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Napoli vs Sassuolo – Lineups & Match Details

Napoli beat Sassuolo 1-0. Goals: S. Lobotka (7'). Napoli had 53% possession against Sassuolo's 47%. Shots on target: 4-4.

Serie A · Regular Season - 21

Saturday, 17 January 2026

NapoliNapoli

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

SassuoloSassuolo

Referee: Francesco Fourneau, Italy

Lineups

NapoliNapoli3-4-2-1
V. Milinkovic-Savic32V. Milinkovic-SavicG
S. Beukema31S. BeukemaD
A. Rrahmani13A. RrahmaniD
Juan Jesus5Juan JesusD
G. Di Lorenzo22G. Di LorenzoM
S. Lobotka68S. LobotkaM
S. McTominay8S. McTominayM
L. Spinazzola37L. SpinazzolaM
A. Vergara26A. VergaraF
E. Elmas20E. ElmasF
R. Hojlund19R. HojlundF

Substitutes

14N. ContiniG
25M. FerranteG
3M. GutierrezD
4A. BuongiornoD
17M. OliveraD
21M. PolitanoF
27L. LuccaF
30P. MazzocchiD
35L. MarianucciD
69G. AmbrosinoF
70N. LangF
SassuoloSassuolo4-3-3
A. Muric49A. MuricG
S. Walukiewicz6S. WalukiewiczD
J. Idzes21J. IdzesD
T. Muharemovic80T. MuharemovicD
J. Doig3J. DoigD
L. Lipani35L. LipaniM
N. Matic18N. MaticM
A. Vranckx40A. VranckxM
A. Fadera20A. FaderaF
A. Pinamonti99A. PinamontiF
A. Lauriente45A. LaurienteF

Substitutes

12G. SatalinoG
13S. TuratiG
16G. ZacchiG
9W. CheddiraF
14L. SkjellerupF
17Y. PazD
19F. RomagnaD
24L. MoroF
25W. CoulibalyD
26C. OdenthalD
33C. FrangellaM
44E. IannoniM
77N. PieriniF

Match Events

7'G

S. Lobotka

53'Y

A. Vranckx

54'S

A. Vranckx

Substitution 1

57'S

E. Elmas

Substitution 1

57'S

S. Beukema

Substitution 2

62'S

A. Vergara

Substitution 3

67'S

Amir Rrahmani

Substitution 4

81'S

A. Fadera

Substitution 2

81'S

J. Doig

Substitution 3

84'Y

E. Iannoni

89'S

A. Pinamonti

Substitution 4

89'S

L. Lipani

Substitution 5

Statistics

Napoli
53%47%
Sassuolo
0.58Expected Goals (xG)0.91
11Total Shots21
4Shots on Target4
5Corners4
10Fouls11
0Offsides2
84Pass Accuracy (%)84
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Napoli host Sassuolo on Saturday, 17 January 2026. The kick-off time is 17:00 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Napoli go into the match 2nd in the table; Sassuolo sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Napoli have taken 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 draws in a row. Sassuolo have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Aug 2025: Napoli 2-0 Sassuolo; 28 Feb 2024: Napoli 6-1 Sassuolo; 27 Aug 2023: Napoli 2-0 Sassuolo. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Napoli beat Sassuolo 1-0. Napoli scored through S. Lobotka 7'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 7 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Napoli held 53% of the ball against 47% for Sassuolo. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 0.58 for Napoli, 0.91 for Sassuolo.

Verdict

The win nudges Napoli forward and leaves Sassuolo with work to do. Napoli sat 2nd and Sassuolo 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.