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Sassuolo

Italy · Serie A · Manager: Alberto Aquilani (#843 in the world) since Aug 2026

#202 World rank · club rating

1,771 Club rating

15th in Serie A

Sassuolo have had 9 managers since 2015/16. Fabio Grosso (Aug 2024 – May 2026) had the best points per game of them (1.72 in 79 matches), while the club rating fell from 1,936 to 1,888.

Sassuolo managers

15 spells since 2008 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Alberto Aquilani #843 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 0.92 current Aug 2026 – present 13 3-3-7 0.92 1,853 → 1,756 −97 −14.7 −0.08

Fabio Grosso #462 now Aug 2024 – May 2026 · PPG 1.72 Aug 2024 – May 2026 79 41-13-25 1.72 1,936 → 1,888 −48 +13.3 +0.27

Raffaele Longo (stand-in) 14 Dec 2025 14 Dec 2025 1 0-1-0 +3.4

Raffaele Longo (stand-in) 1 Feb 2025 1 Feb 2025 1 1-0-0 +1.8

Davide Ballardini #297 now Mar 2024 – May 2024 · PPG 0.83 Mar 2024 – May 2024 12 2-4-6 0.83 1,905 → 1,884 −21 −13.6 −0.06

Emiliano Bigica Feb 2024 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Feb 2024 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,876 → 1,842 −34 −6.8 −0.37

Alessio Dionisi #993 now Aug 2021 – Feb 2024 · PPG 1.12 Aug 2021 – Feb 2024 107 31-27-49 1.12 2,025 → 1,826 −199 −47.5 −0.04

Roberto De Zerbi #87 now Aug 2018 – May 2021 · PPG 1.38 Aug 2018 – May 2021 120 43-36-41 1.38 1,790 → 2,066 +276 +42.3 +0.19

Giuseppe Iachini Nov 2017 – May 2018 · PPG 1.35 Nov 2017 – May 2018 26 9-8-9 1.35 1,769 → 1,858 +89 +19.9 +0.17

Cristian Bucchi #896 now Aug 2017 – Nov 2017 · PPG 0.93 Aug 2017 – Nov 2017 15 4-2-9 0.93 1,786 → 1,708 −78 −26.9 −0.14

Eusebio Di Francesco #743 now Aug 2012 – May 2017 · PPG 1.44 Aug 2012 – May 2017 207 81-55-71 1.44 1,628 → 1,845 +217 +33.3 −0.03

Alberto Malesani (stand-in) 2 Feb 2014 – 2 Mar 2014 2 Feb 2014 – 2 Mar 2014 5 0-0-5 −8.9

Before 2015/16 · 6 spells, Aug 2008 – Jun 2012

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Fulvio Pea Aug 2011 – Jun 2012 · PPG 1.84 Aug 2011 – Jun 2012 44 22-15-7 1.84 1,542 → 1,679 +137 +25.2 +0.11

Paolo Mandelli May 2011 · PPG 2.00 caretaker May 2011 3 2-0-1 2.00 1,560 → 1,579 +18 +3.7 +0.08

Angelo Gregucci #1,022 now Oct 2010 – May 2011 · PPG 1.15 Oct 2010 – May 2011 33 9-11-13 1.15 1,527 → 1,501 −26 0.0 −0.11

Daniele Arrigoni Aug 2010 – Oct 2010 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Aug 2010 – Oct 2010 7 2-1-4 1.00 1,607 → 1,546 −62 −12.3 −0.18

Stefano Pioli Aug 2009 – Jun 2010 · PPG 1.56 Aug 2009 – Jun 2010 45 18-16-11 1.56 1,539 → 1,620 +82 +20.0 +0.06

Andrea Mandorlini Aug 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 1.42 Aug 2008 – May 2009 43 15-16-12 1.42 1,475 → 1,484 +9 +0.5

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Eusebio Di Francesco is the longest-serving: 207 matches over 4 years (Aug 2012 – May 2017). Roberto De Zerbi added the most coach rating: +42.3 over 120 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,771Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#202World rankof 943 active clubs

#15Serie Aof 20 clubs

2,025Peak since 2015/16Mar 2023 · low 1,652, Mar 2017

Colour changes with each manager (9 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Sassuolo's club rating peaked at 2,025 in March 2023, under Alessio Dionisi, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,652 in March 2017, under Eusebio Di Francesco.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time

Sun 22 Nov · 14:00 Serie A H v Genoa

Preview Sassuolo v Genoa ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 11 1.36 1.82 1.68 80% 3.82 5.91 4.87

2025/26 38 2.32 2.05 1.95 66% 3.76 4.89 4.41

2023/24 38 2.00 1.71 2.25 66% 5.32 5.39 4.82

2022/23 38 2.53 2.37 2.35 70% 4.66 4.66 4.71

2021/22 38 2.53 2.32 2.47 66% 5.21 5.16 4.79

6 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2020/21

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2020/21 38 2.16 2.26 2.28 66% 5.47 5.34 4.84

2019/20 38 2.68 3.21 2.66 51% 5.45 5.61 5.32

2018/19 38 2.58 2.42 2.47 61% 4.87 5.92 5.34

2017/18 38 2.53 2.16 2.16 67% 5.16 5.87 5.16

2016/17 38 2.42 2.76 2.45 59% 5.79 7.50 5.40

2015/16 38 2.74 2.84 2.81 59% 5.29 5.66 5.18

Sassuolo picked up 1.36 cards a game in 2026/27, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 19% below Serie A's average side (1.68).

League matches only (Serie A), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Serie A cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

390 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 7319% 195% 174%

HT drawHT D 4111% 6015% 4712%

HT lossHT L 144% 256% 9424%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 133 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 109 matches

1st half · W 109 · D 148 · L 133 GD −46

2nd half · W 119 · D 136 · L 135 GD −35

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Sassuolo

32 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Luca Pairetto 23 9-9-5 1.57 3.13 2.50 +25%

Maurizio Mariani 16 5-4-7 1.19 3.19 2.43 +31%

Gianluca Manganiello 15 3-6-6 1.00 2.60 2.45 +6%

Daniele Doveri 14 6-2-6 1.43 2.93 2.42 +21%

Fabio Maresca 13 2-4-7 0.77 2.69 2.42 +11%

Daniele Chiffi 12 3-2-7 0.92 2.42 2.38 +2%

Davide Massa 12 4-4-4 1.33 1.92 2.44 −21%

Michael Fabbri 12 4-5-3 1.42 2.42 2.45 −1%

Paolo Valeri 12 3-3-6 1.00 3.17 2.52 +26%

Piero Giacomelli 12 2-0-10 0.50 2.33 2.52 −7%

22 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Francesco Fourneau 11 6-3-2 1.91 2.45 2.46 0%

Marco Guida 10 2-4-4 1.00 2.80 2.41 +16%

Claudio Gavillucci 9 5-3-1 2.00 3.00 2.56 +17%

Juan Luca Sacchi 9 4-3-2 1.67 2.56 2.19 +17%

Marco Di Bello 9 2-2-5 0.89 1.89 2.42 −22%

Massimiliano Irrati 8 2-2-4 1.00 3.38 2.48 +36%

Alessandro Prontera 7 3-1-3 1.43 1.86 2.30 −19%

Antonio Giua 7 2-3-2 1.29 2.43 2.41 +1%

Antonio Rapuano 7 1-0-6 0.43 2.43 2.45 −1%

Federico La Penna 7 3-3-1 1.71 2.00 2.43 −18%

Ivano Pezzuto 7 2-4-1 1.43 1.86 2.40 −23%

Marco Piccinini 7 3-2-2 1.57 1.43 2.39 −40%

Matteo Marcenaro 7 1-1-5 0.57 3.29 2.34 +40%

Matteo Marchetti 7 2-1-4 1.00 2.00 2.20 −9%

Antonio Damato 6 1-2-3 0.83 2.17 2.56 −15%

Livio Marinelli 6 1-2-3 0.83 1.17 2.29 −49%

Paolo Tagliavento 6 1-1-4 0.67 3.17 2.47 +28%

Simone Sozza 6 3-1-2 1.67 2.33 2.30 +1%

Davide Ghersini 5 3-2-0 2.20 1.20 2.39 −50%

Gianpaolo Calvarese 5 0-1-4 0.20 3.00 2.58 +16%

Giovanni Ayroldi 5 1-3-1 1.20 4.00 2.42 +65%

Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni 5 2-1-2 1.40 1.40 2.51 −44%

Under Maurizio Mariani, Sassuolo picked up 3.19 cards a game, 31% above their own average in the same seasons (16 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (389). Cards = Sassuolo's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Sassuolo's manager?

Alberto Aquilani, #843 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 13 matches, 3 won (0.92 points per game).

How many managers has Sassuolo had since 2015?

9, counting 1 caretaker. Plus 3 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Sassuolo's longest-serving manager?

Eusebio Di Francesco: 207 matches from August 2012 to May 2017.

How many cards a game do Sassuolo get?

1.36 a game in Serie A in 2026/27, against 1.68 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.