Monza 2-1 Sassuolo: result and goals

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Monza beat Sassuolo 2-1 on Friday, 18 September 2026 in Serie A.

Goals: Gustavo Varela 51', Gustavo Varela 63' (penalty), Vasilije Adzic 88'.

Monza sit 15th on 7 points.

Sassuolo sit 14th on 8 points.

Monza have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Sassuolo have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Monza won 3, Sassuolo won 1, 1 drawn.

Competition: Serie A
Kick-off: Friday, 18 September 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
Venue: U-Power Stadium, Monza

Goals and cards

30'Eddy KouadioYellow

51'⚽Gustavo VarelaGoal

63'⚽Gustavo VarelaPenalty

74'Michael FolorunshoYellow

85'Luca LipaniYellow

85'Samuele BirindelliYellow

88'⚽Vasilije AdzicGoal

90'+2'Gustavo VarelaYellow

Live commentary

Match ends, Monza 2, Sassuolo 1.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Monza 2, Sassuolo 1.
90'+6'Duje Caleta-Car (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'Lorenzo Lucchesi (Monza).
90'+3'Kieron Bowie (Sassuolo) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vasilije Adzic following a set piece situation.
90'+3'Substitution, Monza. Yvan Maye replaces Samuele Birindelli.
90'+2'Gustavo Varela (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'Benja Domínguez (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'Foul by Gustavo Varela (Monza).
90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'Corner, Monza. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
90'Attempt blocked. Mathis Mout (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Bakoune.
88'Goal! Monza 2, Sassuolo 1. Vasilije Adzic (Sassuolo) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
87'Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'Foul by Mathis Mout (Monza).
85'Samuele Birindelli (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Luca Lipani (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
85'Benja Domínguez (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'Foul by Samuele Birindelli (Monza).
82'Substitution, Sassuolo. Laurs Skjellerup replaces Darryl Bakola.
82'Substitution, Monza. Mathis Mout replaces Jay Robinson.
81'Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Noel Törnqvist (Monza). Assisted by Kieron Bowie.
80'Attempt saved. Benja Domínguez (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Noel Törnqvist (Monza). Assisted by Kieron Bowie.
79'Attempt missed. Samuele Birindelli (Monza) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gustavo Varela.
77'Attempt missed. Vasilije Adzic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Josh Doig with a cross.
75'Attempt missed. Fedde Leysen (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Vasilije Adzic with a cross following a set piece situation.
74'Michael Folorunsho (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74'Darryl Bakola (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74'Foul by Michael Folorunsho (Monza).
72'Substitution, Sassuolo. Vasilije Adzic replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
72'Substitution, Sassuolo. Benja Domínguez replaces Domenico Berardi.
71'Attempt missed. Manga Foe Ondoa (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
71'Attempt missed. Simone Cinquegrano (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Darryl Bakola.
69'Attempt saved. Simone Cinquegrano (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Noel Törnqvist (Monza). Assisted by Darryl Bakola with a cross.
68'Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Eddy Kouadio.
68'Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieron Bowie.
67'Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
65'Corner, Monza. Conceded by Fedde Leysen.
64'Substitution, Sassuolo. Kieron Bowie replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
64'Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Lipani replaces Nemanja Matic.
63'Goal! Monza 2, Sassuolo 0. Gustavo Varela (Monza) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
61'Penalty conceded by Sebastiano Esposito (Sassuolo) after a foul in the penalty area.
61'Penalty Monza. Dany Mota draws a foul in the penalty area.
61'Corner, Monza. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
60'Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60'Foul by Eddy Kouadio (Monza).
60'Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'Foul by Manga Foe Ondoa (Monza).
59'Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'Foul by Andrea Carboni (Monza).
58'Attempt missed. Manga Foe Ondoa (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dany Mota.
56'Attempt saved. Lorenzo Lucchesi (Monza) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo). Assisted by Samuele Birindelli with a cross.
56'Substitution, Monza. Adam Bakoune replaces Ricardo Mangas.
56'Substitution, Monza. Dany Mota replaces Patrick Cutrone.
56'Substitution, Monza. Manga Foe Ondoa replaces Ebenezer Akinsanmiro.
55'Corner, Monza. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
55'Simone Cinquegrano (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55'Foul by Ricardo Mangas (Monza).
53'Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Samuele Birindelli.
51'Goal! Monza 1, Sassuolo 0. Gustavo Varela (Monza) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Samuele Birindelli with a cross following a corner.
51'Corner, Monza. Conceded by Arijanet Muric.
51'Attempt missed. Patrick Cutrone (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Robinson.
48'Josh Doig (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'Foul by Samuele Birindelli (Monza).
47'Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'Foul by Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Monza).
46'Foul by Fedde Leysen (Sassuolo).
46'Andrea Carboni (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'Second Half begins Monza 0, Sassuolo 0.
45'+3'First Half ends, Monza 0, Sassuolo 0.
45'+3'Foul by Josh Doig (Sassuolo).
45'+3'Samuele Birindelli (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
42'Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Noel Törnqvist (Monza). Assisted by Simone Cinquegrano.
40'Corner, Monza. Conceded by Simone Cinquegrano.
38'Offside, Sassuolo. Simone Cinquegrano is caught offside.
36'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34'Delay in match because of an injury Noel Törnqvist (Monza).
34'Attempt saved. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Noel Törnqvist (Monza). Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito with a through ball.
33'Attempt saved. Samuele Birindelli (Monza) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo). Assisted by Gustavo Varela.
32'Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Sassuolo).
32'Gustavo Varela (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32'Attempt blocked. Michael Folorunsho (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ebenezer Akinsanmiro.
30'Eddy Kouadio (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30'Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30'Foul by Eddy Kouadio (Monza).
30'Attempt blocked. Gustavo Varela (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Robinson.
29'Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
28'Attempt saved. Darryl Bakola (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Noel Törnqvist (Monza).
27'Attempt missed. Jay Robinson (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Mangas.
24'Attempt missed. Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
24'Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
24'Attempt missed. Fedde Leysen (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross following a corner.
24'Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Jay Robinson.
24'Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
23'Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Eddy Kouadio.
21'Fedde Leysen (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Monza).
16'Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Sassuolo).
16'Michael Folorunsho (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15'Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
15'Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Noel Törnqvist (Monza). Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross.
13'Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Lorenzo Lucchesi.
9'Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
7'Attempt missed. Ricardo Mangas (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Varela.
2'Attempt saved. Eddy Kouadio (Monza) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo). Assisted by Lorenzo Lucchesi with a headed pass.
1'Corner, Monza. Conceded by Simone Cinquegrano.
1'Attempt saved. Jay Robinson (Monza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo). Assisted by Patrick Cutrone.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

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