Monza 2–1 Sassuolo
- Varela 51'
- Varela 63' (pen.)
- Adžić 88'
18 September 2026
The match in data
Monza got the better of Sassuolo, 2–1, on 18 September 2026, on matchday 5 of the 2026-27 Serie A.
Player of the match: Nemanja Matić (Sassuolo), rated 68, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 8 recoveries. Matić produced 1.2 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Monza, the highest-rated player was Samuele Birindelli, with 62.
Gustavo Varela scored twice.
Nemanja Matić
Sassuolo · 64'
Produced 1.19× and cost 0.34× their position's average
- 7 final-third passes 1.7×
- 8 recoveries 2.5×
- 2 completed dribbles 3.9×
- 1 time dribbled past 1.8×
- 2 misplaced passes 0.5×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuele Birindelli | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Lorenzo Lucchesi | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Noel Törnqvist | Goalkeeper | 90 | 60 |
| Eddy Kouadio | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Ebenezer Akinsanmiro | Midfielder | 56 | 59 |
| Gustavo Varela | Forward | 90 | 55 |
| Andrea Carboni | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Patrick Cutrone | Forward | 56 | 49 |
| Adam Bakoune | Defender | 34 | 42 |
| Michael Folorunsho | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Jay Robinson | Forward | 82 | 36 |
| Dany Mota | Forward | 34 | 33 |
| Foe Ondoa | Midfielder | 34 | 33 |
| Ricardo Mangas | Defender | 56 | 24 |
| Mathis Mout | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Yvan Maye | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemanja Matić ★ | Midfielder | 64 | 68 |
| Darryl Bakola | Midfielder | 82 | 60 |
| Arijanet Murić | Goalkeeper | 90 | 56 |
| Armand Laurienté | Forward | 90 | 56 |
| Duje Caleta-Car | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Sebastiano Esposito | Forward | 72 | 50 |
| Kieron Bowie | Forward | 26 | 48 |
| Domenico Berardi | Forward | 72 | 47 |
| Fedde Leysen | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Simone Cinquegrano | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Kristian Thorstvedt | Midfielder | 64 | 36 |
| Josh Doig | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Luca Lipani | Midfielder | 26 | 25 |
| Benja Domínguez | Forward | 18 | no rating |
| Vasilije Adžić | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Laurs Skjellerup | Forward | 8 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Monza player recovered the most balls?
Eddy Kouadio, with 6 recoveries. Next: Patrick Cutrone 5, Samuele Birindelli 5.
Eddy Kouadio led Monza with 6 ball recoveries in the 2–1 victory against Sassuolo. Kouadio finished just ahead of Patrick Cutrone and Samuele Birindelli.
Which Sassuolo player made the most tackles?
Darryl Bakola, with 7 tackles. Next: Duje Caleta-Car 3, Fedde Leysen 3.
Darryl Bakola made 7 tackles in Sassuolo's 2–1 loss to Monza. That comfortably exceeded Duje Caleta-Car and Fedde Leysen, who recorded 3 apiece.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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