso101
68MFMehdi Bourabia101
98DFClaud Adjapong101
99FWEnrico Brignola101
Own goal303
Totals53760

Last updated: 26 May 2019

Clean sheets

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=145Namewidth=80Serie Awidth=80Coppa Italiawidth=80Total
147GKAndrea Consigli12012
Totals12012

Last updated: 26 May 2019

Disciplinary record

NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal
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47GKAndrea Consigli201000201
79GKGianluca Pegolo100000100
2DFMarlon310000310
3DFMerih Demiral300000300
6DFRogério9011001001
13DFFederico Peluso500200700
21DFPol Lirola200000200
23DFGiangiacomo Magnani200100300
31DFGian Marco Ferrari900000900
98DFClaud Adjapong100000100
4MFFrancesco Magnanelli310000310
9MFFilip Đuričić201000201
12MFStefano Sensi800000800
27MFKevin-Prince Boateng100000100
32MFAlfred Duncan701100801
68MFMehdi Bourabia710000710
73MFManuel Locatelli700100800
10FWAlessandro Matri300000300
25FWDomenico Berardi501100601
34FWFederico Di Francesco200000200
99FWEnrico Brignola200100300
Totals83358009135

Last updated: 26 May 2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistiche Spettatori Serie a 2017-2018 Attendance Statistics of Serie A (1st Div) 2017-2018 Fiorentina,Inter,Inter,Lazio,Milan.
  2. Web site: Official: Iachini leaves Sassuolo. Football Italia. 5 June 2018. 16 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Official: Sassuolo appoint De Zerbi. Football Italia. 13 June 2018. 16 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Official: Sassuolo sign Djuricic. Football Italia. 22 June 2018. 24 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Official: Sassuolo sign Odgaard. Football Italia. 29 June 2018. 16 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Official: Di Francesco-Falcinelli swap. Football Italia. 4 July 2018. 11 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Confirmed: Sassuolo sign Boateng. Football Italia. 5 July 2018. 16 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Official: Sassuolo sign Boga. Football Italia. 21 July 2018. 21 July 2018.
  9. Web site: Confirmed: Sassuolo sign Brignola. Football Italia. 2 August 2018. 2 August 2018.
  10. Web site: Official: Sassuolo keep Lemos. Football Italia. 29 June 2018. 16 July 2018.
  11. Web site: Official: Di Francesco-Falcinelli swap. Football Italia. 4 July 2018. 11 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Official: Lazio sign Acerbi. Football Italia. 11 July 2018. 16 July 2018.
  13. Web site: Official: SPAL sign Missiroli. Football Italia. 17 August 2018. 17 August 2018.
  14. Web site: Official: Politano joins Inter. Football Italia. 30 June 2018. 16 July 2018.
  15. Web site: Official: Mazzitelli to Genoa. Football Italia. 6 July 2018. 16 July 2018.
  16. Web site: Goldaniga joins Frosinone. Football Italia. 15 July 2018. 16 July 2018.

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