Result Napoli vs Sassuolo, Referee Francesco Fourneau, Saturday 17 January 2026, Serie A Week 21

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +13
Sassuolo, 11th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -4

🇮🇹    Napoli-Sassuolo concluded Serie A Week 21 with a 1-0 victory at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples. Antonio Conte's squad answered Cristian Chivu's Inter and maintained their pace with the Nerazzurri, thanks to a decisive goal from Stanislav Lobotka, who scored in the 7th minute of the first half.

This marks a return to winning ways for the Neapolitan side, who earned three points in front of their home fans, leaving behind the disappointing draw against Parma. Napoli now has 43 points, sitting 6 points behind Inter, who leads with 49 points.



 



 

Stanislav Lobotka is the Panini Player of the Match

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 Stats BEFORE the game

Napoli has triumphed in all of their last six Serie A encounters with Sassuolo, averaging 3.7 goals per match; the Neapolitans have only a longer winning streak against Sampdoria (nine) – they also boast six straight victories over Crotone.

After managing a clean sheet in just one of their initial five home games against Sassuolo in Serie A (3 wins, 2 draws), Napoli has achieved four clean sheets in the last six (5 wins, 1 loss).

This Serie A season, Napoli has secured victories in their first three matches against newly promoted teams, mirroring their performance from last season, when they only gathered two points in three matches during the latter half of the season; the Neapolitans have not won four consecutive matches against teams promoted from Serie B in a single season since 2018/19, under the management of Carlo Ancelotti.

In this league season, Sassuolo has yet to claim victory against teams positioned in the top five at the start of the matchday, earning just one point from five matches (2-2 against Milan), and failing to score in their last two encounters (0-3 vs Juventus, 0-2 vs Roma); in fact, the Neroverdi have not secured a win against a top-five team since May 4, 2024 (1-0 against Inter).

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Napoli vs Sassuolo Match Officials

Referee Francesco Fourneau from the Roma 1 section will oversee the match. He will be supported by Claudio Barone from Rome 1 and Mattia Politi from Lecce. Giovanni Collu will serve as the fourth official. The VAR will be Gianluca Aureliano, while Rosario Abisso from Palermo will take on the role of AVAR.

👉 🔵 Napoli – Sassuolo ⚫️🟢 Match Officials
Serie A Week 21

🗓️ Saturday 17 January 2026
🏟️ Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
⏲️ 18:00

🙍‍♂️ Referee: FOURNEAU
🚩 Assistants: BARONE – POLITI
4⃣ Fourth Official: COLLU
🥅 VAR: AURELIANO
AVAR: ABISSO

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The Diego Armando Maradona Stadium is set for Napoli vs Sassuolo

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2025 – 2026 Italian Serie A Week 21

🔵 Napoli 1 – 0 Sassuolo ⚫️🟢
Saturday 17 January 2026
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Naples, Italy

18:00

Referee: FOURNEAU
Assistants: BARONE – POLITI
IV: COLLU
VAR: AURELIANO
AVAR: ABISSO

⚽️  Goals:   7' Stanislav Lobotka (N)

🟨  Yellow Cards:  53' Aster Vranckx (S), 84' Edoardo Iannoni (S)

✅ Official Lineups - Formations - Tabellino:

Lineup Napoli (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema (12’ st Lang), Rrahmani (22’ st Buongiorno), Juan Jesus; Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Vergara (17’ st Mazzocchi), Elmas (11’ st Politano); Hojlund.

Subs: Ferrante, Contini, Marianucci, Gutierrez, Olivera, Lucca, Ambrosino.

Coach: Stellini (Conte suspended)

Lineup Sassuolo (4-3-3): Muric; Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig (36’ st Coulibaly); Lipani (44’ st Moro), Matic, Vranckx (9’ st Iannoni); Fader (36’ st Skjellerup), Pinamonti (44’ st Cheddira), Laurienté.

Subs: Satalino, Zacchi, Turati, Romagna. Paz, Odenthal, Frangella, Pierini.

Coach: Fabio Grosso



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