§ Serie A · 2025-26 · Matchday 1

Sassuolo 0–2 Napoli

  • Koné 79'
  • McTominay 17'
  • De Bruyne 57'

23 August 2025

The match in data

Napoli beat Sassuolo 2–0 on 23 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 Serie A.

Player of the match: Tarik Muharemović (Sassuolo), rated 59, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 3 interceptions. Muharemović produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

For Napoli, the highest-rated player was Kevin De Bruyne, with 58.

Ismaël Koné was sent off at 79'.

59
Player of the match

Tarik Muharemović

Sassuolo · 90'

Produced 1.11× and cost 0.48× their position's average

Added
  • 7 final-third passes 1.4×
  • 3 interceptions 3.0×
  • 5 recoveries 1.4×
Took away
  • 7 misplaced passes 1.1×
  • 3 duels lost 0.8×

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.

Sassuolo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Tarik Muharemović ★ Defender 90 59
Stefano Turati Goalkeeper 90 50
Domenico Berardi Forward 90 48
Daniel Boloca Midfielder 90 44
Andrea Pinamonti Forward 90 42
Ismaël Koné Midfielder 79 41
Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender 90 38
Luca Lipani Midfielder 73 37
Filippo Romagna Defender 90 34
Josh Doig Defender 81 31
Armand Laurienté Forward 81 29
Alieu Fadera Forward 17 no rating
Andrea Ghion Midfielder 9 no rating
Fali Candé Defender 9 no rating
Luca Moro Forward 1 no rating
Nicholas Pierini Forward 1 no rating
Napoli
PlayerPositionMinRating
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder 90 58
Juan Jesus Defender 90 55
Amir Rrahmani Defender 90 54
Stanislav Lobotka Midfielder 82 54
Mathías Olivera Defender 89 53
Alex Meret Goalkeeper 90 47
Giovanni Di Lorenzo Defender 90 45
Matteo Politano Forward 76 45
Frank Anguissa Midfielder 90 42
Lorenzo Lucca Forward 82 39
Scott McTominay Midfielder 89 36
David Neres Forward 14 no rating
Billy Gilmour Midfielder 8 no rating
Noa Lang Forward 8 no rating
Antonio Vergara Midfielder 1 no rating
Leonardo Spinazzola Defender 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Sassuolo player won the most duels?

Domenico Berardi, with 7 duels won. Next: Tarik Muharemović 5, Andrea Pinamonti 5.

Despite Sassuolo's 0–2 defeat against Napoli, Domenico Berardi competed fiercely by winning 7 duels. Berardi finished ahead of Tarik Muharemović and Andrea Pinamonti, who won 5 each.

Which Napoli player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Kevin De Bruyne, with 3 key passes. Next: Scott McTominay 1, Amir Rrahmani 1.

In Napoli's 0–2 win at Sassuolo, Kevin De Bruyne orchestrated the attack with 3 key passes. No teammate registered more than 1, matched by Scott McTominay and Amir Rrahmani.

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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Sassuolo 0–2 Napoli, Serie A 2025-26. Player of the match: Tarik Muharemović, 59
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.