Sassuolo 3-0 Cesena · Coppa Italia
Sassuolo beat Cesena 3-0 in the Coppa Italia. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Sassuolo and Cesena met in the Coppa Italia at Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia on Monday, 17 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Sassuolo: C. Volpato 13'; V. Adžić 45'; L. Lipani 75'. Cesena did not score.
How the match went
Sassuolo saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Sassuolo had 18 shots with 8 on target, Cesena 9 with 5 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 4 to Sassuolo and 5 to Cesena. Sassuolo conceded 6 fouls, Cesena 11. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Sassuolo, 2 for Cesena).
Line-ups
Sassuolo started in a 4-3-3: Arijanet Murić, Simone Cinquegrano, Cas Odenthal, Tommaso Macchioni, Josh Doig, Vasilije Adžić, Nemanja Matić, Darryl Bakola, Cristian Volpato, Kieron Bowie, Armand Laurienté.
Cesena started in a 4-3-3: Alessandro Siano, Andrea Ciofi, Matteo Piacentini, Massimiliano Mangraviti, Antonio David, Dimitri Bisoli, Riccardo Pagano, Matteo Guidi, Xavello Druiventak, Cristian Shpendi, Maat Daniel Caprini.
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Minute by minute
- 13'Goal! Sassuolo 1-0 Cesena. C. Volpato (Sassuolo) scores, assisted by S. Cinquegrano.
- 45+2'Goal! Sassuolo 2-0 Cesena. V. Adžić (Sassuolo) scores, assisted by J. Doig.
- 45'Half-time. Sassuolo 2-0 Cesena.
- 75'Goal! Sassuolo 3-0 Cesena. L. Lipani (Sassuolo) scores, assisted by D. Bakola.
- 90'Full-time. Sassuolo 3-0 Cesena.
Full commentary (54 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Sassuolo vs Cesena.
- 2'Corner, Sassuolo.
- 2'Attempt missed. C. Odenthal (Sassuolo), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 6'Substitution, Cesena: M. Ilić comes on for M. Piacentini.
- 13'Goal! Sassuolo 1-0 Cesena. C. Volpato (Sassuolo) scores, assisted by S. Cinquegrano.
- 16'Corner, Sassuolo.
- 17'Attempt missed. S. Cinquegrano (Sassuolo), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 19'Attempt saved. R. Pagano (Cesena), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 19'Corner, Cesena.
- 21'Attempt missed. K. Bowie (Sassuolo), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 24'Attempt saved. D. Bakola (Sassuolo), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 27'Attempt saved. K. Bowie (Sassuolo), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 29'Corner, Cesena.
- 32'Attempt saved. D. Bakola (Sassuolo), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 35'Corner, Cesena.
- 36'Attempt blocked. A. Laurienté (Sassuolo), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 36'Attempt saved. K. Bowie (Sassuolo), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 39'Attempt missed. M. Guidi (Cesena), header. xG 0.16.
- 42'Corner, Cesena.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Goal! Sassuolo 2-0 Cesena. V. Adžić (Sassuolo) scores, assisted by J. Doig.
- 45'Half-time. Sassuolo 2-0 Cesena.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Cesena: A. Fiori comes on for M. D. Caprini.
- 48'Attempt missed. K. Bowie (Sassuolo), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 49'Attempt saved. X. Druiventak (Cesena), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 50'Attempt missed. A. Laurienté (Sassuolo), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 52'Attempt missed. D. Bisoli (Cesena), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 57'Corner, Cesena.
- 57'Attempt saved. A. Fiori (Cesena), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 60'Attempt missed. M. Guidi (Cesena), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 61'Attempt saved. A. Ciofi (Cesena), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 62'Attempt blocked. A. Laurienté (Sassuolo), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 62'Corner, Sassuolo.
- 64'Yellow card for A. David (Cesena) for foul.
- 66'Substitution, Sassuolo: B. Domínguez comes on for N. Matić.
- 66'Substitution, Sassuolo: A. Ghion comes on for K. Bowie.
- 68'Substitution, Cesena: L. Schirone comes on for M. Guidi.
- 68'Substitution, Cesena: M. Francesconi comes on for R. Pagano.
- 68'Attempt blocked. V. Adžić (Sassuolo), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 69'Attempt missed. A. Laurienté (Sassuolo), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 72'Yellow card for L. Schirone (Cesena) for foul.
- 72'Substitution, Sassuolo: L. Lipani comes on for V. Adžić.
- 75'Goal! Sassuolo 3-0 Cesena. L. Lipani (Sassuolo) scores, assisted by D. Bakola.
- 82'Substitution, Sassuolo: A. Di Bitonto comes on for T. Macchioni.
- 82'Substitution, Sassuolo: F. Missori comes on for S. Cinquegrano.
- 83'Substitution, Cesena: A. Debenedetti comes on for C. Shpendi.
- 86'Corner, Sassuolo.
- 86'Attempt saved. A. Laurienté (Sassuolo), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 86'Attempt blocked. D. Bakola (Sassuolo), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 87'Attempt saved. A. Debenedetti (Cesena), header. xG 0.07.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. A. Fiori (Cesena), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Sassuolo 3-0 Cesena.