Sassuolo Come from Behind to Beat Juventus in Serie A
\[Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:21:39 +0300\]
Rome – Saba: Sassuolo overcame a deficit against visiting Juventus to secure a 3-2 victory in a match held on Sunday evening as part of the fourth round of the Italian Serie A. The round also saw Napoli defeat Bologna 1-0 and Lecce beat Monza 3-2. Sassuolo’s goals were scored by Sebastiano Esposito, Kieron Bowie, and Vasilije Adžić in the 65th, 89th, and 90+4th minutes, respectively, while Edon Zhegrova netted both of Juventus's goals in the 82nd and 90+1st minutes. With this win, Sassuolo raised their tally to 7 points, sitting in ninth place—level on points with eighth-placed Juventus but trailing on goal difference. In another match, Napoli defeated visiting Bologna 1-0 via a goal from Slovakian player Stanislav Lobotka in the 66th minute. This victory brought Napoli to 6 points in tenth place, while Bologna remained on one point in seventeenth place. In the same round, Lecce defeated visiting Monza 3-2. Malian player Lassana Coulibaly scored twice (3rd and 21st minutes) and Portuguese player Tiago Gabriel scored in the 10th minute, while Monza's goals came from Portuguese player Ricardo Mangas and Argentine player Ezequiel Ceballos in the 20th and 89th minutes. Lecce raised their tally to six points, sitting in 12th place, while Monza remained on one point in 18th place. Lazio tops the Italian league standings with 10 points, holding a one-point lead over Roma, Inter Milan, and Cagliari, who occupy the second through fourth positions. The fourth round concludes with three matches: Torino vs. Roma, Como vs. Parma, and Inter Milan vs. Udinese.