Sassuolo 1–0 Cremonese | Matchday 20 – 25 January 2026

Sassuolo 1–0 Cremonese — Sassuolo won thanks to an early goal.

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 Goal

• 3′ – Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo)
  Fadera scored very early: after Laurienté’s shot from distance was spilled by Cremonese keeper Edoardo Audero, Fadera was quickest to react and poked the ball into the net.

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 Cards (Yellow)

Sassuolo

• Laurienté — yellow card
  Cremonese

• Barbieri — yellow card

• Pezzella — yellow card
  (All three bookings happened during the match.)

There were no red cards issued.

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 Substitutions

Sassuolo (4-3-3 formation):

• Lipani → Thorstvedt (59′)

• Fadera → Berardi (59′)

• Moro → Pinamonti (70′)

• Laurienté → Pierini (70′)

• Koné → Iannoni (83′)

Cremonese (3-5-2):

• Barbieri → Johnsen (46′)

• Collocolo → Zerbin (22′)

• Grassi → Floriani Mussolini (67′)

• Terracciano → Folino (81′)

• Bianchetti → Faye (81′)

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 Starting Lineups (Basic)

Sassuolo

• Muric; Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig; Lipani, Matic, Koné; Fadera, Moro, Laurienté

Cremonese

• Audero; Terracciano, Baschirotto, Bianchetti; Barbieri, Collocolo, Grassi, Vandeputte, Pezzella; Bonazzoli, Vardy

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 Match Summary

• Sassuolo struck almost immediately, giving them control and forcing Cremonese to chase the game.

• Cremonese had few clear chances and Sassuolo’s defence held firm to register a clean sheet.

• Sassuolo’s win ends a run without victories and boosts their Serie A standing.