Sassuolo edges Juventus with stoppage-time goal in Serie A thriller
REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, Italy (Interstat) — Sebastiano Esposito scored in the 65th minute and Sassuolo beat Juventus 3-2 on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in a Serie A match at Città del Tricolore. Juventus equalized in the 82nd minute through Edon Zhegrova, but Kieron Bowie restored Sassuolo’s lead in the 89th. Zhegrova answered in second-half stoppage time, and Vasilije Adžić won it three minutes later. Darryl Bakola assisted one Sassuolo goal. Esposito played 70 minutes, Adžić and Bowie each played 19 minutes, and Bakola played 35 minutes. Yellow cards went to Juventus’ Jhon Lucumí and Douglas Luiz and Sassuolo’s Luca Lipani and Fedde Leysen. Juventus is now 2-1-1 in Serie A and across all competitions. Sassuolo is 2-1-1 in Serie A and 3-1-2 across all competitions. Sassuolo next visits Monza on Friday, Sept. 18, while Juventus hosts Atalanta on Sunday, Sept. 20.