2020–21 US Sassuolo Calcio season explained

Club:Sassuolo
Season:2020–21
Owner:Mapei
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman:Carlo Rossi
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Roberto De Zerbi
Stadium:Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
League:Serie A
League Result:8th
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:
Domenico Berardi (17)
Season Topscorer:
Domenico Berardi (17)
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 season was the 101st season in the existence of U.S. Sassuolo Calcio and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sassuolo participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

First-team squad

As of 20 September 2020[1]

Squad no.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birthSigned fromAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
47Andrea ConsigliGK1987 1, df=yes Atalanta2260
56Gianluca PegoloGK1981 3, df=yes Siena530
63Stefano TuratiGK2001 9, df=yes Youth Academy20
Defenders
2MarlonCB1995 9, df=yes Barcelona411
5Kaan AyhanCB1994 11, df=yes Fortuna Düsseldorf00
6RogérioLB/LM1998 1, df=yes Juventus662
12Claud AdjapongRB/RM/LM1998 5, df=yes Youth Academy362
13Federico PelusoLB/CB1984 1, df=yes Juventus1814
17Mert MüldürRB1999 4, df=yes Rapid Wien252
19Filippo RomagnaCB1997 5, df=yes Cagliari180
21Vlad ChiricheșCB1989 11, df=yes Napoli90
22Jeremy ToljanRB1994 8, df=yes Borussia Dortmund301
31Gian Marco FerrariCB1992 5, df=yes Sampdoria564
77Giorgos KyriakopoulosLB1996 2, df=yes Asteras Tripoli260
Midfielders
4Francesco MagnanelliDM1984 11, df=yes Sangiovannese4589
8Maxime LopezAM1997 12, df=yes Marseille00
10Filip ĐuričićAM/LW1992 1, df=yes Sampdoria557
14Pedro ObiangDM/CM1992 3, df=yes West Ham271
23Hamed Junior TraorèAM/CM2000 2, df=yes Empoli335
36Luca MazzitelliCM/DM1995 11, df=yes Roma481
44Andrea GhionCM/DM2000 2, df=yes Youth Academy30
68Mehdi BourabiaCM/DM1991 8, df=yes Konyaspor533
73Manuel LocatelliDM/CM1998 1, df=yes Milan653
Forwards
7Jérémie BogaLW/SS1997 1, df=yes Chelsea6214
9Francesco CaputoCF1987 8, df=yes Empoli3721
11Jens OdgaardCF1999 3, df=yes Inter Milan10
16Federico RicciRW/LW1994 5, df=yes Roma312
18Giacomo RaspadoriCF2000 2, df=yes Youth Academy142
20Giacomo ManzariLW/CF/RW2000 9, df=yes Bari30
25Domenico BerardiRW1994 8, df=yes Juventus26188
27Lukáš HaraslínLW/RW1996 5, df=yes Lechia Gdańsk111
92Grégoire DefrelCF1991 6, df=yes Roma9026
98Nicholas PieriniLW1998 8, df=yes Youth Academy40
99Gianluca ScamaccaCF1999 1, df=yes PSV30

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef.
16 August 2020DF5 Kaan Ayhan Fortuna Düsseldorf €2,500,000[2]
17 September 2020DF19 Filippo Romagna Cagliari Undisclosed[3]

Loans out

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef.
1 September 202030 June 2021DF Giuseppe Aurelio CesenaNone[4]
1 September 202030 June 2021GK Matteo Campani PaganeseNone
1 September 202030 June 2021FW Aristidi Kolaj Pro PatriaNone
1 September 202030 June 2021DF Luca Ravanelli CremoneseNone
1 September 202030 June 2021GK Alessandro Russo Virtus EntellaNone
1 September 202030 June 2021GK Giacomo Satalino CesenaNone
2 September 202030 June 2021DF32 Giangiacomo Magnani VeronaNone[5]
3 September 202031 December 2021FW Khouma Babacar AlanyasporNone[6]
3 September 202030 June 2021MF Marco Pinato CremoneseNone[7]
3 September 202030 June 2021DF Alessandro Pilati ImoleseNone
16 September 202030 June 2021DF Edoardo Goldaniga GenoaNone[8]
16 September 202030 June 2021MF Davide Frattesi MonzaNone[9]

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 2020–21 Serie A.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[10]

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia.

The draw for the tournament was held on 8 September 2020.[11] Sassuolo entered in the round of 16.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

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125FWDomenico Berardi17017
29FWFrancesco Caputo11011
318FWGiacomo Raspadori606
410MFFilip Đuričić505
23MFHamed Traorè505
67MFJérémie Boga404
73MFManuel Locatelli404
892FWGrégoire Defrel303
98MFMaxime Lopez202
21DFVlad Chiricheș202
1168MFMehdi Bourabia101
77DFGiorgos Kyriakopoulos101
Own goals303
Totals64064

Disciplinary record

Notes

A.  Sassuolo roster divided into two squads.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosa Prima Squadra. 16 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Calciomercato: dal Fortuna Düsseldorf arriva Kaan Ayhan . U.S. Sassuolo . 16 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Filippo Romagna torna al Sassuolo, Tripaldelli ceduto al Cagliari . U.S. Sassuolo . 17 September 2020 . 18 September 2020 . 17 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200917211800/https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/in-evidenza/filippo-romagna-torna-al-sassuolo-tripaldelli-ceduto-al-cagliari/ . dead .
  4. News: Aggiornamenti di calciomercato . U.S. Sassuolo . 1 September 2020 . italian.
  5. News: Calciomercato: Giangiacomo Magnani passa all'Hellas Verona . U.S. Sassuolo . 2 September 2020 . italian.
  6. News: Babacar ceduto all'Alanyaspor . U.S. Sassuolo . 3 September 2020 . italian.
  7. News: Aggiornamenti di calciomercato . U.S. Sassuolo . 3 September 2020 . italian.
  8. News: Edoardo Goldaniga in prestito al Genoa . U.S. Sassuolo . 16 September 2020 . italian.
  9. News: DAVIDE FRATTESI RINNOVA FINO AL 2025 E PASSA IN PRESTITO AL MONZA . U.S. Sassuolo . 16 September 2020 . italian.
  10. Web site: Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced . Lega Serie A . 2 September 2020 . 3 September 2020 . 26 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626102110/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/serie-a-tim-for-2020-2021-announced . dead .
  11. Web site: 2020/2021 COPPA ITALIA DRAW. legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. 8 September 2020. 8 September 2020.